Bengaluru: Twenty-five days after being sworn-in as the Chief Minister, following the collapse of the JD(S)-Congress Government, CM B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) inducted 17 members into his Cabinet at Raj Bhavan here this morning. The Ministers inducted are: Jagadish Shettar (Hubbali-Dharwad Central MLA), a former Chief Minister; K.S. Eshwarappa (Shivamogga City) and R. Ashoka (Padmanabha Nagar),…
Modi’s Razor’s Edge: Let us support Family Planning Campaign
August 19, 2019Today, from the ramparts of the Red Fort, I want to address the issue of population explosion in the country. Parents in India now need to give a serious thought to whether they will be able to fulfil their child’s dreams and aspirations and support a new life. A small section of society, which keeps…
BJP sets enrolment of two lakh members in Mysuru district
August 9, 2019Mysuru: District BJP President M. Shivanna has said the party has set a target of enrolling two lakh new members in the district. Addressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here yesterday, M. Shivanna said that the BJP has begun membership drive with Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching the drive at New Delhi on July…
Abhyas Varga: BJP holds two-day orientation for Party MPs
August 3, 2019PM Modi stresses on discipline, punctuality; To address Parliamentarians tomorrow New Delhi: A two-day orientation programme for BJP Parliamentarians, where attendance is compulsory, started today at 10 am. The closed-door sessions focused on conduct, discipline, Parliamentary procedures and ideological issues, sources said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and…
Cabinet expansion to be delayed
August 1, 2019Bengaluru: After having passed the Floor Test on July 29, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) now have to wait for the conclusion of the Monsoon Session of Parliament for Cabinet expansion as the BJP top brass is yet to give green signal for the same. Although it has been almost a week since Yediyurappa took…
Hindutva is a way of life: Speaker
August 1, 2019Bengaluru: As expected, BJP MLA from Sirsi Assembly segment in Uttar Kannada district, Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri was elected unopposed as the new Assembly Speaker yesterday. The post was vacant after K.R. Ramesh Kumar, a Congress MLA from Srinivaspur, quit soon after B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) won the Floor Test on Monday by a voice-vote. The election…
Govt. scraps Tipu Jayanti; Congress sees red
July 31, 2019Bengaluru: A day after proving its majority in the House, the B.S. Yediyurappa-led BJP Government yesterday called off Tipu Jayanti. The Birth Anniversary of Tipu Sultan, the 18th century king from Mysuru, was made a Government-sponsored annual affair in 2015 by the Congress Government. In an order, the Department of Kannada and Culture stated that…
BJP’s Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri certain to be Assembly Speaker
July 30, 2019Bengaluru: Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, the BJP MLA from Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district, is almost certain to be the new Karnataka Assembly Speaker. The post had fallen vacant after K.R. Ramesh Kumar, Srinivasapur MLA from the Congress, quit as Speaker on Monday soon after BJP’s B.S. Yediyurappa proved majority by a voice vote in the…
Speaker Resigns: B.S. Yediyurappa wins Trust Vote
July 29, 2019Finance Bill passed; 3 rebel MLAs move SC against disqualification Bengaluru: K.R. Ramesh Kumar resigned as Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly soon after Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa passed the Trust Vote at the Floor of the House here this morning. Before announcing his resignation, Ramesh Kumar, a Congress MLA from Srinivaspur Assembly segment in…
Speaker disqualifies 14 more rebel MLAs
July 28, 2019224-member House reduced to 207 | Majority mark is 104 | BJP has 105 and support of one Independent Bengaluru: Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar this morning disqualified 14 rebel Congress MLAs under the Anti-Defection Law, just a day before the newly formed BJP Government will face a Trust Vote in the Assembly. On Thursday,…
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