Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka on Friday accused the Congress government of “betraying” the state’s farmers by continuing to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu despite a worsening water situation in the Cauvery basin. He warned that the BJP, along with thousands of farmers, would lay siege to the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) reservoir if the government failed to stop the release and convene an Irrigation Consultative Committee (ICC) meeting im…
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Bengaluru, July 9 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka on Thursday accused the Congress government of failing to implement its budget promise of providing free insulin to children suffering from Type-1 diabetes, alleging that the delay has put the lives of thousands of kids at risk.In a strongly worded statement, Ashoka said that although the government announced a free insulin scheme for children below the age of 18 suffering from Type-1 diabetes several months ago, i…
Bengaluru/Kalaburagi, July 7 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday hailed the state for crossing the World Bank’s ‘Upper Middle-Income threshold’, describing it as a significant milestone that reaffirms its position among India’s leading states.In a statement, the Chief Minister said the achievement reflects the collective efforts of the state’s entrepreneurs, farmers, workers, women, and youth, whose contributions have driven Karnataka’s economic growth.”This is a proud mom…
Bengaluru, July 6 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Monday accused the Karnataka Congress government, led by D.K. Shivakumar, of failing to take a united stand when it comes to safeguarding the state’s interests, and said Karnataka has much to learn from neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, he said, “In other states, governments pursue us and repeatedly ask for industries. Karnataka has much to learn from neighbouring Andh…
Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) on Friday clarified that providing beneficiary category (caste) details during the ongoing Gruha Jyoti free power scheme beneficiary re-verification drive is entirely optional and not mandatory. The clarification comes following queries raised on media and social media platforms regarding the collection of caste-related information from beneficiaries.BESCOM said its staff and meter readers have been visiting residential h…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Friday alleged direct interference by the Karnataka government in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Ramanagara district and demanded an immediate, impartial investigation into the alleged irregularities.In a statement, Joshi claimed that the SIR process in Ramanagara was marred by large-scale irregularities and described it as a betrayal of democratic pri…
Bhopal, July 3 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh BJP on Friday dismissed as “false and misleading” social media claims that the state government plans to open separate liquor shops for women, alleging that a proposal floated by the previous Congress government is being wrongly attributed to the present BJP administration.Issuing a clarification, BJP state media in-charge Ashish Agarwal said the proposal to open women-friendly liquor shops was announced in February 2020 by the then Congress government led by…
Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) The Karnataka High Court’s decision to stay the withdrawal of prosecution in 52 criminal cases, including those arising out of the riot and communal clash at Aland in Kalaburagi district, is being seen as a setback for the Congress government in the state. The development has also revived allegations by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that the Congress government is indulging in “appeasement politics.”In a significant development, the Karnataka High Court stayed the Con…
Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition R. Ashoka on Thursday urged the Karnataka government to take “war-like” measures to tackle the emerging drought situation, calling for the immediate declaration of drought-affected areas, a scientific crop loss survey, and an emergency action plan to mitigate the impact on farmers and rural communities.In a letter addressed to Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Ashoka said the state was witnessing an alarming rainfall deficit, with…
Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) In a significant development, the Karnataka High Court has stayed the Congress government’s decision to withdraw prosecution in 52 criminal cases, including those arising out of the riots at the Aland Ladle Mashak Dargah in Aland taluk of Kalaburagi district.The interim order came on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Girish Bharadwaj, challenging the State Cabinet’s May 22 decision to withdraw the cases. Siddaramaiah was the Chief Minister then.A Division Bench…