Bengaluru, July 20 (IANS) In a major relief to the state government and Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, the Karnataka High Court on Monday dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) challenging the acquisition of 516 acres of agricultural land for the Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township Project at Bidadi.The PIL, filed by Rajesh Kamplapura Basavanna, questioned the legality of the land acquisition process and sought the court’s intervention against the notification issued for the project.A D…
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Bengaluru, June 27 (IANS) The political face-off between Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy and Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar over the proposed Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township Project at Bidadi, coming up near Bengaluru, took a dramatic turn on Saturday, with Kumaraswamy reserving an empty chair for the Chief Minister at a public meeting and inviting him to an open dialogue before the affected villagers. The symbolic gesture came after Kumaraswamy had…
Bengaluru, June 26 (IANS) The political tussle over the proposed Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township Project at Bidadi continued on Friday, with Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, stating that he would wait for Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to arrive at the affected region on Saturday for discussions on the project. Kumaraswamy clarified that the issue was not one of personal prestige and maintained that he was only standing with the aggrieved farmers.”…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, June 25 (IANS) The political tussle over the proposed Greater Bengaluru Integrated Township Project at Bidadi continued on Thursday, with Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy writing to Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar for a second time and inviting him to visit Byramangala village on June 27 for an on-site interaction with residents likely to be affected by the proposed project.The Bidadi Township Project has emerged as a major political fl…