Mysuru (Karnataka), Feb 7 (IANS) Amid the leadership tussle in the Congress party in Karnataka, Home Minister G. Parameshwara, when asked about his aspirations to become Chief Minister, said that the high command would decide the matter.Parameshwara has been projected as the CM candidate by the Siddaramaiah camp, in case of a change in leadership. Parameshwara is one of the senior most leader hailing from the Dalit community in the state. His statements have assumed significance in the backdrop …
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Bengaluru, Jan 31 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has called for the resignation of Home Minister G. Parameshwara, alleging that the police have failed to address the drug problem. BJP spokesperson M.G. Mahesh told the media that it is unfortunate that Karnataka, especially Mysuru and Bengaluru, is becoming a center for drug activity.He demanded the immediate resignation of Home Minister G. Parameshwara and called for the suspension of the Mysuru Police Commissioner…
Bengaluru, Jan 31 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara on Saturday said the state police had informed him that no narcotic substances were recovered during the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) raids in Mysuru, adding that he would verify the facts in light of the NCB’s claims.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, Parameshwara said he was surprised by the NCB’s press statement, which claimed seizures in Karnataka. “Seizures in other states are a different matter. I was in Mysuru on Fr…
Bengaluru, Jan 31 (IANS) The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday targeted the Congress-led government after the Narcotics Control Bureau busted a drug manufacturing unit in Mysuru, the home district of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.The party alleged that the government had failed to curb drug trafficking and was endangering the future of the youth.Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka warned that the BJP would launch a statewide agitation if the government did not act decisively….
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) seized Mephedrone (MD) manufacturing laboratory equipment in Jodhpur, which was intended to manufacture around 200 kg of MD for distribution in the illicit drug market, an official said on Friday. The action was taken on Thursday under Operation Prayogshala in close coordination with Jodhpur Gramin Police, the official said in a statement, adding that three prime suspects in the case are on the run.During the operation, NCB Jodhpur seiz…
Bengaluru, Jan 30 (IANS) Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) has busted a major inter-state drug trafficking syndicate and clandestine drug manufacturing lab in Karnataka’s Mysuru, the official statement by the NCB stated on Friday. The statement said that the drugs valued at about Rs 10 crore in the street market, along with cash of Rs 25.6 lakhs, a Toyota Fortuner vehicle and various chemicals weighing more than 500 kilograms have been seized in the case so far. “The Unit located in Hebbal Indu…
Koppal, Jan 30 (IANS) The state Lokayukta officials on Friday conducted early-morning raids at multiple locations linked to the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Administrator in connection with allegations of amassing disproportionate assets.The simultaneous raids are currently underway at six locations across the Koppal district. The places raided include the administrator’s residence in Bhagyanagar of Koppal taluk, his private office, his mother-in-law’s house, a school, a scie…
Bengaluru, Jan 24 (IANS) Referring to the controversy surrounding the rehabilitation of encroachers in Bengaluru, which has taken a political and communal turn, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday said minorities should understand the politics of the Congress in Karnataka.Addressing a massive JD(S) silver jubilee public convention in Hassan, Kumaraswamy underlined that the Janata Dal (Secular) was not responsible for people being forced to sleep on the stre…
New Delhi, Jan 16 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress President D.K. Shivakumar clarified on Friday that the issue of the CM’s post is a matter between himself, CM Siddaramaiah and the party high command, and not something to be discussed in public.Responding to questions from the media in Delhi, Shivakumar made this remark when asked whether there has been any discussion with Rahul Gandhi regarding the Karnataka Chief Minister’s post.When asked about the agenda of a me…
Bengaluru, Jan 15 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday said that meeting Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, is nothing new for him and is a “natural process”.Shivakumar’s comment during a media interaction came ahead of his departure for New Delhi to attend the meeting of Congress election observers appointed to various states. Shivakumar, who is also the state party chief, has been appointed as the senior election observer for Assam.Asked whet…