Bengaluru, April 9 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy and Minister of State for Railways V. Somanna on Thursday conducted a joint inspection of railway infrastructure works along the Bengaluru–Mysuru route on Thursday. The inspection began from KSR Bengaluru City Railway Station, where the ministers undertook a “window trailing” inspection, travelling by train and reviewing ongoing development works up to Mysuru.Senior railway officials, including those f…
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Davanagere, April 4 (IANS) The upcoming election in Davanagere South constituency in Karnataka will be a direction indicator for the country, said Union Minister of State for Jal Shakti and Railways V. Somanna on Saturday. He asserted that the BJP candidate, Srinivas Dasakariappa, will win. Speaking to the press, Somanna said: “Congress has given tickets to the third generation. How many more generations will they make contest elections?”He added that the election in Davanagere is cruc…
Bagalkot (Karnataka), April 3 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the BJP is not the high command of the Congress party and launched a strong attack on the BJP and Union Minister of State V. Somanna. Speaking to the media during his visit to Bagalkot to campaign for the Congress candidate, Siddaramaiah said Somanna is a “minister without work” in the BJP and that no files are being routed to him.Responding to Somanna’s statement that the Chief Minister has been campaigni…
Bagalkot (Karnataka), April 3 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti V. Somanna has claimed that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who is serving his second term, has used his power for personal and selfish interests, thereby deceiving the people of the state and pushing Karnataka into darkness.Speaking to the media in Bagalkot, on the sidelines of campaigning for BJP candidate Veeranna Charantimath, he pointed out that despite announcing support prices for various crops, the gove…
Jaipur, March 17 (IANS) In a significant milestone towards realising the vision of ‘Har Ghar Jal’ (water for every household), Rajasthan has become the first state in the country to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti under the new guidelines of Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0. The MoU was signed on Tuesday at the Ministry of Jal Shakti in New Delhi in the presence of Union Minister C.R. Paatil, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma and Public Health Engineeri…
Bengaluru, March 17 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday criticised the Railway Department for abruptly cancelling promotion examinations for railway employees after protests by Kannada organisations over the denial of an option to write the test in Kannada. In a statement, Siddaramaiah said the examinations scheduled for promotion to 194 Goods Train Manager posts in the South Western Railway, and 101 Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) posts in the Hubballi…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Union Jal Shakti Minister C.R. Paatil on Friday launched the Sujal Gaon ID, a scheme‑based unique digital identifier that enables complete digital mapping of rural piped water supply assets. The IDs were released by the Minister during a meeting with Ministers of Public Health Engineering Department (PHED)/Rural Water Supply (RWS) and Panchayati Raj Departments of States and Union Territories to discuss the implementation roadmap of Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, said a sta…
Bengaluru, Feb 19 (IANS) Karnataka BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Thursday said that party workers must work day and night to restore the BJP’s past glory in the state, alleging that even ruling party MLAs are in a position to rebel against the Congress government due to growing dissatisfaction. Speaking at the BJP State Executive inauguration programme held at Gayatri Grand, Palace Grounds, in Bengaluru, Vijayendra said that the Congress is currently surviving only in Telangana,…
Bengaluru, Feb 18 (IANS) Karnataka BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra on Wednesday said that the party’s State Executive meeting will be held on Thursday (February 19) at Palace Grounds in Bengaluru.Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat will inaugurate the meeting, which is expected to be attended by more than 1,250 delegates, Vijayendra said.Speaking to mediapersons after inspecting preparations at Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds, he said representatives from across the state would b…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, Feb 12 (IANS) The Karnataka government will host a two-day International Dam Safety Conference in Bengaluru on February 13 and 14 in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Thursday.Addressing a press conference at Karnataka Bhavan in Delhi, Shivakumar, who also holds the Water Resources portfolio, said the conference is being organised as the state government completes 1,000 days in office.“A two-day conference wi…