Karnataka: BSY trying to remove CM Gowda?

New Delhi: A political storm is brewing in Karnataka. Former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa is now reportedly trying to remove his own nominee Sadananda Gowda from the post. Sources said that he will try to put pressure on Nitin Gadkari when the BJP president visits Bangalore on Thursday. Denying any cold war between him and his predecessor, Gowda had earlier said all aspects of governance as well as coordination with...

'Cong's mining allegations for political gains'

Varanasi: Former Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa on Monday said Congress has levelled allegations against him in the mining scam for "political gains". "The truth will be cleared soon, the Congress can defame anyone for political gains...It has put my political life at stake by levelling allegations against me," he said on the sidelines of a poll event. "Have instances of corruption been probed in Congress ruled states?" he asked,...

Sleaze row: K'taka MLAs reply to showcause notice

Bangalore: The three tainted MLAs of Karnataka have filed reply to the Karnataka Vidhan Sabha Speaker in the obscene video case. Speaker KG Bopaiah had issued showcause notices to the former BJP ministers after they were caught watching porn in the Assembly. Speaker KG Bopaiah has said that a committee will be formed to look into the matter and the probe committee will be named by Thursday afternoon. The trio...

Sleaze row: K'taka BJP in damage control mode

Bangalore: In Karnataka, the porn scandal continues to sting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The three tainted ministers are likely to submit their explanations to the Speaker on Thursday. Meanwhile, the state government is planning to ban news channels from covering Assembly proceedings from now on. An embarrassed BJP is now struggling to give itself an image boost. One of the first steps, it seems, will be to press the...

Karnataka: for love's sake, 3 end life on V-Day

Bangalore: Valentine's Day turned tragic for three lovers, including a woman, in Karnataka on Tuesday as they opted to commit suicide at the altar of cupid. College student Yallappa, 25, and his beloved Bharti, 22, opted to die by jumping in front of a moving train near Gulbarga, about 650 km from here. Their parents were opposed to their marriage on caste considerations. "As the two lovers belonged to different...

Acharya, one of the rare politicians of integrity

Bangalore: A medical practitioner by profession, Dr Vedavyasa Srinivasa Acharya was a rare politician known for his integrity and public probity. Karnataka Higher Education Minister, who died after massive heart attack during a function in Bangalore on Tuesday, became President of Udupi Municipality at the age of 28 in 1968, playing a key role in bringing the erstwhile Jana Sangh to power. In later years, he became the Udupi district...

BJP's morality lessons for Karnataka MLAs

Bangalore: Faced with its ministers and lawmakers getting involved in various scandals in Karnataka, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) plans to give them lessons in morality and discipline later this month. "We will hold 'chintan-manthan' (brain storming session) in Bangalore on Feb 24 and 25," state BJP chief K.S. Eswarappa told reporters after the party's core committee meeting here Tuesday. The focus of the meet, party sources said, will...

K'taka Education Minister VS Acharya dies

Bangalore: Senior BJP leader and Karnataka higher education minister VS Acharya collapsed while attending a function and died in Bangalore on Tuesday. Acharya, 71, was soon after rushed to a hospital, officials said. He is survived by wife, four sons and a daughter. He was not keeping well for some time. "He (Acharya) is no more with us", Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda, said as he rushed to the hospital...

K'taka porngate ministers now face police probe

Bangalore: A Bangalore court on Monday ordered police to probe Karnataka's three sleaze watching ministers on charges of transmitting and viewing porn films. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kiran Kheny directed the state police to complete the probe against Laxman Savadi, C.C. Patil and J. Krishna Palemar by Feb 27. Savadi and Patil watched the porn clip in the assembly on the cell phone belonging to Palemar last Tuesday. They resigned...

K'taka MLAs seek more time to reply to showcause

Bangalore: Three former Karnataka Ministers on Monday sought a week's extension to file reply to the showcause notices issued by Speaker KG Bopaiah on the porn-watching episode in the Legislative Assembly. The three, Lakshman S Savadi, CC Patil and J Krishna Palemar sent a letter to the Legislative Assembly Secretariat in this regard. They were last week directed by the Speaker to file the reply by Monday. Assembly Secretary P...

Sleaze row: K'taka MLAs to reply to showcause

New Delhi: The Karnataka Assembly ministers caught in the porngate scandal - CC Patil and Lakshman Savadi - are expected to reply to the showcause notices issued to them by Assembly Speaker KG Bopaiah, on Monday. The two ministers were caught last week watching an obscene video on former Mangalore in-charge Minister J Krishna Palemar's mobile phone, while the Assembly was in session. The incident caused a huge furore with...

K'taka to begin fresh Lokayukta selection process

Mangalore: After its vain bid to install former Kerala Chief Justice SR Bannurmath as the Lokayukta, Karnataka Government is set to start afresh on Monday the consultation process for picking a new candidate and hoped to complete the exercise in about ten days. The government has decided to scout for a new candidate in view of Bannurmath's choice being rejected by Governor HR Bhardwaj and the former judge himself opting...

Kannada Review: 'AK 56' is badly scripted

Hyderabad: Film: AK 56; Cast: Siddhanth, Shirin, Sharat Babu, Sumalatha, Suchayeendra Prasad, Ambareesh, Shobharaj, Lokanath, Atul Kulkarni, Sathya and Kote Prabhakar; Director: N. omprakash Rao; Composer: Abhiman Roy; Producer: Sidhdhanth; Camera: Manohar; Rating: ** Omprakash Rao's 'AK 56' is the costliest film made with a newcomer. The director has incorporated many action and chase sequences to make it engrossing. 'AK 56' is Rao's 25th directorial venture. He had earlier given...

Kannada Review: 'Parijatha' must V-Day watch

Hyderabad: Film: 'Parijatha': Cast: Diganth, Aindrita Ray, Sharan, Mukyamanthri Chandru, Kadhal Dandapani and Padmaja Rao; Director: Prabhu Sreenivas; Composer: Mano Murthy; Camera: Srinivas Devasam; Rating: *** 'Parijatha' starring Diganth and Aindrita, who share a great bond in real life too, is a perfect gift for the Valentine's Day. The lead pair has shown how good chemistry works magic on screen. Though the film is a remake of 2009 Tamil hit...

K'taka to provide Indian medicine at hospitals

Bangalore: Government hospitals in districts and local bodies across Karnataka will provide the Indian system of medicine as an alternative treatment, Chief Minister DV Sadananda Gowda said on Friday. "Our government has recognised the importance of yoga in daily life and has given priority to promote the Indian systems of medicine through state-run hospitals in districts and local bodies for extending natural health services to the public," Gowda said at...