Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Friday that the drive to clear encroachments on footpaths will continue across all five city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA), adding that nearly 9,900 encroachments have already been removed since July 1. “The mafia is involved in these encroachments,” the Chief Minister added.After inspecting the ongoing footpath encroachment removal drive at various locations in Bengaluru along with Minister for…
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Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Friday that an organised mafia is behind the widespread footpath encroachments in Bengaluru, as he announced that the ongoing clearance drive will be extended to all five city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and revealed that nearly 9,900 encroachments have already been removed since July 1. After inspecting the ongoing footpath encroachment removal drive at various locations in Bengaluru, along w…
Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Bengaluru Development Krishna Byre Gowda on Friday launched a special drive to clear abandoned vehicles from roadsides and footpaths by pasting notices on such vehicles and locking their tyres, beginning with Queen’s Road in Bengaluru.Launching the campaign, the minister said abandoned vehicles had encroached on public spaces, making it difficult for pedestrians to use footpaths and contributing to the city’s poor appearance.”People leave their ol…
Bengaluru, July 7 (IANS) The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) General Body meeting, held on Tuesday at Palace Grounds in Bengaluru under the chairmanship of KPCC President B.K. Hariprasad, passed five resolutions, including a demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged theft of funds and valuables from the Ram Mandir Trust and a call for a Rs 10,000 crore special package from the Centre to tackle the drought situation in Karnataka. In a resolution on the …
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 1 (IANS) The Karnataka government on Wednesday launched a major drive to remove footpath encroachments across Bengaluru, with Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda asserting that nearly 300 pedestrians lose their lives in road accidents every year after being forced to walk on roads due to encroached footpaths.Launching the ‘Safe Footpath Campaign,’ the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) began clearing encroachments from pedestrian pathways across the city, starting wi…
Bengaluru, June 29 (IANS) BJP National Yuva Morcha President and Bengaluru South MP, Tejasvi Surya, on Monday accused the Karnataka government of neglecting public transport while prioritising expensive infrastructure projects, questioning why it was reluctant to contribute its share of funds to procure and operationalise 4,500 electric buses sanctioned to Bengaluru under the Government of India’s PM e-Drive scheme.Addressing a press conference in Bengaluru, Surya said the Central government had…
Bengaluru, June 23 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) President and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on Tuesday urged Karnataka’s Bengaluru Development Minister Krishna Byre Gowda to formulate and implement a comprehensive development plan for Bengaluru, while also demanding the release of a white paper on road repair expenditure and the creation of a live public dashboard tracking infrastructure projects. Addressing a press conference at the state BJP headquarters, Jagannath Bhavan, in …
Bengaluru, June 22 (IANS) Amid speculation over an impending expansion of the Karnataka Cabinet, lobbying for ministerial berths intensified on Monday, with a delegation of Muslim religious leaders meeting Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and urging him to induct senior Congress leader and MLC Saleem Ahmed into the Cabinet. The delegation also sought greater representation for the Muslim community, demanding that at least three to five ministerial posts be allotted to Muslim leaders.At present, 13…
Bengaluru, June 22 (IANS) Karnataka Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress government over its decision to form guarantee committees at the gram panchayat level, alleging that they are being used to accommodate dissatisfied party leaders and workers at the expense of taxpayers.Ashoka questioned whether these bodies were meant to serve the public or function as “gruel centres” for Congress leaders and workers funded by taxpayers’ money.He alleged that…