Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has stated that it will give greater focus to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, which is likely to be conducted in February or later. Addressing a press conference at the state party office in Bengaluru on Tuesday, Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra stated, “The BJP will give greater focus to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and will also take steps in the co…
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Bengaluru, Jan 13 (IANS) The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation met the Director General of Police and Inspector General of Police M.A. Saleem on Tuesday, and submitted a complaint against senior Congress leader and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Commitee (KPCC) Spokesperson M. Laxman, a close aide of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, over creating public unrest through his statements made against the Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Union Minister of State V. Somanna. The BJP delegation …
Bengaluru, Jan 12 (IANS) A Karnataka BJP delegation led by Leaders of the Opposition R. Ashoka and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy met Governor Thawarchand Gehlot on Monday and urged him not to grant assent to the Karnataka Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill, 2025, sent to him by the Congress-led government.Speaking to reporters after submitting the memorandum, R. Ashoka claimed, “We met the Governor and conveyed that Karnataka has been turned into a goonda state. There is no one to questio…
Bengaluru, Jan 10 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Saturday claimed that it is a matter of great pride that Bengaluru has secured the first position among the safest cities in the country for women to live in, citing a report released by a Chennai-based consultant firm dealing in workplace culture and inclusion.The claims of state Home Minister Parameshwara are likely to stir controversy against the backdrop of the alleged incident of stripping and assault on the BJP woman worke…
New Delhi Jan 9 (IANS) The war of words continued between the Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, with the former alleging that Shivakumar has encroached upon the Home Department portfolio, which is officially handled by state Minister G. Parameshwara. Reacting to the media in Delhi on Friday in a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Minister on this matter, Kumaraswamy also hit back at Shivakumar’s remarks about his own political experience.”Shiv…
Bengaluru, Jan 9 (IANS) Hitting back at Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar for stating that Janata Dal(Secular) party will merge into Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and claims of having more experience than him, Union Minister for Large Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy stated that loot, extortion and fencing scams are not part of his experience.Taking to social media X, Kumaraswamy stated on Friday, “Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, please set aside…
Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IANS) Reacting to the BJP’s demand to hand over to a central agency the Ballari violence case which resulted in the death of a Congress worker recently, the Karnataka government stated on Thursday that the Cabinet has decided not to transfer such cases to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara said that the Karnataka Police was capable of probing the Ballari violence incident that led to the death of a Congress worker in a firing inc…
Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara has stated that Bangladeshi nationals illegally residing in the state will be identified, apprehended and deported to their country.He added that the Bangladeshi embassy would also be informed in such cases.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru on Thursday, Parameshwara said, “If any Bangladeshi national is residing in the state illegally, we will identify them, apprehend them and deport them. Their embassy will be informed. We have do…
Bengaluru, Jan 7 (IANS) The Congress-led government in Karnataka on Wednesday appointed a new Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Superintendent of Police (SP) to Ballari, a region that has been in national news following banner-related violence that ended in a shootout resulting in the death of a Congress worker.The government transferred Ballari Division Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Vartika Katiyar and appointed IGP P.S. Harsha in her place. It may be noted that the government had earlier …
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Wednesday slammed the Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar for holding a meeting of police officers in Ballari over the violence. Questioning the authority of the Deputy Chief Minister, Kumaraswamy asked who had given him the power to convene such a meeting and whether the state has only a rubber-stamp Home Minister.“Is there no Home Minister in the state? Is the Home Minister merely a rubber-s…