Bengaluru, May 20 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Wednesday accused the Congress government of deliberately postponing the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) elections due to fear of defeat and termed it a “betrayal” of the people of Bengaluru.Addressing a press conference, Ashoka said that if elections had been conducted on the basis of the earlier 198 wards, the process would have already been completed. However, after the decision to divide Bengaluru into…
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Bengaluru, April 30 (IANS) Responding to a question on whether negligence by officials led to the wall collapse incident caused by heavy rains, hail and thunderstorms that claimed seven lives in Bengaluru, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who also holds the Bengaluru Development portfolio, on Thursday denied any lapse.Answering another question, he said he would pray for good rainfall and they must be prepared because if rainfall is deficient, it will affect all dams.Speaking to reporters …
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP and the Congress government on Wednesday traded sharp words over the ongoing garbage disposal row in Bengaluru, with BJP state president and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra asserting that there was no question of fearing what he termed “hollow threats” issued by Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.Responding to Shivakumar’s warning of action against BJP leaders allegedly blocking garbage trucks from entering certain constituencies, Vijayendra said the BJP w…