Bengaluru, July 27 (IANS) State BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra has demanded a thorough investigation into the alleged irregularities in the recruitment of 400 veterinary officers through the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), asserting that those found guilty should face stringent action. Vijayendra described the alleged audio leak related to the KPSC recruitment process as an extremely serious development. According to allegations, the audio clip suggests that candidates could secure hi…
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Bengaluru, July 26 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of Opposition R Ashoka on Sunday questioned Karnataka government’s accountability over several issues. Training guns at the state government, Ashoka said that if Union Ministers are expected to take political and administrative responsibility for incidents of national importance, similar standards should apply to state governments.”Union Ministers have resigned, taking political and administrative responsibility in the wake of developments r…
Bengaluru, July 26 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Sunday said that the BJP and JD(S) would jointly raise major public issues during the Assembly session starting from August 13 and hold the ruling Congress government accountable on matters affecting people across the state.Speaking to reporters after attending Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 136th edition of ‘Mann Ki Baat’ at Sampangiramanagar in Shivajinagar Assembly constituency, where he watched the programme along …
Bengaluru, July 24 (IANS) Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday alleged large‑scale irregularities in the recruitment of Veterinary Officers by the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) and demanded that the state government immediately withhold the selection list and order a fresh examination. Leader of the Opposition Chalavadi Narayanaswamy claimed that the recruitment process violated government norms governing backlog vacancies reserved for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Schedul…
Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Prahlad Joshi on Thursday questioned Congress leader and Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s silence over alleged irregularities in the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), while accusing the Opposition of politicising the National Eligibility‑cum‑Entrance Test (NEET) controversy. Addressing reporters in Delhi, Joshi said the Union government remains prepared for an ope…
Bengaluru, July 13 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Monday said the state government will decide on releasing Cauvery river water to Tamil Nadu only after the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) meeting scheduled for July 15, while also announcing that the Monsoon Session of the Karnataka Legislature will commence on August 6. Speaking to reporters outside his official residence, Krishna and Shivakumar said the state would present its case strongly before the Cauvery Wate…
Bengaluru, July 13 (IANS) Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) Chairman Shivshankrappa S. Sahukar has been placed under suspension by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Monday, pending further orders from the President of India, following allegations of misconduct related to the recruitment of his two daughters as Industrial Extension Officers.According to an official statement issued by Special Secretary to the Governor R. Prabhushankar, the Governor has also recommended to the President tha…
Bengaluru, June 8 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced staunch Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) man, Prof. M. Nagaraj, as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha election, highlighting his long academic, administrative and organisational experience.The statement by the BJP Karnataka unit stated on Monday, “Originally from Hubballi-Dharwad, Nagaraj has a strong academic background and has served as a professor for several years. He has been associated with student politics since his c…
Bengaluru, May 12 (IANS) Responding to criticism by opposition parties over the reported National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-UG 2026 re-examination issue, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress over the alleged NEET examination irregularities and the functioning of the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), accusing the ruling party in Karnataka of being responsible for the deterioration of the recruitment …
Bengaluru, May 11 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra on Monday alleged that the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), instead of becoming a “wish-fulfilling tree” for talented unemployed youth, has acquired a “dark history” of pushing lakhs of job aspirants into uncertainty through corruption and flawed recruitment processes.In a statement, Vijayendra said the state government had announced the initiation of recruitment for 56,432 posts after bowing to massive protests …