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KS Eshwarappa to resign as minister today in contractor's suicide case

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday confirmed that Minister KS Eshwarappa will tender his resignation from his ministerial post today following allegations of corruption.

Opposition protest inside Vidhana Soudha demanding Eshwarappa's arrest

Opposition leader in Karnataka Assembly and former CM Siddaramaiah along with other Congress members, protested inside the Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru, demanding state minister KS Eshwarappa's arrest

Contractor's death: Min quits, CM says no pressure from BJP high command

The contractor had accused the minister and his close aides of demanding 40% commission for executing a civic work in Hindalga village in Belagavi in 2021 ahead of a village festival

Resignation not enough, Eshwarappa must be arrested: Karnataka Congress

Meanwhile, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said that Eshwarappa has tendered resignation on his own

Same conspirators behind sex CD row and Karnataka contractor death: BJP MLA

The BJP leader, however, has not revealed the names of alleged conspirators so far

Karnataka minister booked over contractor's death, refuses to quit

'The question of my resignation does not arise at all. I will not bow to the opposition demand for my resignation,' Eshwarappa said in a press conference at his home town

Contractor death: Congress demands FIR against Karnataka minister

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi accused the prime minister and the Karnataka chief minister of being complicit in the contractor's death

KSSEB SSLC result 2022 to be out by 2nd week of May; answer keys from today

The answer keys for all the subjects for which the KSSEB SSLC Class 10 exam was held have been published online

Karnataka tourism minister defends Centre over petrol price hike

There has been a hike of Rs 10 in the price of petrol and diesel over the last few days and the Petrol in the national capital crossed the Rs 105 mark yesterday

Congress to carry out massive protest in Karnataka on price rise

The Congress has charged that the prices of essential commodities such as petrol, diesel, CNG, LPG, building materials and chemical fertilizers have gone up causing severe hardship for the common man.

CBI rules out FBI presence in Karnataka to probe Bitcoin hacking case

The Bitcoin case had brought turmoil in the state last year when media reported that a hacker had hacked into the Bitcoin portal and siphoned off huge amount of money

Karnataka CM says good times ahead as he unveils 161-ft Hanuman statue

Many holy works are being taken up on the auspicious occasion of Rama Navami in the region. The region would see huge developments in the coming days, Bommai said

BJP rolls out its 'Mission 150+' plan for Karnataka Assembly polls

Recently, Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited the southern state to take stock of the preparations

Central agencies looking into hoax bomb threat: Karnataka Home Minister

The home minister, however, did not specify which central agency is involved in the investigation

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai claims his visit to Delhi successful

Expressing satisfaction over his capital visit, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, on Thursday, said that his Delhi visit has been successful

Bommai meets Nadda, discusses Karnataka political developments

Earlier during the day, Bommai had a brief one-on-one interaction with Nadda on the sidelines of the BJP's 42nd Foundation Day event here, sources added

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai likely to meet Amit Shah, JP Nadda in Delhi

Elevating the probability of discussing cabinet expansion of his eight-month-old government, Karnataka chief minister Bommai on Tuesday said that he is likely to meet BJP top brass

Talk of cabinet expansion gains momentum in Karnataka as CM flies to Delhi

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said he hopes to get instructions from the party leadership on the expansion or rejig of his cabinet, during the New Delhi trip

KTR's attempts to compare Bengaluru with Hyderabad 'utter joke': Bommai

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday dismissed Telangana IT Minister K T Rama Rao's attempts to compare Bengaluru with Hyderabad as "utter joke". He was responding to Rao's recent tweet asking an entrepreneur in Bengaluru to shift to Hyderabad, claiming better physical and social infrastructure there. ''It is an utter joke....not just India, people from across the world are coming to Bengaluru. Highest startups are in Bengaluru. Highest unicorns are in Bengaluru, million and billion dollars worth," Bommai said in response to a question on Rao's tweet. Speaking to reporters here, he said, "The highest FDI in the country, more than 40 per cent of FDI, for the successive last three quarters Karnataka is number one. So comparing Karnataka with Telangana or Bengaluru with Hyderabad is an utter joke." On March 31, responding to a tweet by serial entrepreneur Ravish Naresh, complaining about Bengaluru's infrastructure, Rao had asked him to "Pack your bags & move to ...

Unrest in K'taka: Andhra wooing investors, but CM not bothered, says Cong

Referring to recent developments like the call to ban Muslim vendors in temples, hijab crisis, the Karnataka Cong has warned BJP that no investor would come to state as peace and order were disturbed