Bengaluru, July 26 (IANS) Former Chief Minister and Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Siddaramaiah, who recently resigned from the CM’s post, has declared that he will not contest the 2028 Karnataka Assembly elections, effectively signalling his retirement from electoral politics.Siddaramaiah further stated, “Politics has become highly polluted. Honest politics is struggling to survive. It is in this backdrop that I have decided not to contest any future elections.”Speaking at K.R. Pet Kri…
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Bengaluru, July 25 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition, R. Ashoka, on Saturday accused the Karnataka government of turning Bengaluru into a “dust city” despite its repeated promises of creating a ‘Brand Bengaluru’, alleging that prolonged civic works have severely inconvenienced residents in several parts of the city.In a statement, Ashoka said that drinking water and underground drainage pipeline works in areas such as Nagenahalli Road and Shivashankar Block in Hebbal cons…
Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar, on Thursday called on industries to channel Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives towards strengthening primary education and announced that the Karnataka government would set up a dedicated team to monitor CSR projects across the state.Addressing the Global CSR and Sustainability Summit 2026 organised by the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI), CM Shivakumar lauded the organisation for its contr…
Bengaluru, July 23 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister G. Parameshwara said the state government is fully prepared to deal with the prevailing drought situation and asserted that there is no shortage of funds for relief measures.It can be recalled that Parameshwara on Wednesday said that Karnataka is facing the worst drought in 150 years.Parameshwara added that the state was facing one of the worst drought situations in recent history, with rainfall remaining far below no…
Mysuru, July 21 (IANS) Three persons have been arrested in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a young woman from West Bengal in Karnataka’s Mysuru district, police said on Tuesday. However, authorities added that they are still verifying the facts of the case and the allegations made by the victim as part of the ongoing investigation.The incident was reported under the jurisdiction of the T. Narasipura Town Police Station in Mysuru district. According to the complaint, the victim alleged t…
Bengaluru, July 16 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, G. Parameshwara, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking urgent intervention to relax National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) norms and provide enhanced assistance to the State in view of an escalating drought situation triggered by deficient monsoon rains and an emerging drinking water crisis.In his letter on Thursday dated July 15, Parameshwara said Karnataka has witnessed persistent and widespread rainfall deficiency during…
Chennai, July 15 (IANS) Well known actress and Bigg Boss contestant Shivani Narayanan has paid tribute to one of India’s greatest playback singers S Janaki in her own simple way. The actress has now put out videos of her attempting to sing some of the iconic chartbusters sung by the legend as a small tribute to the great playback singer who recently passed away in Mysuru after suffering a cardiac arrest.Taking to her Instagram page to post the videos of her singing the legendary singer’s songs, …
Chennai, July 14 (IANS) One of India’s top music directors Devi Sri Prasad, who is also turning an actor with his upcoming film ‘Yellama’, on Tuesday penned a hearttouching tribute to legendary playback singer S Janaki, in which he said that words could not justify the greatness of the singer and that only her songs could.Taking to his Instagram page to pen a fitting tribute to one of India’s iconic playback singers, Devi Sri Prasad wrote, “Words can not justify the greatness of this legend S Ja…
Chamarajanagar (Karnataka), July 13 (IANS) Senior BJP leader R. Ashoka, on Monday alleged that the Karnataka government was hijacking the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process by issuing Permanent Resident Certificates.”This is endangering the country’s security, and this process should be stopped immediately,” Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly, R. Ashoka claimed.Speaking at a press conference, he said that the SIR process is meant to give voting rights only to Indian citizens and al…
Chennai, July 12(IANS) Well known singer Shweta Mohan on Sunday penned a heartfelt tribute to iconic playback singer S Janaki, saying with Janaki amma’s demise, she had lost a piece of her heart and a portion of her musical soul.Taking to her Instagram timeline to pen a touching tribute to the late legend, who passed away on Saturday in Mysuru after suffering a cardiac arrest, Shweta Mohan said, “My Queen Janakiamma is no more…I have lost a piece of my heart and a portion of my musical soul.”S…