Bengaluru, May 28 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who submitted his resignation to the Governor’s Secretary on Thursday, stated that the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting and the party high command would take the final decision on the next Chief Minister of Karnataka.Addressing a press conference alongside Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Congress President, D.K. Shivakumar, and Home Minister G. Parameshwara, Siddaramaiah made the remarks while smiling and looking towar…
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Bengaluru, April 27 (IANS) Former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda expressed concern on Monday that a decline is being witnessed across all sectors today. In a letter thanking Basava Vedike for announcing the ‘Basavashree’ award in his honour, he stressed the relevance and importance of the Vachana saints in the present context.He said that intellectuals are turning cynical about the deterioration of the system and that people’s movements are weakening. Therefore, he emphasised the nee…
Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka), April 18 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Minister and veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) B.S. Yediyurappa on Saturday voiced strong support for the Women’s Reservation Bill, saying that opposing it goes against the principle of equality, while also criticising the state government over the recent power tariff hike. Speaking to reporters in Chikkamagaluru, Yediyurappa said that the demand for women’s reservation has been raised for many years and any further delay in i…
Davanagere (Karnataka), April 1 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday targeted the BJP, accusing it of consistently opposing welfare measures aimed at the poor.“The BJP has opposed guarantee schemes because they are meant for the poor. They have always opposed programmes that benefit the poor,” he said, adding that the government has spent Rs 1.31 lakh crore on guarantee schemes, including Rs 535 crore in the Davanagere South constituency alone.He was speaking to the medi…
Bengaluru, March 18 (IANS) The Karnataka government tabled the “Iva Nammava Iva Nammava (He is ours, he is ours)’ Bill in the Assembly on Wednesday, which aims to curb “honour killings” and violence arising from caste-based objections to inter-caste or inter-community marriages.It may be noted that the government decided to introduce the Bill following the rising incidents of violence related to inter-caste marriages, particularly the brutal killing of a pregnant woman, Manya Patil, by her…
Bengaluru, March 18 (IANS) The Karnataka Congress government will table the “Iva Nammava Iva Nammava (He is ours, he is ours)’ Bill in the Assembly on Wednesday, which aims to curb “honour killings” and violence arising from caste-based objections to inter-caste or inter-community marriages.It may be noted that the government decided to introduce the Bill following the rising incidents of violence related to inter-caste marriages, particularly the brutal killing of a pregnant woman, Manya …
Bengaluru, Jan 26 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, in his message to the people of the state on the occasion of the 77th Republic Day, emphasised the importance of protecting the Constitution, strengthening democracy and ensuring social and economic justice, while highlighting the role of the state government’s guarantee schemes in promoting equality and welfare.Extending Republic Day greetings to the people of Karnataka, the Chief Minister said the Constitution guarantees social,…