Bengaluru, June 3 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly, R. Ashoka, on Wednesday accused the Congress government in Karnataka of failing to release payments due to farmers who sold ragi under the Centre’s Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme.In a statement, Ashoka alleged that the state government has withheld Rs 1,611 crore in payments owed to more than one lakh farmers across Karnataka. He said the delay comes at a crucial time when the monsoon season has co…
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Hassan (Karnataka), May 8 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Friday said the political crisis that has emerged in Tamil Nadu may be resolved within the next two or three days. However, he stated that he does not believe the DMK and AIADMK, who have fought as political rivals for decades, would come together to form a government.Speaking to the media after offering prayers at the Ranganatha Swamy Hill Temple in Mavinakere in Hassan district in the morning, Ku…
Hassan (Karnataka), April 30 (IANS) A court in Karnataka’s Hassan city on Thursday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping and murdering his girlfriend in a brutal case reported in 2018.The 3rd Additional Sessions Court in Hassan delivered the verdict, convicting the accused, Praveen, for sexually assaulting and killing his girlfriend, who had come to celebrate his birthday, and the sentence.According to the prosecution, the incident took place on April 22, 2018, near Kalkere village in …
Bengaluru, March 30 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka on Monday alleged that Karnataka has become a hub for drug activities due to what he termed as the “misgovernance” of the Congress government.In a media statement, he claimed that the situation in the state has deteriorated to such an extent that the “sandalwood land” of Karnataka is now witnessing a surge in drug-related incidents.Citing recent cases, Ashoka listed a series of drug seizures across the st…
Bengaluru, March 20 (IANS) Karnataka JD-S MLA Swaroop Prakash has expressed strong outrage over the inclusion of names of party workers in the chargesheet filed in the Prajwal Revanna obscene video case, alleging that the move is aimed at derailing the investigation.Addressing a press conference in Hassan on Friday, he said: “We will discuss the matter with senior party leaders and consider launching a state-wide protest. We will continue the protest until we get justice. Everyone knows how th…
Bengaluru, March 18 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the obscene video case involving former MP Prajwal Revanna, grandson of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, on Wednesday filed a 13,712-page chargesheet in the case.Charges have been framed against 39 accused persons, and the list includes workers associated with both the BJP and Congress.The detailed charge sheet has been submitted to the Senior Civil Court in Hassan in connection with the distribution of pen drives cont…
Bengaluru, March 2 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday said the state government is closely monitoring the situation in parts of West Asia following the escalation of tensions between US-Israel and Iran, and assured that the safety and well-being of Kannadigas abroad is the state’s highest priority.In a statement, the Chief Minister said that according to the information received so far, around 100 Kannadigas are currently stranded in the UAE, including Dubai, and nine in Ba…
Bengaluru, Feb 16 (IANS) Bomb threat emails were sent to courts in Davanagere, Hassan, and Madikeri districts of Karnataka, as well as the High Court bench in Dharwad, triggering panic and suspension of proceedings.In Davanagere, the district court received a bomb threat through an email allegedly sent by a person from Tamil Nadu to the official email ID of the judge. The message claimed that an RDX bomb had been planted on the court premises and would explode between 8.20 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. Th…
Bengaluru, Feb 7 (IANS) Union Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday that the Union Budget has allocated a record Rs 7,748 crore for railway projects in Karnataka, nearly nine times higher than the allocation during the previous Congress-led government, when the budget stood at around mere Rs 800 crore. He also appealed the people of Karnataka not to believe in misinformation spread in the state over the Union Budget.Addressing the media at the BJP office in Bengaluru, Union Ministe…
Bengaluru, Jan 29 (IANS) In an important development, former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) national president H.D. Deve Gowda met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday and held a discussion. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, taking it to social media X, stated, “Had an excellent meeting with Shri H.D. Deve Gowda Ji. His insights on key issues are noteworthy. Equally admirable is his passion for India’s development.”The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has also made a post in the Kannada …