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…
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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…
Chitradurga, May 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday praised former Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa for his five decades of public service, describing his political journey as one marked by “commitment, struggle, sacrifice and dedication to the people.” The message from Prime Minister Narendra Modi was read out by Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi at the “Abhimanotsava” event organised in Chitradurga to felicitate Yedi…
Bengaluru, May 8 (IANS) Spiritual leader Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the Art of Living International Centre in Karnataka’s Bengaluru on Sunday to participate in the celebrations marking 45 years of the Art of Living foundation and the 70th birthday of its founder. In a statement, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said on Friday that he was honoured to welcome Prime Minister Modi to the Art of Living International Centre for the landmark occasion.Ac…
Tumakuru (Karnataka), May 3 (IANS) Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said on Sunday that former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa is not just an individual but a “force”, and that this would be evident at the ‘Abhimanotsava’ event scheduled to be held in Chitradurga on May 9. Speaking to the media after visiting the Siddaganga Mutt in Tumakuru and inviting the junior seer, Shivasiddheshwara Swamiji, to the event, Vijayendra said lakhs of supporters from acros…
Mysuru, May 2 (IANS) Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President B.Y. Vijayendra said on Saturday that the developments within the Congress indicate that the leadership change is underway in the state. He made the statement while speaking to the media in Mysuru after inviting religious seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Mahaswamiji of Suttur Mutt for celebrations marking 50 years of former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa’s political journey.Vijayendra also claimed that Siddaramaiah is focused…
Bengaluru, April 29 (IANS) Citing delays in the examination of evidence, jailed actor Darshan, who is Accused number 2 in the sensational murder case of a fan Renukaswamy, has approached the Supreme Court seeking bail.Darshan has filed a fresh bail petition before the Supreme Court, citing delays in the examination of evidence in the case.The petition was submitted on April 14. He has further stated that the apex court had earlier directed the trial court to expedite the proceedings. However, th…
Bengaluru, April 28 (IANS) Responding to remarks made by Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy about Karnataka Minister for Planning and Statistics D. Sudhakar, who is currently in a coma and undergoing treatment at a hospital in Bengaluru, the minister’s family has criticised Kumaraswamy for making political statements at this stage and said that Sudhakar will recover soon. Minister D. Sudhakar, a close associate of Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar, is on a vent…