Chitradurga (Karnataka), July 25 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Saturday that farmers protesting against the Bidadi township project would not be harassed and announced that the much-awaited Cabinet expansion is likely to take place next week. Addressing reporters at the Vedavathi Science College grounds in Hiriyur of Chitradurga district, Shivakumar added that the state government considers the protesting farmers as its own people and assured that no undue pressure woul…
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Bengaluru, July 8 (IANS) Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said on Wednesday that the question of who becomes Chief Minister from the party is not important but instead what matters is that the people of Karnataka are frustrated with this “corrupt, anti-people and anti-Hindu” Congress government. He was addressing a preparatory meeting for the upcoming South-East Graduates’ Constituency election.Referring to comments made by BJP leaders projecting him as a …
Bengaluru, July 6 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, G. Parameshwara, said that the state is now facing a drought-like situation, and necessary instructions and directions have already been given to officials by him and Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, to effectively handle the drought, including ensuring drinking water for people and livestock and addressing fodder-related concerns.Speaking to the media near Vidhana Soudha on Monday, he said, “I have already held progress review meetings …
Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) In a significant development in the alleged witness intimidation and threat case linked to the high-profile Renukaswamy murder trial involving jailed Kannada actor Darshan, investigators have found that chat histories and call records had been deleted from the mobile phones of the arrested accused.Police sources said that mobile phones belonging to the four arrested accused had been wiped of data before they were seized. WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook chat histories, a…
Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) In a major development in the fan murder case involving jailed Kannada superstar Darshan, police are set to produce three arrested persons before a Bengaluru court on Thursday and seek their custody for further investigation. The three are accused of allegedly threatening a key prosecution witness to prevent him from deposing before the trial court.The accused, identified as Punith, Venu and Suhas, were subjected to a medical examination at KC General Hospital in Bengalu…
Belagavi (Karnataka), May 22 (IANS) In a shocking incident, a renowned doctor suffering from lung cancer allegedly shot himself dead at his residence in Belagavi city on Friday.The deceased has been identified as Dr Dinesh Bhatkal. He had worked with the KLE Institute for 40 years. According to the police, Dinesh was serving as an administrator at the hospital run by the KLE Institute.Dinesh hailed from Ankola town in Karwar district and had recently shifted to Belagavi. He was undergoing treatm…
Chennai, May 10 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi expressed distress on Sunday over the passing of Karnataka Minister D. Sudhakar, calling him a “torchbearer of Congress ideology” and recalling his service to the poor of the state. Karnataka Minister for Planning and Statistics Sudhakar passed away in the early hours of Sunday at KIMS Hospital in Bengaluru, where he had been undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for the past month. Hospital authorities con…
Chitradurga (Karnataka), May 9 (IANS) BJP Central Parliamentary Committee member and former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Saturday described the BJP’s victory in West Bengal as a historic mandate and said democracy had triumphed in the state.Addressing a large gathering in Chitradurga after being felicitated by Union Home Minister Amit Shah for completing 50 years in public life, Yediyurappa said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and HM Shah had worked shoulder to shoulder for the BJ…
Chitradurga (Karnataka), May 9 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday hailed former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa’s five-decade political journey, describing him as a leader who carved his own path through struggle, ideology and commitment to public service.Addressing the ‘Abhimanotsava’ event organised in Chitradurga in central Karnataka to felicitate Yediyurappa for completing 50 years in public life, Home Minister Shah said the veteran BJP leader’s political career…
Bengaluru, May 9 (IANS) Referring to the BJP’s political gains in West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the day was historic for followers of the party’s ideology, asserting that the “saffron flag” had now been hoisted in the land of personalities such as Sri Aurobindo, Swami Vivekananda, Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and Syama Prasad Mookerjee.HM Shah was addressing the ‘Abhimanotsava’ event organised in Chitradurga in central Karnataka to felicitate former Karnataka Chi…