Bengaluru, Jan 8 (IANS) The Karnataka government is set to rehabilitate people whose houses were demolished as they had encroached on government land. The state government plans to distribute houses to them amid controversy and stiff opposition from the BJP in Bengaluru.The government has prepared to provide houses to 26 people in the first phase, out of the 167 families whose residential structures were demolished earlier near Kogilu Layout in the city.The decision is likely to trigger a major …
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Bengaluru, Jan 6 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said on Tuesday that he wished CM Siddaramaiah to complete his full term in office and there was no confusion in the party. He made the statement while speaking to reporters in Bengaluru. “Let all good things happen to him. I wish him all the luck. There is no confusion among us; the confusion is among the media. Once again, I wish him all the luck,” he said.Commenting on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah equalling the record …
Bengaluru, Jan 1 (IANS) Responding to allegations by BJP leaders that the Congress-led government in Karnataka is providing houses to Bangladeshi encroachers, Housing and Waqf Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan on Thursday said there was no question of allotting houses to outsiders and challenged the opposition to prove that the affected persons were Bangladeshis.Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, Zameer Khan said: “All of them are locals. Even if outsiders had stayed there and lost their houses, we wi…
Bengaluru, Dec 29 (IANS) After the intervention of the All India Congress Committee (AICC), the Congress-led Karnataka government, on Monday, announced alternative houses for those who lost shelter during the demolition drive carried out at the government land in Kogilu Layout in Bengaluru. Addressing a joint press conference, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah along with State Congress President and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, made the announcement in Bengaluru after holding a high-level me…
Bengaluru, Dec 24 (IANS) The Lokayukta sleuths conducted raids at 10 locations across three districts in Karnataka, on Wednesday, in connection with allegations of amassing assets disproportionate to known sources of income against Sardar Sarfaraz Khan, Personal Assistant and aide to State Minister for Housing and Waqf, Zameer Ahmed Khan. Simultaneous raids were carried out in Bengaluru, Madikeri and Mysuru districts by a team of more than 100 Lokayukta officials.In Bengaluru, searches were cond…