Bengaluru, Jan 6 (IANS) Responding to statements by Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy over the handling of affairs in Karnataka in connection with the Ballari shootout, state Home Minister G. Parameshwara said that the entire system cannot be judged based on a single incident.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Parameshwara said he is serving as state Home Minister for the third time and is fully aware of when and what decisions need to be taken.Parameshwara said he has been in politics for 38 yea…
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Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IANS) Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar, a strong contender for the post of the CM, on Monday conveyed warm congratulations to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah who is creating a record tomorrow (Tuesday) of completing a long tenure in CM’s office. Shivakumar was responding to media queries at Vidhana Soudha.When asked about Chief Minister Siddaramaiah creating a record by completing a long tenure in office, Shivakumar said, “This is a very happ…
Mysuru, Jan 5 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said that the tiger population has increased significantly in the state, particularly in the Mysuru region, and that directions have been issued to capture and relocate the animals to other forest areas.He made the statement while responding to a question on recent sightings of a tiger near the Mysuru Airport.“What has happened is that the tiger population in the state has increased significantly, leading to sightings in huma…
Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IANS) Alleging a conspiracy by the Congress-led government to cover up the Ballari shootout case, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday made serious charges against the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister and the Home Minister, accusing the ruling party of attempting to cover up the killing of its own party worker.Addressing a press conference at the party’s state office, JP Bhavan, in Bengaluru, Kumaraswamy said explosive information had …
Bengaluru, Jan 5 (IANS) The Special Court for MLAs and MPs in Bengaluru on Monday remanded 26 arrested people to judicial custody in connection with the Congress shootout case. Those remanded include Gurucharan Singh, the private gunman of Satish Reddy, an aide of Congress MLA Nara Bharat Reddy, who is facing murder charges in the case.The accused were brought to Bengaluru from Ballari by the Karnataka Police and produced before the court. The police stated that they may seek custody of the accu…
Bengaluru, Jan 3 (IANS) Commenting on the incidents of violence in Ballari over banner installation that ended with the death of a Congress worker, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday said that the Congress would stand by party MLA Nara Bharath Reddy.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Shivakumar said: “Until BJP MLA Janardhana Reddy came to Ballari, there was not even a single disturbance. There was no untoward incident, not even a minor FIR. Violence broke out only after his ar…
Bengaluru, Jan 3 (IANS) In a major development related to the January 1 incident of violence in Karnataka’s Ballari, the suspended Superintendent of Police (SP) has allegedly attempted suicide after being distressed by the Congress-led government’s decision to suspend him, citing negligence in connection with the clash that resulted in the shooting death of a Congress worker.Commenting on the development, the Karnataka BJP termed the Congress-led government a “murderous government”.Accordi…
Ballari, Jan 3 (IANS) The Karnataka Police have registered FIRs against BJP MLA and mining baron Janardhana Reddy and Congress MLA Nara Bharat Reddy on Saturday in connection with the violence that erupted over a banner-related issue, which resulted in the death of a grand old party worker in Ballari.Police have intensified the investigation to ascertain who fired the bullet that killed Congress worker Rajashekar.An FIR has been registered against several people, including MLA Bharat Reddy, in c…
Ballari (Karnataka), Jan 2 (IANS) Former Karnataka Minister and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, B. Sriramulu, on Friday, alleged that gun shots were fired at mining baron and party MLA Gali Janardhana Reddy and that a petrol bomb was also hurled during the banner-related clash in Ballari, which resulted in the death of a Congress worker. “We are not running away and will not seek anticipatory bail. If a judicial probe is not possible, a CBI inquiry should be ordered. The guilty must…
Bengaluru, Jan 2 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP delegation led by the Leaders of the Opposition R. Ashoka and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, on Friday, met the State Director General of Police and Inspector General of Police, M.A. Saleem, in connection with the incidents of violence in Ballari in which a Congress worker has died in a shootout and demanded protection for the BJP MLA and mining baron Janardhana Reddy and other leaders. Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru after the meeting, Leader of th…