Bengaluru, July 16 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs, Pralhad Joshi, on Thursday hit back at D.K. Shivakumar over his recent remarks about being sent to jail, alleging that the Karnataka Chief Minister was attempting to gain public sympathy amid the controversy surrounding the proposed Bidadi township project.It can be noted that Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday stated, “Jail is not new for me, and some people have not been able to dige…
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Bengaluru, July 14 (IANS) The ruling Congress on Tuesday intensified its attack on Union Minister, H.D. Kumaraswamy, over the violence during the Bidadi Township Project survey, alleging that the unrest was politically motivated and orchestrated to defame Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. The party also accused the Union Minister of adopting a dual stand on environmental issues.While senior Congress MLA, H.C. Balakrishna, accused Kumaraswamy of sponsoring the protests, Rural Development and Pancha…
Bengaluru, July 14 (IANS) The Karnataka government has registered FIRs against more than 20 farmers in connection with the violent protest that disrupted a land survey for the proposed Bidadi Township project on the outskirts of Bengaluru. The cases were registered at the Bidadi Police Station on Tuesday based on a complaint filed by Revenue Department officials, who stated that the protesters attacked them and obstructed them from discharging their duties. However, officials plan to hold talks …
Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) BJP Karnataka President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Friday met Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(S) State President, H.D. Kumaraswamy in Bengaluru and held detailed discussions on the prevailing political developments in the state, including the BJP-JD(S) alliance, upcoming bye-elections and the proposed formation of a coordination committee.According to Vijayendra, the leaders deliberated on the future course of agit…
Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje appealed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday seeking his immediate intervention against the Karnataka Permanent Residence (PRC), 2026, on Constitutional and national security grounds. It can be noted that Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has announced the issuance of Permanent Residence Certificates (PRCs) to help eligible citizens participate in t…
Bengaluru, July 9 (IANS) The Office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Karnataka, has reported significant progress in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls, with more than 86 per cent of Enumeration Forms (EFs) distributed to eligible voters across the state, an official statement said on Thursday. As many as 85,088 deceased electors have been identified so far.So far, 4,78,47,260 Enumeration Forms have been distributed, accounting for 86.32 per cent of the tota…
Chandigarh, July 8 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) said on Wednesday that it would screen Diljit Dosanj’s film “Satluj” across Punjab. “This is aimed at ensuring that today’s youth and our coming generations know about the unspeakable tragedy and repression unleashed by the then Congress governments against Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra and thousands of other innocent Sikh youth who were eliminated through fake encounters,” Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal said in a statement. “This film…
Bengaluru, July 6 (IANS) Karnataka Congress President B.K. Hariprasad on Monday accused BJP of attempting to manipulate the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and alleged that the party was using Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy as a “pawn” in its political campaign against the Congress. Addressing a press conference, Hariprasad responded to allegations made earlier in the day by Union Ministers Pralhad Joshi and H.D. Kumaraswamy, who accused the Congress of irregularitie…
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta said on Sunday that over the past 12 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership has redefined the scale and pace of India’s development, while placing public welfare at the centre of governance. Addressing a Sanskritik Sandhya organised at Sector-10 in Rohini, to commemorate PM Modi’s 12 years in office, Speaker Gupta said that the Prime Minister’s leadership has been guided by the ideals of “Vishwas”, “Vikas” and “Jan Kalyan”….
Bengaluru, July 4 (IANS) The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Saturday criticised the governance of Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who completed one month in office, describing his administration as a “government of announcements”. It can be noted that CM Shivakumar completed one month at the office on July 3.Responding to questions from reporters on the completion of one month of the Shivakumar-led government, Union Mi…