Bengaluru, March 30 (IANS) Ridiculing the Congress-led government in Karnataka over its decision to negotiate IPL tickets for legislators and parliamentarians and eventually settle for three tickets to watch Royal Challengers Bengaluru matches at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, BJP Yuva Morcha National President and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya said, “This will go down as the biggest achievement of this government.”Taking to social media platform X, Tejasvi Surya further said sarcastically, …
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Bengaluru, March 27 (IANS) Karnataka Home Minister G. Parameshwara has defended the demands made by state legislators in the Assembly for VIP treatment and IPL tickets, suggesting that there was nothing wrong with the request. Speaking to the media on Friday, Parameshwara said, “There is nothing wrong in MLAs asking for IPL tickets in the House. The question is to what extent the government should be involved. So far, the government has not been involved in such matters. However, in 2025, afte…
Bengaluru, March 26 (IANS) The issue of tickets for Karnataka MLAs for IPL matches at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium was raised in the Assembly on Thursday, with Speaker U.T. Khader urging the government to take up the matter with the authorities concerned.Khader said that MLAs are currently being issued only one ordinary ticket, reportedly due to concerns that legislators often pass on their tickets to others, leading to overcrowding and management issues in the VIP gallery.He pointed out t…
Bengaluru, March 26 (IANS) The Karnataka Legislative Assembly witnessed heated exchanges and unruly scenes on Thursday as Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar and BJP MLA Munirathna Naidu traded sharp personal remarks, prompting Speaker U.T. Khader to intervene and condemn the conduct of members.Replying to issues raised during the discussion on Bengaluru’s development, Shivakumar took exception to remarks made by Munirathna and said the MLA had “narrated his own story” in the House. Refe…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, March 18 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday criticised the Karnataka Congress government, saying it had repeatedly displayed administrative failures and that the latest incident, where the Assembly Speaker walked out of the House in anger, had once again exposed the government’s incompetence. It may be recalled that on Monday, Speaker U.T. Khader had expressed strong dissatisfaction, stating that the governm…
Bengaluru, March 12 (IANS) Concerns over the lack of emergency medical facilities for workers at the Hatti Gold Mines in Raichur district were raised in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Thursday, with BJP MLA Manappa D. Vajjal urging the government to establish a hospital in the area.Raising the issue in the House, Vajjal, who represents the Lingasugur Assembly constituency, said around 6,000 workers are employed at the Hatti Gold Mines and work day and night underground, but there is not a…
Bengaluru, Jan 28 (IANS) Karnataka BJP on Wednesday slammed the Congress-led government, alleging that under the pretext of discussing the motion of thanks to the Governor’s address, ruling party members insulted the Governor for declining to read the speech prepared by the State Cabinet while addressing the joint session. The BJP demanded that the government express regret in the House. However, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah denied that the Governor was disrespected and rejected the demand for …
Bengaluru, Jan 28 (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Women and Child Welfare Laxmi Hebbalkar on Wednesday appealed to the public to play a proactive role in preventing crimes against children and stated that the state government is committed to ensuring their safety.Her comments came in response to BJP MLA Y. Bharat Shetty raising concern over the increase in cases of kidnapping and sexual abuse of children in the State and urging the government to initiate effective measures to curb the menace. ,Bha…
Bengaluru, Jan 28 (IANS) The Karnataka State Legislature on Wednesday condoled the untimely death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in an aircraft crash in the morning. The Karnataka Assembly observed a one-minute silence in honour of Ajit Pawar and most leaders remembered him as a tough politician loved by the people of Maharashtra.Speaker U.T. Khader, while condoling Ajit Pawar’s death, stated, “It is with deep regret that I inform this House that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Min…