Bengaluru, July 20 (IANS) In a major decisive move, Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Monday announced that the Sharavathi Pumped Storage Project is vital to meeting the state’s future electricity requirements and that the government would pursue its implementation. He was speaking after inaugurating the 57th Foundation Day celebrations of Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) held at the Jnana Jyothi Auditorium of Bengaluru City University on Palace Road.“The groundwork for t…
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Bengaluru, July 13 (IANS) A 23-year-old newly married woman allegedly died by suicide after consuming poison on a roadside near Bengaluru late on Sunday night, following an alleged dispute with her husband, police said on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Tanuja, a resident of Beerammanahalli in Gauribidanur. According to the police, she was in a relationship with Ravindra, a resident of Mayasandra in Yelahanka, Bengaluru.The couple had reportedly entered into a secret marriage at the …
Bengaluru, June 27 (IANS) Stating that he wants to create history, Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday announced that the government would erect ‘Walls of Gratitude’ to honour landowners who voluntarily give up their land for public welfare projects.Speaking at the 517th Kempegowda Jayanthi event at Kempegowda Layout, developed by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA), the Chief Minister said: “The government has decided to include the names of landowners who give up l…
Amaravati, March 20 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister late Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s wife Y. S. Vijayalakshmi clarified that no formal division of family assets has ever taken place and said that her son Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy had been unfair to his sister Y.S. Sharmila and her children in matters related to asset distribution. Amid the ongoing dispute over family assets in the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Vijayalakshmi, popularly known as Vijayamma, on Friday issued a notar…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 2 (IANS) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress, alleging that its government in Telangana had unleashed a “bulldozer raj” by demolishing hundreds of houses and rendering thousands homeless.In a strongly worded statement, Vijayan said the demolition of 700 houses in Velugumatla village of Khammam district under heavy police presence was “deeply alarming.”The houses, he noted, were built on Bhoodan land allotted to landl…
Bengaluru, Feb 28 (IANS) Three youths were killed in a hit-and-run accident in Raichur district of Karnataka, police said on Saturday.The deceased have been identified as 24-year-old Mohammad Ali, 19-year-old Noor Mohammad, and 26-year-old M. Fayaz, all residents of Sukhani Colony in Raichur city.The accident occurred when their motorcycle was hit by a truck while they were travelling from Basaveshwara Circle to Chandramouleshwara Circle.The impact of the collision was so severe that all three v…
Koppal, Jan 30 (IANS) The state Lokayukta officials on Friday conducted early-morning raids at multiple locations linked to the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS) Administrator in connection with allegations of amassing disproportionate assets.The simultaneous raids are currently underway at six locations across the Koppal district. The places raided include the administrator’s residence in Bhagyanagar of Koppal taluk, his private office, his mother-in-law’s house, a school, a scie…
Bengaluru, Jan 12 (IANS) The Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fact-finding committee formed in the backdrop of row surrounding demolition and rehabilitation of encroachers in Kogilu Layout region of Bengaluru by the Congress-led state government after the intervention of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) has demanded a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in this matter. Speaking to the media after submitting a report to the State BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra at …
Bengaluru, Jan 3 (IANS) Minister for Forests Eshwar Khandre announced that the Cabinet has approved the establishment of a 153.39-acre Biodiversity Park named after Vishwaguru Basavanna at a cost of Rs 250 crore.He made the announcement while addressing the media after the Cabinet meeting late on Friday.“Bengaluru is known as the Garden City. Lalbagh Botanical Garden was established in 1760 across about 240 acres, and Cubbon Park was developed in 1870 on 197 acres in the city. After Lalbagh an…