Opposition offensive: Dakshina Kannada district BJP president Satish Kumpala (centre) addresses the media in Mangaluru Wednesday Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada district BJP president Sathish Kumpala Wednesday accused the Congress govt in Karnataka of functioning as an “ATM” for the party’s central leadership and alleged that the Siddaramaiah govt’s three-year rule was marked by corruption and scams.Citing…
Chief minister DK Shivakumar with his deputy G Parameshwara Bengaluru: DK Shivakumar will face his first legislature session as chief minister, with the monsoon session beginning Thursday set to test his ability to manage a determined opposition, defend his govt on several contentious issues and keep his recently expanded cabinet and Congress legislators together.The first…
Dharwad: JD(S) mahanagar district president Gururaj Hunasimarad on Monday demanded a high-level inquiry into the alleged inclusion of more than 75,000 bogus, duplicate, deceased and shifted voters in the electoral rolls of the Hubballi-Dharwad West Assembly constituency.Addressing a news conference, Hunasimarad said the large-scale discrepancies came to light during the recent comprehensive revision of electoral…
Union minister and JD(S) state president HD Kumaraswamy Mysuru: Union minister and JD(S) state president HD Kumaraswamy directed party legislators to launch a “coordinated attack” on the Congress govt during the forthcoming legislature session, focusing on drought, farmers’ issues, alleged corruption, and irregularities in recruitment and welfare schemes.At a JD(S) legislature party meeting Sunday, Kumaraswamy…
Kalaburagi: The Kalaburagi City Corporation (KCC) mayor and deputy mayor elections, scheduled for Aug 7, have been postponed due to potential scheduling conflicts arising from the ongoing special intensive revision, which is set to conclude only on Aug 8, and the soon-to-commence Parliament session.While the mayor’s post is reserved for the Backward Class- A (BCA)…
MLA Nayana Motamma and former minister Laxmi Hebbalkar were both overlooked for a ministerial post Bengaluru: Chief minister D K Shivakumar’s expanded cabinet has come under fire for having no woman minister, with the reported last-minute exclusion of MLC Gayathri Shanthegowda fuelling a debate over gender representation. Demands that the lone vacancy go to a…
Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti on Tuesday said Chief Minister D K Shivakumar had called him and asked him to resign from the post. Horatti said he would discuss the matter with BJP and JD(S) leaders before taking a decision. He also said the chairman of the Legislative Council and the Speaker of the…
Madikeri/ Mysuru: Kargil Vijay Diwas was commemorated on Sunday at Madikeri’s War Memorial, where tributes were paid to soldiers who laid down their lives in the 1999 Kargil War. The memorial was adorned with flowers, and dignitaries, ex-servicemen and social activists paid floral tributes to the martyrs. The programme was organised by Bajrang Dal and…
BJP state president BY Vijayendra Bengaluru: BJP and JD(S) will join hands to corner ruling Congress govt on major issues affecting people of Karnataka during the upcoming assembly session, state BJP president BY Vijayendra said Sunday.The alliance partners would raise issues including proposed Kanakapura airport project, drought situation, guarantee schemes, failures in competitive examinations and…
TIMES NEWS NETWORKMangaluru: JD(S) MLC SL Bhoje Gowda expressed concern over the Dakshina Kannada district administration declaring blanket holidays for schools and colleges, solely on the basis of the weather department reports during the rainy season. He questioned the rationale behind repeatedly declaring holidays as a precautionary measure, even when there is no rain.Speaking to…
