Bengaluru, Jan 1 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D. K. Shivakumar on Thursday said that elections to all local bodies, including the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) municipal corporations, will be held within this year.Shivakumar, who is also the Urban Development Minister, was speaking to the media after inaugurating the new flyover near the Hebbal flyover and later, near his residence in Bengaluru.When asked about his New Year’s resolutions, he said, “The …
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Bengaluru, Jan 1 (IANS) Responding to allegations by BJP leaders that the Congress-led government in Karnataka is providing houses to Bangladeshi encroachers, Housing and Waqf Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan on Thursday said there was no question of allotting houses to outsiders and challenged the opposition to prove that the affected persons were Bangladeshis.Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, Zameer Khan said: “All of them are locals. Even if outsiders had stayed there and lost their houses, we wi…
Bengaluru, Dec 31 (IANS) A Karnataka BJP delegation headed by Leaders of the Opposition R. Ashoka (Assembly) and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy (Council) on Wednesday visited the demolition site at Kogilu Layout in Bengaluru, which has triggered a major controversy after the Congress-led government announced rehabilitation for encroachers following the intervention of the AICC.The delegation visited the site along with officials attached to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and other departments. A…
Bengaluru, Dec 29 (IANS) After the intervention of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), the Congress-led Karnataka government, on Monday, announced alternative houses for those who lost shelter during the demolition drive carried out at the government land in Kogilu Layout in Bengaluru. Addressing a joint press conference, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah along with State Congress President and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, made the announcement in Bengaluru after holding a high-level me…
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) All Vijay Hazare Trophy matches that were set to take place at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium have been relocated to the BCCI Centre of Excellence, due to a directive from the Karnataka government citing security issues.”All Vijay Hazare Trophy matches scheduled to be held at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium will now happen at the BCCI CoE. It’s a decision which was taken earlier in the day due to security reasons, as said by the state government,” a DDCA official told IA…
Bengaluru, Dec 23 (IANS) Karnataka Police have denied permission for the Vijay Hazare Trophy match between Delhi and Andhra Pradesh at Chinnaswamy Stadium, citing serious safety and crowd control concerns.The decision was taken after a thorough inspection by Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar, officials from the Greater Bengaluru Authority, and the Fire Department, who raised critical gaps in venue infrastructure and emergency preparedness.Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Sin…