Mandya

From Udupi in Karnataka to Madhya Pradesh and Puducherry: Timeline of how hijab row snowballed

The controversy began on 1 January when a group of students alleged that they were denied entry into their classroom. Since then, the issue has snowballed with the Karnataka High Court now hearing the petition against the ban on the face coverings

Fearing 'spread' of coronavirus, JD(S) MLC and his son obstruct testing for journalists in their locality; booked

JD(S) MLC KT Srikante Gowda, his son and three others were booked on Saturday for allegedly trying to obstruct a coronavirus test organised for journalists near his residence at Mandya in Karnataka

Karnataka cabinet expansion: 10 BJP MLAs, all defectors from Congress, JD(S) take oath as ministers; six berths to remain vacant

In a reflection of the discontent and squabbling over the long-awaited cabinet expansion in Karnataka, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Thursday expanded his six-month-old Cabinet with the induction of ten ministers

Karnataka farmers’ strike enters fifth day: Govt puts onus on Cauvery board as protesters demand diversion of river water

The indefinite strike by the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha members demanding Cauvery and Hemavati waters to be channelised for saving standing crops entered the fifth day on Tuesday. Farmers in Mandya have been demanding diversion of Cauvery and Hemavati waters to their canals in order to save their produce. On Monday, Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy had asked the Centre to direct the Cauvery Water Management Authority to resolve the issue.

Editor of Kannada daily booked over report on HD Kumaraswamy's son after Mandya LS poll defeat; scribe to seek legal remedies

The complainant stated that the news item on an alleged heated conversation between Nikhil, who recently lost Mandya Lok Sabha constituency, and his grandfather — JD(S) party supremo HD Deve Gowda, was meant to tarnish Nikhil's political career and to extract money.

BS Yeddyurappa rules out forming Karnataka govt with JD(S), favours fresh Assembly polls if coalition with Congress collapses

Amid speculation that the JDS-Congress coalition may collapse following its drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls, Karnataka BJP chief BS Yeddyurappa said his party favoured fresh Assembly elections in such an event.

HD Deve Gowda's grandson Prajwal Revanna wants to resign from Karnataka's Hassan seat to make way for ex-PM

HD Deve Gowda's grandson Prajwal Revanna won the Lok Sabha elections from Karnataka's Hassan seat, but he has offered to resign for his grandfather.

In Karnataka's Belgaum, sugarcane farmers are being pushed to the edge by rising costs, price drops and long-pending arrears

In north Karnataka, sugar factories are owned by powerful politicians across the spectrum who hold considerable sway in their regions

Lok Sabha polls: Voting for 14 seats in Karnataka will test strength of already jittery JD(S)-Congress alliance

Congress and JD(S), between them, had secured 51.8 percent of the votes to BJP’s 43 percent in 2014 in Karnataka.

I-T raids underway at homes and two firms belonging to HD Kumaraswamy's close aides in Karnataka

Both Nagarathna Swamy and Timme Swamy are said to be close aides of Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy