Bengaluru, July 25 (IANS) Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President and MLC B.K. Hariprasad on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi-led Union government following the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, claiming that the development was a victory for the student movement against alleged irregularities in the education sector. Addressing a press conference at the Indira Gandhi Bhavan, the KPCC headquarters in Bengaluru, Hariprasad said that …
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Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) The Karnataka Unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday staged a protest near the Mahatma Gandhi statue at Vidhana Soudha, condemning the alleged attack on its legislators that took place a day earlier by Congress party workers.The protest and sit-in demonstrations were led by the Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka, Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council Chalavadi Narayanaswamy and BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra.Sever…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 22 (IANS) A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) march to the KPCC headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday, organised in protest against the Congress demonstration outside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence in New Delhi, turned tense after police used water cannons to disperse the protesters. The march, led by BJP state president and MLA Rajeev Chandrasekhar, was described as a response to the Congress protest in Delhi against the Union government and PM Modi. Po…
Bengaluru, July 22 (IANS) Congress workers, led by KPCC General Secretary S. Manohar, staged a protest and laid siege to the BJP’s state headquarters in Bengaluru on Wednesday, condemning irregularities in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan.Congress workers marched towards the BJP office carrying placards and raising slogans against the Central government. Police stopped the protesters using barricades an…
Bengaluru, July 22 (IANS) Karnataka BJP leaders marching towards the KPCC headquarters in Bengaluru to protest against Congress for playing politics over the NEET row and ignoring the state’s issues were detained by the police on Wednesday.Congress workers had gathered in large numbers and targeted a senior BJP MLA, B.P. Harish, who arrived directly at the KPCC office. As soon as he stepped out of his vehicle, Congress workers surrounded him and raised slogans against the BJP.Even as the police …
Bengaluru, July 22 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara on Wednesday said the state is facing a severe drought and that the government has urged the Centre to declare it a national disaster. He also said that the clarity on the much-awaited Cabinet expansion may emerge by noon.”The drought situation in Karnataka is grave,” he underlined.Addressing reporters in Bengaluru, Parameshwara said he would be touring drought-affected regions in Chikkaballapura district and Bengaluru Rur…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 20 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan will arrive in New Delhi on Monday night for a series of meetings that could have a bearing on both the government’s financial position and the Congress party’s organisational future in the state.Top on the Chief Minister’s agenda are meetings with Union Ministers to seek Central assistance for several pending infrastructure and development projects, while also pushing for approval of new proposals.The visit assumes added si…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 18 (IANS) The latest confrontation between Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan and KSU state president Aloysius Xavier may have been triggered by the controversy over the appointment of Government Pleaders, but within the Congress, few believe the dispute is merely about legal appointments.Rather, it is widely seen as the latest manifestation of the factional politics that has defined the Kerala unit of the party for decades.From the bitter rivalry between K. Karunakaran and …
Bengaluru, July 18 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday met AICC President and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, at his residence in Sadashivanagar, Bengaluru, amid uncertainty over the much-anticipated expansion of the State Cabinet and an impending organisational overhaul within the Congress party.Deputy Chief Minister, G. Parameshwara, was also present during the meeting.According to party insiders, Shivakumar briefed Kharge on the series of m…
Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar, is set to travel to New Delhi on Wednesday, with his return journey being kept open-ended, triggering fresh speculation over the much anticipated expansion of the Karnataka Cabinet.The Chief Minister’s Office stated that D.K. Shivakumar will depart from Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru at 2 p.m. on Wednesday and is expected to arrive in New Delhi at 4:45 p.m. He is scheduled to meet Union Ministers and will stay at…