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Agitating K'taka Anganwadi workers threaten to lay siege to CM's residence

The State Anganwadi Employees Association has given a 48 hours deadline to the ruling BJP government in Karnataka for fulfilling the demands of Anganwadi workers

Modi to visit poll bound Karnataka on Feb 6, to participate in programmes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit poll bound Karnataka on February 6 for a one-day visit to inaugurate 'India Energy Week' programme. He will also participate in other programmes before leaving

LIVE: Cong must be fulcrum of any Oppn alliance for 2024, says Ramesh

LIVE news updates: The Congress general secretary also said in his view the Congress should be preparing to fight on its own in every state in the 2029 general elections

Amit Shah's Karnataka visit significant for Assembly polls: CM Bommai

Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to poll-bound Karnataka is giving impetus to BJP's poll preparedness in the state, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said here on Saturday.

CM Bommai inaugurates Parashuram theme park in Karnataka's Karkala

The Parashuram theme park, with a 33 feet bronze statue of Lord Parashuram, was inaugurated atop Umikal hill at Bailur in Karnataka's Udupi district by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai. Speaking after the inauguration on Friday evening in Karkala taluk, the Chief Minister said a master plan will be drawn to promote culture and temple tourism in coastal Karnataka. Bommai said the coastal region has immense potential for attracting tourists and the government is chalking out a number of schemes to promote tourism. The government aims to bring in overall development in the region by developing ports and roads. The government does not want to offer promises on packages, but is trying to improve the lives of the people, he said. Bommai added that the inauguration of the park is historic as Lord Parashuram is said to be the creator of Tulunadu. He was brave and strong and received the blessings of Lord Shiva, the Chief Minister said. State Minister for Kannada and Culture V Sunil Kumar,

Sale of meat, non-veg food banned within 10 km of Bengaluru Aero India Show

The Bengaluru civic body has issued a notice prohibiting the sale of non-vegetarian dishes within 10 km of the Yelahanka Air Force Station in view of the Aero India 2023

Shah to visit poll-bound K'taka on Saturday; to address rally in Belagavi

Besides attending a mega road show, the BJP leader will also address a massive public rally in Belagavi

Home Minister Shah to visit Karnataka on Jan 28 to attend various events

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be arriving in poll bound Karnataka's Hubballi-Dharwad and Belagavi on January 28 to attend various events and take part in a road show organised by the BJP. The visit to what is known as Kittur-Karnataka (Mumbai-Karnataka) region, where BJP is considerably strong, is the second such by Shah to the state within a month. The Karnataka unit of BJP hopes this tour and more such visits by the BJP leadership in the days to come, will help the party in mobilising its cadre base and achieve its mission 150 target (winning at least 150 out of 224 seats) in the assembly polls due by May, and come back to power. "Amit Shah will be arriving and staying in Hubballi on January 27, and on January 28 morning there are two progrmammes, one is KLE's BVB college's 75 years anniversary and inauguration of an indoor stadium, then he will laying foundation for Forensic Science Laboratory in Dharwad," Karnataka BJP General Secretary Mahesh Tenginkai said. Speaking to .

Congress gave birth to corruption, illegality, alleges Karnataka CM Bommai

The whole country knows that it was the Congress Party that gave birth to corruption and illegality, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said while responding to Congress' complaint

BJP govt trying to cover up PSI scam in Karnataka: Randeep Singh Surjewala

The Congress on Wednesday accused the ruling BJP in Karnataka of attempting to 'cover up' the Police Sub-Inspector recruitment scam in which already an ADGP rank officer has been arrested. The grand old party said the prime accused in the case, R D Patil has written to the Lokayukta alleging that the investigating officer of the scam had demanded Rs three crore to shut the case and already Rs 76 lakh has been paid. Noting that the letter to the Lokayukta is in public domain, it demanded the resignation of Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra and a probe by the Chief Justice of the Karnataka High Court into the scam. This letter by RD Patil clearly accuses the investigating officer of demanding Rs 3 crore of bribe. Rs 76 lakh of bribe in the PSI scam as per the letter has been delivered to the investigating officer. All this with a view to dilute and finish the entire PSI scam, the Congress National General Secretary and Karnataka in charge Randeep Singh Surjewala, said in a ...

Congress woos women voters with cash transfers in poll-bound Karnataka

The Congress is sharply focusing on women voters promising cash transfers and separate manifesto months ahead of Assembly elections in Karnataka as it aims to wrest power from the BJP. Seeking to raise the pitch, women aspirants have also been pushing for allotment of at least 15 per cent of the tickets. The Congress has announced that Rs 2,000 would be credited to the account of woman head of households every month if it's voted to power. Days earlier, it promised 200 units of free power a month to all homes in the State, where Assembly elections are due by May. A separate manifesto for women is also in the works. The Congress national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra recently announced 'Na Nayaki' ('I am the woman leader') project here under which the 'Gruha Lakshmi' scheme offering Rs 2,000 was promised. According to her, a separate manifesto for women, as was done in Uttar Pradesh, will be brought out in Karnataka. Conceding that the Congress experiment of women-centr

Congress has history of having links with terrorism: Karnataka BJP

The ruling BJP in Karnataka on Wednesday alleged that the Congress has a history of having links with terrorism

Aero India this year will be biggest airshow: K'taka CM Basavaraj Bommai

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said the 14th edition of Aero India that would be held in Bengaluru from February 13-17, will be the "biggest airshow" with highest participation. The Chief Minister virtually attended the 'Apex Committee' meeting to review the preparations for the event chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. "This is going to be the biggest airshow with the highest participation. There will be a large number of participation from delegates, aerospace and defence industry leaders, also companies," Bommai said. Speaking to reporters after attending the virtual meeting from here, he said, "there will be India pavilion, Karnataka pavilion and a large exhibition of aerospace companies. Also there will be aerial displays by aircrafts, and the public will also be getting an opportunity to witness it. The Prime Minister will be inaugurating this mega airshow." The biennial airshow would be held at the Air Force Station at Yelahanka in ...

Rs 60 lakh fee per day for Karnataka's legal team in border row case in SC

As per the January 18 order, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi will be paid Rs 22 lakh per day for appearing before the apex court and Rs 5.5 lakh per day for conference and other works

BJP files complaint against Cong on irregularities in 'TenderSURE' projects

'We have lodged a complaint with the Lokayukta. We have proof for the allegations we are making, but they don't. They have not been able to produce any proof till now'

When people fear the State or its agents, there is tyranny: Karnataka HC

When people begin to fear the State or its agents, there is tyranny, the High Court of Karnataka has observed. "When the State or its agents fear the people there is liberty; when the people fear the State or its agents, there is tyranny," Justice M Nagaprasanna has said in his judgment on a petition filed by a 23-year-old advocate from Dakshina Kannada district who was manhandled by the police. He was also paid a compensation of Rs 3 lakh which will be recovered from the erring police officers. Kuldeep, the advocate from Puthila village in Belthangady had approached the HC after his complaint against Suthesh K P, a sub-inspector of police, was not registered. Even after the direction by the court, there was delay in registering the FIR. The HC in its judgment recently, ordered the Director General and Inspector General of Police to initiate departmental inquiry against Suthesh "and his cohorts or any other officer, after identifying those officers who have indulged in the act of .

Cheap, not part of K'taka politics: CM Bommai on Siddaramaiah's remarks

Such a comment was not of the political culture of Karnataka and it must be understood by him: CM

Nadda to launch BJP's 'Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra' in poll-bound Karnataka

The Bharatiya Janata Party national president JP Nadda will flag off the nine-day state-wide Vijaya Sankalpa Yatra from Vijayapura in poll-bound Karnataka on Saturday, the party said

Goa govt unanimously resolves asking Centre to withdraw Mhadei DPR

'We will urge the Central government for an immediate constitution of the Mhadei Water Management Authority as given in the award and also urged for the withdrawal of the DPR sanctioned by CWC'

PM Modi to visit Karnataka, Maharastra to inaugurate various projects

As PM Narendra Modi is all set to visit Karnataka and Maharashtra to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various development projects, here, preparations are in full swing in both the states