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The Kerala LDF government led by Pinarayi Vijayan gave a clean chit to NRI suicide case accused corporation chairperson PK Shyamala.  The deceased’s relatives alleged that the corporation chairperson did not provide sanctions to the convention centre built by NRI businessman Sajan Parayil due to personal vengeance.  

Karnataka chief minister Kumaraswamy promised to face the trust vote in the Assembly on Thursday (July 18) but did not. This is not the first time that he has exposed himself. Here’s looking back at Kumaraswamy’s doublespeak

Karnataka Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar answered query about trust vote. Here is how trust vote will be held in the Assembly
 

Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday (July 18) moved the confidence motion in the state Assembly with the 14-month old Congress-JDS government headed by him hanging by a thread after a rebellion by a section of ruling coalition lawmakers. Governor’s letter has forced both parties to approach the Supreme Court for clarity

Custodial death case victim Rajkumar’s wife has been granted government job by the Kerala government. Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan also decided to provide Rs 4 lakh to Rajkumar's mother and children, Kasthuri, Jessy and Joshy.
 

Karnataka chief minister Kumaraswamy will attempt to prove majority by moving the confidence motion today in Vidhana Soudha, while BJP will look to form government believing that the coalition government will fail the floor test.
 

While 20 relief camps have been set up by the district administration, the deputy commissioner said that 52 boats have also been pressed into services.

The political thriller in Karnataka is getting exciting with the coalition meeting the Speaker to push the trust vote, while the opposition wants it to be held as quickly as possible. The judges had cut short the time to prove majority by the then chief minister BS Yeddyurappa last year from 2 weeks to 24 hours as the coalition knocked on the doors of the Supreme Court at night.

Earlier on Monday (July 15), Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal and took stock of the situation in the state.

Reacting to news of BS Yeddyurappa performing special prayers to become Karnataka chief minister, sources from the Congress confessed that the party has toppled governments before with inducements.

The deceased’s wife, Beena Sajan, stated that the investigating police officer had leaked false information by alleging that she had an extramarital affair with a driver, and this forced her husband to commit suicide.
 

The announcement was made by deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi, who also holds the Finance portfolio

 

Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, external affairs minister Jaishankar. However, the meeting was termed a ‘courtesy call’ as he had not met him after his second term

Owner of Saravana Bhavan P Rajagopal has been rightfully sentenced for his role in a murder, but it was due to the efforts of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa that the case met its logical end.

According to the ASDMA, Barpeta is the worst-hit district with 7.35 lakh people facing the flood fury in Assam, followed by Morigaon where 3.50 lakh people are affected by the floods