Bengaluru, July 19 (IANS) Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday appealed to football fans across Karnataka to maintain peace and exercise restraint while watching the FIFA World Cup final, for which the state government has granted special permission to hotels and restaurants to remain open until 3.30 am. Speaking to reporters at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, Shivakumar said the decision was taken in response to requests from young football enthusiasts eager to watch the final match.”Police ha…
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Bengaluru, July 19 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday chaired a meeting of Deputy Commissioners and Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Zilla Panchayats at Vidhana Soudha to review the prevailing drought situation across the state and discuss measures to address key challenges arising out of it.The meeting focused on issues related to drinking water supply, availability of fodder for livestock, agricultural activities, employment generation and other relief measures needed…
Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) Karnataka Leader of the Opposition, R. Ashoka, on Wednesday, alleged that the state government was attempting to issue Permanent Resident Certificates (PRCs) to people from Bangladesh and other countries to create a vote bank and retain voters in the state. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru at the Lok Bhavan, Ashoka said a representation had been submitted to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, urging him to intervene and prevent the state government from issuing PRCs.He all…
Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, on Friday accused the Karnataka government of deliberately delaying elections to local bodies, including the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and zilla panchayats, and alleged that the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls was being used as a pretext to postpone the civic polls.It can be noted that the Karnataka government has sought an extension from the Supreme Court till December 31 to conduct e…
Bengaluru, April 16 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday said a monsoon deficit is expected in most districts of the state, barring five, and directed Deputy Commissioners to take precautionary measures to ensure there is no shortage of drinking water.He was speaking at a meeting held under his chairmanship at the Vidhana Soudha, attended by district in-charge ministers, Deputy Commissioners, and Chief Executive Officers of Zilla Panchayats, to review drinking water supply in…
Bengaluru, Feb 17 (IANS) In view of the upcoming elections to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and local bodies in Karnataka, a delegation of Congress leaders, led by Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar, met the State Election Commissioner G.S. Sangreshi on Tuesday and submitted a memorandum seeking rectification of errors in the voter list revision.The delegation included Ministers Ramalinga Reddy and Dinesh Gundu Rao, former Congress MP D.K. Suresh, MLAs Rizwan Arshad and A.C. Srinivas…