Bengaluru, June 5 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and former Karnataka Minister H.K. Patil said on Friday that Ramalinga Reddy’s resignation was a warning bell for the Shivakumar government. Referring to reports in the media, he said he had seen the news about Reddy’s resignation and later spoke to him over the phone.Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, Patil said Ramalinga Reddy is his friend and that he had personally contacted him to understand the situation. He said Reddy had conveyed his v…
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Bengaluru, June 4 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara said on Thursday that the state government has promised good governance to the people of the state and stressed that government schemes must reach beneficiaries within the stipulated time through accountable and transparent administration. He was speaking at a meeting with senior officials held at the Vidhana Soudha conference hall, which was also attended by the Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar.Parameshwara said that officia…
Bengaluru, June 3 (IANS) Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar was sworn in as the 25th Chief Minister of Karnataka, along with 13 members of his Council of Ministers, including a Deputy Chief Minister, at a grand ceremony held at the Glass House within the Lok Bhavan premises in Bengaluru on Wednesday. Veteran Congress leader G. Parameshwara was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister. He took the oath of office in the name of B.R. Ambedkar amid loud cheers and slo…
Bengaluru, May 30 (IANS) The much-awaited Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting began at the Vidhana Soudha on Saturday to elect the new leader of the legislature party, who is set to become the next Chief Minister of Karnataka. Amid strong indications that Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar would be unanimously elected as the CLP leader, several Congress legislators expressed confidence that the meeting would be a brief affair with only one agenda, formally…
Bengaluru, May 30 (IANS) Congress’ Karnataka unit President D.K. Shivakumar, a strong contender for the post of Chief Minister, met Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at Raj Bhavan on Saturday and held an informal discussion ahead of the crucial Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting. Former Congress MP and his brother, D.K. Suresh, accompanied him.His brother and former Congress MP, D.K. Suresh, accompanied him.Sources close to Shivakumar said the meeting was held to discuss logistical arrangements…
Kalaburagi, May 18 (IANS) Karnataka Forest, Ecology and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre on Monday said the government would take necessary measures to increase green cover in the Kalyana Karnataka region, which currently suffers from a severe shortage of forest and tree cover, leading to climatic irregularities.Speaking to media persons after inaugurating a newly constructed zoo near Madabool village in Kalagi taluk of Chittapur constituency, Khandre stressed the need to create greater aware…
Bengaluru, April 17 (IANS) Addressing concerns raised following the tragic death of a female trekker in Kumaradhara hills in Chikkamagaluru and the disappearance of another female trekker in the Madikeri forest, the Karnataka Forest Department on Friday released a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for trekkers, introducing a series of safety measures across forest areas in the state.Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre announced that there are 44 designated trekking destinations within the state’s …
Chamarajanagar (Karnataka), April 13 (IANS) The Karnataka Forest Minister has come under fire from the state Sugarcane Farmers’ Association over his proposal to reduce man-animal conflict in the state further by sterilisation or through Animal Birth Control measures, on the lines that is being mulled by other states in the country.Criticising the state government’s move to consider sterilisation of wild animals to curb the rising human–wildlife conflict, the state Sugarcane Farmers’ Asso…
Chamarajanagar (Karnataka), April 13 (IANS) Karnataka farmers and wildlife activists have opposed Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s announcement, made during an election campaign in Kerala, that night traffic through the Bandipur reserve forest on the Kerala–Karnataka border would be reopened.They have also raised concerns over her push for a railway line connecting Kerala with Nanjangud in Karnataka.Farmers gathered on the Mysuru–Chamarajanagar highway on Monday and staged a road blocka…
Davanagere (Karnataka), April 7 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party MLA BP Harish has criticised Karnataka Forest and Ecology Minister Eshwar Khandre, accusing him of misleading people in Davanagere by campaigning for the Congress candidate from Davanagere South.Addressing a press conference in Davanagere on Tuesday, Harish also targeted the Akhila Bharat Veerashaiva Mahasabha, alleging that the organisation has come under the influence of wealthy individuals, Congress-aligned Veerashaivas, and elites…