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…
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Bengaluru, March 27 (IANS) The ruling Congress party in Karnataka did some damage control in Davanagere South Assembly segment on Friday by convincing rebel candidate Sadiq Pylwan to withdraw from the electoral contest and work for the party’s official candidate.However, as the deadline for withdrawal of nominations ended on March 26, Sadiq will remain a candidate but will work for the Congress party.Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President, D.K. Shivakumar, invited Sadiq Pylwan, the…
Quetta, Jan 26 (IANS) At least 10 civilians were forcibly disappeared in Balochistan by Pakistani forces amid a growing wave of enforced disappearances across the province, a leading human rights organisation said on Monday.Condemning the incidents, Paank, the Baloch National Movement’s Human Rights Department, mentioned that Eido Bakhsh, a resident of Pir Koh in Dera Bugti district of Balochistan, was forcibly disappeared on January 24 by Pakistan’s Frontier Corps (FC) personnel.In a separate…
Bengaluru, Jan 26 (IANS) The Governor of Karnataka, Thaawarchand Gehlot, on Monday called for strengthening democratic values, social justice and federalism, while highlighting the state government’s welfare, development and law-and-order initiatives, in his address to the people on the occasion of the 77th Republic Day in Bengaluru.Extending Republic Day greetings, the Governor said January 26 marked a decisive moment in India’s history when colonial rule and monarchy were replaced by a dem…