Bengaluru, Feb 19 (IANS) Responding to BJP MLAs preventing garbage trucks from dumping waste at designated sites in their constituencies, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who also holds the Bengaluru Development portfolio, on Thursday warned that the government would not tolerate obstruction of garbage disposal operations and said action would be taken against those preventing trucks from dumping waste at designated sites.He made the statement while speaking to the media in Benga…
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Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IANS) Responding to BJP MLAs preventing garbage trucks from dumping waste at designated sites in their constituencies, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who also holds the Bengaluru Development portfolio, on Wednesday lashed out at the opposition, alleging that BJP legislators were resorting to blackmail and obstructing essential civic services. He warned that if such actions continued, the garbage might have to be dumped in front of BJP offices and the residenc…
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) A sharp political confrontation broke out on Monday after the BJP strongly criticised Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge for his remarks against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), asserting that the “nationalist organisation” does not require any “certification” from what it described as a “mentally bankrupt” Congress leader.The BJP’s response came a day after Kharge, speaking in Bengaluru on Sunday, accused the RSS — widely regarded as the ideological mentor of the …
Ballari (Karnataka), Feb 6 (IANS) Tension prevailed in Karnataka’s Ballari city on Friday morning after a plastic bag containing meat and bones was found inside the premises of the Veera Balanjaneya (Hanuman) Temple located in the Nagalakeri locality.The parcel was first noticed by the temple priest during the early morning hours. Preliminary police investigations indicate that the plastic bag containing meat may have been thrown into the temple premises at around 5.45 am. The priest immediate…
Hubballi (Karnataka), Jan 24 (IANS) As the Karnataka government gets ready for a massive convention for the distribution of houses to more than 20,000 beneficiaries at Hubballi on Saturday, the state unit of the BJP took out a rally condemning the government, alleging violation of protocol and neglect of Opposition leaders.MLAs Mahesh Tenginakai, M.R. Patil, and other BJP leaders took out a protest rally and raised slogans against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the government.They also held pos…
Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 3 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to visit Thiruvananthapuram to participate in celebrations marking the Bharatiya Janata Party’s historic victory in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, a milestone achievement for the party in Kerala’s political landscape.The visit assumes added significance as it comes amid earlier indications that Prime Minister Narendra Modi would also visit the state capital, with HM Shah scheduled to arrive ahead of the Prime Minister.Acc…
Bengaluru, Dec 31 (IANS) A Karnataka BJP delegation headed by Leaders of the Opposition R. Ashoka (Assembly) and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy (Council) on Wednesday visited the demolition site at Kogilu Layout in Bengaluru, which has triggered a major controversy after the Congress-led government announced rehabilitation for encroachers following the intervention of the AICC.The delegation visited the site along with officials attached to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and other departments. A…
New Delhi, Dec 26 (IANS) On the occasion of Veer Bal Diwas, BJP National President Jagat Prakash Nadda on Friday visited Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib in Chandni Chowk to pay obeisance and offer prayers, a party leader said. Nadda said that the foundation of Sikhism rests on the sacrifices of its Gurus and that Sikhs are the foremost sentinels of the nation.Along with him, Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva, Delhi Minister Sardar Manjinder Singh Sirsa, senior BJP leader Sardar Kuldeep Singh, Chandn…
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya, in an open forum of the party meeting on Thursday, requested the Leader of the Opposition, Suvendu Adhikari, to refrain from making explanatory public statements about his background of joining the BJP before the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections. In the open session, Adhikari, during his speech, made an explanatory statement that, like many, he did not join the BJP in 2021 either after being expelled from his previous party or o…
Jaipur, Dec 23 (IANS) Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led governments at the Centre and in the state over the Aravalli issue, alleging a well-planned conspiracy to plunder the Aravalli mountain range.He claimed that the country’s natural resources are being “systematically looted” and that the BJP has now completed its plan to open the Aravallis to the mining mafia.Dotasra claimed that the report submitted by the Central gover…