Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, May 29 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP has accused the Congress-led government of “aiding and abetting” communal strife in the state’s coastal region of Mangaluru. Speaking to reporters at the BJP headquarters in Bengaluru on Thursday, state President B.Y. Vijayendra commented on the ongoing unrest in Mangaluru, stating, “This Congress-led … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, May 28 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP unit has alleged that the Congress-led government in the state has made Bengaluru more expensive than Dubai by increasing prices and hiking taxes. The BJP delegation submitted a memorandum to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) Commissioner Tushar Girinath on Wednesday in this … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, May 28 (IANS) The Karnataka government organised a special event, ‘Jai Hind Sabha’, in honour of the Indian armed forces and facilitated retired military personnel in Bengaluru on Wednesday. The programme was held at the Town Hall in Bengaluru under ‘Jai Hind Jai Sena’. During the event, senior officers … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, May 28 (IANS) In the wake of heavy rains lashing various parts of Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday directed district in-charge ministers and secretaries to immediately visit rain and flood-affected areas to assess the situation and oversee relief operations. The Chief Minister issued the directive after receiving reports … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Mangaluru (Karnataka), May 28 (IANS) The communally-sensitive Mangaluru district and coastal Karnataka remain tense following the murder of a 34-year-old man in the jurisdiction of the Bantwal Rural Police Station on Wednesday. Additional police forces have been deployed to monitor the situation, and authorities have imposed prohibitory orders in the … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, May 27 (IANS) As the political slugfest in Karnataka continues over the appointment of popular actress Tamannaah Bhatia as brand ambassador for a state-owned public enterprise, the state Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit on Tuesday criticised the Congress government and said that the latter won’t make even Rs 60 … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, May 27 (IANS) Karnataka BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra on Tuesday welcomed the expulsion of party MLAs S.T. Somashekhar and Shivaram Hebbar for anti-party activities. He said that both MLAs Somashekar and Hebbar, as well as the central leadership, are well aware of the anti-party activities they engaged in. Responding … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, May 27 (IANS) The BJP’s Central Disciplinary Committee on Tuesday expelled Karnataka MLAs S.T. Somashekar and Shivaram Hebbar from the party for a period of six years. Both legislators had aligned themselves with Congress leaders and publicly criticised the BJP and its leadership. Somashekar represents the Yeshwanthpur Assembly constituency … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, May 26 (IANS) The Karnataka BJP has criticised the Congress-led state government’s decision to file a defamation case in connection with a newspaper advertisement that highlighted the government’s failures. The advertisement, presented as a “charge sheet”, was released on the occasion of the Congress government completing two years in … Read more