Bagalkot (Karnataka), March 28 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP MP Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday criticised the Siddaramaiah-led government over rehabilitation measures and financial allocations related to the Upper Krishna Project, alleging injustice to people affected in the region.Addressing a press conference in Bagalkot, Bommai referred to rehabilitation and resettlement in submerged areas and said the government had recently claimed to have distributed around Rs 400 crore, eve…
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Bengaluru, March 6 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the dismissal of petitions filed by Tamil Nadu in the Supreme Court against the Controversial Mekedatu project marked a significant legal victory for the state, and that the government would soon move ahead with the next steps for the long-pending project.Presenting the state Budget for 2026–27 in the Legislative Assembly, CM Siddaramaiah said a revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Mekedatu project would be…
Hubballi, March 4 (IANS) Raising the issue of alleged phone tapping by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to track Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi questioned why secret information was being collected and demanded that the government disclose the reasons behind the alleged surveillance. Describing the phone tapping allegations as serious, Joshi demanded a high-level probe into the matter.Joshi pointed out that when U…
Amaravati, Feb 10 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday met Union Minister for Jal Shakti C. R. Patil in New Delhi and presented proposals for the Polavaram–Nallamala Sagar Link Project, aimed at diverting surplus Godavari waters to the drought prone-regions. He described the project as a crucial lifeline that would meet drinking water, irrigation, and industrial needs, and requested approvals along with technical and financial support under the National River Li…
Amaravati, Jan 4 (IANS) Day after Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy claimed that the pressure he mounted on his Andhra Pradesh counterpart N. Chandrababu Naidu led to the latter stop work on Rayalaseema lift irrigation project, YSR Congress Party on Sunday accused Naidu of “betraying” Rayaseema for personal and political gain.The leaders of the Opposition party alleged that Chandrababu Naidu colluded with Revanth Reddy to stall the Rayalaseema project.YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leade…