Bengaluru: Even as Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) lashed out at State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa (BSY) this morning, accusing him of making relentless efforts to destabilise his (HDK) government and also accusing him (BSY) of setting a precedent on commission percentage in government contracts, Yeddyurappa has convened an Emergency Press Meet at the State…
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning to field about 70 celebrities, professionals and eminent persons from the world of films, sports, art and culture for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The list includes eminent actors like Akshay Kumar, Mohanlal, Sunny Deol, Madhuri Dixit Nene and former cricketer Virender Sehwag. All of them…
Mysuru: Accusing the BJP of relentlessly exerting pressure on him to change sides, H.D. Kote Congress MLA Anil Chikkamadu has asserted that he will not desert the Congress which came to his rescue when he was in political doldrums. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here this morning, Anil Chikkamadu alleged that former Minister…
Mysuru: Even as Congress staged a nation-wide bandh yesterday in protest against rising prices of petrol, diesel and LPG, it is recalled that the price of petrol had breached Rs.80 mark in 2013 itself, when the Congress-headed UPA Government was in power at the Centre. According to a petrol bill issued by a Fuel Station…
Mysuru: Following the political turbulence seen in Karnataka as a result of rumours about the imminent arrest of Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar in the Income Tax case by the Enforcement Directorate, a Herculean effort seems to be underway to save and protect the number two powerful Minister in the Karnataka Coalition Government. Chief Minister…
Mysuru: Even as the voting for the MCC elections yesterday, was by and large peaceful, former Mayor Satish (Sandesh Swamy) and a few other BJP leaders and workers were assaulted by a group in Ward 35 coming under Narasimharaja (NR) Assembly segment. The incident occurred when BJP workers questioned a youth who was moving around…
Bengaluru: Amid speculations of her entry to politics after retirement as a top bureaucrat, former State Chief Secretary K. Ratna Prabha is all set to join the BJP today. Ratna Prabha, who retired as Chief Secretary in June this year after a three-month extension, is likely to be fielded as the BJP candidate to take…
Mysuru: The BJP has expelled six members from the party who have contested MCC and Town Panchayat polls in the district, for contesting against the party’s official candidates. BJP District President M. Shivanna in a press release, said that the six members expelled are B.E. Rakesh, who is contesting from MCC Ward 58, K.N. Shobha…
Mysuru: The BJP this time seems to have become more sympathetic towards some of the backward communities who are asking for internal reservation in giving tickets to contest the forthcoming Corporation election. For the first time, it has given ticket to a Bhovi community candidate, Uppara community, Madiwala community and Kodava community in spite of…
Mysuru: Maintaining that the BJP lost the Assembly polls by a whisker due to some internal confusions here and there, State BJP President and Opposition leader B.S. Yeddyurappa has called upon the party workers not to get disheartened over Assembly poll loss and work hard for ensuring victory in maximum number of seats in the…
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