From being hunters once upon a time, the tribals have now become protectors of the wildlife. The jungles in the region are home to a series of wildlife and birds - from elephants to black panthers
Voices of dissent are gaining ground within the Congress in Karnataka as two of its MLAs met former chief minister S M Krishna at his Bengaluru residence on Sunday
Congress also said the party will rake up the issue in Parliament on Monday
His remarks come amid reports that disgruntled Congress lawmakers on the BJP's radar for poaching might keep away from the session beginning February 6
The former chief minister said he had asked all BJP MLAs camping at a Gurgaon hotel to return and they would now tour the state's drought-hit areas
The sources said that at present, about 75 BJP MLAs including Shobha Karandlaje are in the Gurgaon resort and will stay put till top party leaders give their nod to return to Karnataka
Venugopal was responding to a query on media reports about some Congress MLAs led by Ramesh Jarkiholi planning to quit the party and join hands with the BJP to topple the Kumraswamy led-government
Independent legislator H Nagesh and KPJP's R Shankar have written to Governor Vajubhai Vala announcing withdrawal of their support to the seven-month-old Kumaraswamy government
H Nagesh (Independent) and R Shankar (KPJP) have written to governor Vajubhai Vala conveying their decision
On Monday, both the ruling Congress-JDS coalition and opposition BJP traded charges of making a renewed bid to poach MLAs
Congress said that BJP's Yeddyurappa was making "futile attempts" to destabilise the Karnataka government
Karnataka Pradesh Congress Commitee President Gundu Rao asked Katti not to confuse people by making such illusionary statements
The condition of 11 people was critical and they have been taken to Mysuru for treatment
Yeddyurappa had alleged that the chief minister was speaking lightly about the opposition and the media
The MLAs are of the opinion that the cabinet expansion was unlikely to take place on December 22, citing "Shoonya Masa" that is considered inauspicious, as the reason
This will be the second expansion of Kumaraswamy's ministry, who currently heads the 26-member cabinet
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy also announced the relief at a public event at Kalaburagi, about 620 km from Bengaluru
As the farmers suffer, technology could be the solution to their problems by giving them greater yields at lesser inputs
The state commission, headed by former IAS officer M R Srinivasa Murthy, submitted the report to the Chief Minister
The private doctors are against the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (Amendment) Bill