Ballari, July 15 (IANS) The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday announced a statewide protest on July 17, demanding the withdrawal of cases registered against farmers and the scrapping of the Bidadi Township project. The party also announced that during the upcoming Monsoon Session of the State Legislature, the BJP and Janata Dal (United) (JD-U) would jointly take on the state government over issues concerning farmers in Karnataka.Addressing a press conference in Ballari, BJP Pre…
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Belagavi, July 9 (IANS) Speaking about the measures being taken to address long-term water security in the state, Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said that Karnataka has conveyed its consent to the Centre’s proposal to link the Krishna, Cauvery and Godavari rivers. Addressing reporters, he stated: “The Central government proposes to implement the river-linking project as a National Project with an estimated cost of Rs 1 lakh crore. Under the proposed funding pattern, the Centre will bear 90 per c…
Koppal (Karnataka), June 25 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar, on Thursday described as a “historic consensus decision” the agreement reached by Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana to safeguard the interests of farmers dependent on the Tungabhadra river basin.Speaking after inaugurating 33 newly-installed spillway gates of the Tungabhadra Reservoir at Munirabad in Koppal district, CM Shivakumar said the three states had come together to ensure the long-term protection of the d…
Raichur (Karnataka), Feb 7 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who also holds the Water Resources portfolio, on Saturday said that leaders from the region are pressuring him to prevent 30 TMC of water from the Tungabhadra reservoir from flowing into the sea, and asserted that he is committed to the cause. However, he said the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister is not giving him time to discuss the issue.“If the Andhra CM gives us an opportunity, we will stop the wastage of 30 TM…