Bengaluru, Feb 11 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Wednesday said it would be better for BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj, an accused in the rowdy sheeter murder case, to surrender before the police. The Karnataka High Court had cancelled his interim bail on Tuesday.Speaking to reporters, Parameshwara, when asked why the police had not yet arrested Byrathi Basavaraj, said, “It is good for BJP MLA Byrathi Basavaraj to surrender before the police. The court passed its order on Tuesday….
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Bengaluru, Feb 9 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R. Ashoka, said on Monday that there is no role of the Central government in the Metro ticket fare hike announced in the state. The Opposition leader added that if the Centre is indeed responsible for the metro ticket fare increase, the Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should write a letter to the Union government stating that the state will not accept any fare hike for the next two years.Addressing a press conferen…
Bengaluru, Feb 7 (IANS) Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya announced that, following his discussion with Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, the proposed Bengaluru Metro fare hike has been temporarily suspended. He stated that he had requested the Union Minister’s immediate intervention regarding the planned fare increase for the Bengaluru Metro, scheduled to take effect on February 9.Surya noted, “Bengaluru already has the highest Metro fares in India. Another increase would make public transport…
Bengaluru, Feb 4 (IANS) Both the Houses of the Karnataka legislature on Wednesday passed the resolution condemning the Centre’s move to bring the Viksit Bharat—Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Act and demanding restoration of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in its original form amid the stiff opposition from the members of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (Secular). However, the BJP stated that passing a resolution against the V…
Bengaluru, Feb 4 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal(Secular) continued their day-and-night protest at the Vidhana Soudha on Wednesday, demanding the resignation of Excise Minister R.B. Thimmapur over the alleged excise scam.The BJP-JD(S) legislators camped overnight at the Vidhana Soudha and spent the night inside the Assembly. Some leaders, including BJP state President B.Y. Vijayendra and Leader of Opposition R. Ashoka, went for a morning walk within the premises.Earlier, L…
Bengaluru, Feb 3 (IANS) Karnataka BJP legislators on Tuesday staged a protest in the Legislative Council over remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, disrupting the House’s proceedings. Following the uproar and repeated appeals by Chairman Basavaraj Horatti, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s Political Secretary and Congress MLC Naseer Ahmad expressed regret over his remarks.On Monday, Congress MLC Naseer Ahmad had referred to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “desh drohi” (anti-nation…
Chikkaballapur, Feb 3 (IANS) Three minors were detained in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur district on Tuesday in connection with a moral policing incident. According to the police, the incident occurred when a man and woman from different faiths were walking together on a public road in Chikkaballapur city.The man and woman hailed from Sidlaghatta town and are friends.While they were walking together, a group of minors intercepted them, recorded a video, and allegedly harassed them.The minors report…
Bengaluru, Jan 28 (IANS) In a major development, the Special Court for MLAs/MPs in Bengaluru on Wednesday accepted the closure report filed by the Karnataka Lokayukta in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam. The development is seen as a shot in the arm for Chief Minister Siddaramaiah amid the leadership tussle in the state.The court gave relief to the first accused in the case, CM Siddaramaiah, the second accused, his wife B.M. Parvati, the third accused, his brothe…
Bengaluru, Jan 28 (IANS) Karnataka BJP on Wednesday slammed the Congress-led government, alleging that under the pretext of discussing the motion of thanks to the Governor’s address, ruling party members insulted the Governor for declining to read the speech prepared by the State Cabinet while addressing the joint session. The BJP demanded that the government express regret in the House. However, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah denied that the Governor was disrespected and rejected the demand for …
Bengaluru, Jan 27 (IANS) Amid the ongoing leadership tussle, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday lost his cool over slogans raised in favour of Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar while addressing a protest rally condemning the scrapping of the MGNREGA Act by the Centre. Supporters of Deputy Chief Minister Shivakumar began raising slogans in support of their leader when Chief Minister Siddaramaiah rose from his chair to address the gathering.As Siddaramaiah approached the microphone, the su…