K’taka Cabinet to conduct fresh caste census survey, seek Backward Classes panel’s opinion: Siddaramaiah

K'taka Cabinet to conduct fresh caste census survey, seek Backward Classes panel's opinion: Siddaramaiah

Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, June 12 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Thursday that the state Cabinet has decided to undertake a fresh survey of the social and educational status of Backward Classes, known as caste census, as per Section 11(2) of the Karnataka State Backward Classes Commission Act, 1995, given that … Read more

K’taka govt conspiring to inflate minority numbers through caste census to increase their quota: BJP

K’taka govt conspiring to inflate minority numbers through caste census to increase their quota: BJP

Follow Us on Google News Mangaluru (Karnataka), June 12 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Shobha Karandlaje, accused the Karnataka government of conspiring to inflate minority numbers through the caste census to provide them with more reservation. Speaking to the media in Mangaluru on Thursday, Shobha Karandlaje claimed that the … Read more

Intervention in stampede case imperative: K’taka LoP tells NHRC

Intervention in stampede case imperative: K'taka LoP tells NHRC

Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, June 12 (IANS) The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) R. Ashoka has written a letter to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday regarding the stampede in Bengaluru which claimed 11 lives on June 4 and underlined that its intervention in the stampede case is imperative. “Monitor ongoing … Read more

K’taka CM asks Andhra govt to lift Totapuri mango import ban, warns of reciprocal action

K'taka CM asks Andhra govt to lift Totapuri mango import ban, warns of reciprocal action

Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, June 12 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday wrote a letter to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu requesting him to withdraw the ban on entry of Totapuri mangoes from the state to Chittoor district. He has also warned CM Naidu of retaliatory measures. CM Siddaramaiah further … Read more

K’taka BJP welcomes ED action in tribal Board case

K'taka BJP welcomes ED action in tribal Board case

Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, June 11 (IANS) Karnataka BJP has welcomed the raids by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on four Congress MLAs and an MP in connection with the alleged irregularities in the Maharshi Valmiki Tribal Welfare Board in Ballary district and Bengaluru on Wednesday. Speaking to the media at the BJP state … Read more

BJP’s demand for resignation over stampede tragedy is politically-motivated: K’taka CM

BJP’s demand for resignation over stampede tragedy is politically-motivated: K'taka CM

Follow Us on Google News Chikkaballapura (Karnataka), June 11 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday accused the BJP of politicizing every issue and misleading people with false statements while demanding resignations purely for political reasons. Speaking to the media at Bommasandra village helipad in Gauribidanur on Wednesday, CM Siddaramaiah was responding to the BJP’s … Read more

K’taka tribal board scam: ED’s 60 officers raid locations linked to Cong MP, 4 MLAs (Ld)

K'taka tribal board scam: ED's 60 officers raid locations linked to Cong MP, 4 MLAs (Ld)

Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, June 11 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) was conducting raids at locations linked to four Congress leaders and others in connection with the Maharshi Valmiki Tribal Welfare Board Scam in Ballary district and Bengaluru on Wednesday. A team of 60 officers attached to the ED has been conducting simultaneous … Read more

K’taka Tribal Welfare Board scam: ED raids places linked to Cong MP, three MLAs

K'taka Tribal Welfare Board scam: ED raids places linked to Cong MP, three MLAs

Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, June 11 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) was conducting raids at locations linked to four Congress leaders and others in connection with the sensational Maharshi Valmiki Tribal Welfare Board Scam in Ballary district and Bengaluru on Wednesday. According to ED sources, raids are currently underway at the residences and … Read more

B’luru stampede: Central Administrative Tribunal issues notice to K’taka govt over suspension, adjourns matter till June 12

B'luru stampede: Central Administrative Tribunal issues notice to K'taka govt over suspension, adjourns matter till June 12

Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, June 10 (IANS) The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) court in Bengaluru, on Tuesday, issued a notice to the Congress-led government in Karnataka over the suspension of senior IPS officer in connection with the recent stampede near the Chinnaswamy Stadium here last week. Senior IPS officer Vikash Kumar Vikash has … Read more