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Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) BJP Karnataka President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Friday met Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(S) State President, H.D. Kumaraswamy in Bengaluru and held detailed discussions on the prevailing political developments in the state, including the BJP-JD(S) alliance, upcoming bye-elections and the proposed formation of a coordination committee.According to Vijayendra, the leaders deliberated on the future course of agit…

Bengaluru, June 8 (IANS) Internal differences over Cabinet allocation continue in Karnataka despite intervention by the party high command, with several ministers yet to assume charge of their allotted portfolios. Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara has also expressed dissatisfaction over not being made Chief Minister on three occasions.Despite intervention by Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi, the issues appear to remain unresolved.Senior leader Krishna Byre Gowda, who has been allotted t…

Bengaluru, May 10 (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Planning and Statistics D. Sudhakar passed away in the early hours of Sunday at KIMS Hospital in Bengaluru, where he had been undergoing treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for the past month. Hospital authorities confirmed his death in an official statement, stating that Minister Sudhakar passed away at 3.15 a.m.In the statement, Medical Director Dr R. Chinnadurai said, “Honourable Minister D. Sudhakar, 66, was declared dead at around 3.15 …

Yadgir (Karnataka), April 17 (IANS) A tragic road accident claimed six lives after a head-on collision between a car and a private bus resulted in a deadly blaze in Yadgir district of Karnataka on Friday.Six people travelling in the car were burnt alive, while locals rescued two others from the vehicle. They sustained serious injuries and have been shifted to a hospital. The condition of one of the injured is critical.According to police, the incident occurred near Devapur in Surpur taluk, withi…

Bengaluru, Dec 27 (IANS) The Karnataka government has decided to write to the Centre seeking stricter guidelines on night-time movement of vehicles, following the bus tragedy that killed seven and left over 20 narrowly escaping near Hiriyur in Chitradurga district.State Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy made the statement in this regard on Saturday in Bengaluru.Minister Reddy said he will write to the Central government seeking stricter guidelines on the night-time movement of vehicles to preve…