Bengaluru, July 4 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, on Saturday chaired a meeting here with leading electric two-wheeler manufacturers and held wide-ranging discussions on strengthening indigenous manufacturing and building a robust, innovation-driven and globally competitive electric mobility ecosystem in the country. During the interaction, the electric two-wheeler manufacturers briefed the Union Minister on their journey in developing homegrown electric m…
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Bengaluru, July 4 (IANS) Amid the controversy, the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka has gathered pace, with more than half of the Enumeration Forms (EFs) distributed to voters within the first few days of the house-to-house verification exercise, according to data released by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka. The house-to-house enumeration is being carried out from June 30 to July 29, 2026, while the digitisation of the forms will also co…
Bengaluru, July 4 (IANS) The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday criticised the governance of Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who completed one month in office, describing his administration as a “government of announcements”. It can be noted that CM Shivakumar completed one month at the office on July 3.Responding to questions from reporters on the completion of one month of the Shivakumar-led government, Union Mi…
Bengaluru, July 4 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, on Saturday criticised the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka, alleging that the electoral exercise lacks credibility and demanding that the entire process be scrapped. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Kumaraswamy said the current voter revision exercise in the state “has no meaning” and claimed there were serious lapses in the manner it was being carried out.He note…
Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) One month after D.K. Shivakumar assumed office as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, the state continues to function with only 13 ministers, leaving 20 Cabinet berths vacant despite the Council of Ministers being permitted to have up to 34 members.The prolonged delay in Cabinet expansion, attributed to political calculations and lobbying within the ruling Congress, has left several key departments without dedicated ministers at a time when the state is grappling with a sev…
Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) The Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), V. Anbu Kumar, on Friday sought a report from the Ramanagara Deputy Commissioner regarding the conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls by Booth Level Officers (BLOs) at a marriage hall and the alleged violation of Election Commission guidelines.The action came a day after Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy released a purported video claiming to expose large-scale “irregularities” in the revision of …
Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) Acting on complaints that Enumeration Forms for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls were being distributed from offices instead of through door-to-door visits, Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) V. Anbu Kumar on Friday directed all Deputy Commissioners in the state to ensure strict compliance with the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) guidelines.Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Friday alleged d…
Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday alleged a “massive scam” in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Ramanagara district and claimed to have exposed the alleged irregularities by releasing a video. He demanded the immediate suspension of the Ramanagara Deputy Commissioner and action against officials allegedly responsible for dereliction of duty.Addressing an emergency press conference at the Janata Dal (United) (JD-U) state headquar…
Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of the Janata Dal (Secular) on Thursday alleged that officials conducting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls had violated Election Commission guidelines in Ramanagara by gathering residents at a community hall instead of conducting a door-to-door verification of voters. He urged the poll authorities to initiate strict action against those responsible. In a statement shared by the office of Union Minister for Heavy Industries and St…
Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday expressed deep grief over the deaths of seven workers in the stone quarry boulder collapse at Madapattana in Bengaluru South taluk and urged the Karnataka government to provide immediate relief to the affected families while enforcing stringent safety measures at quarries.At least seven migrant labourers from Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and North Karnataka were killed after a massive boulder coll…