By TJS George D.K.Shivakumar is Karnataka’s most formidable politician. He is also the most feared. There are many in Karnataka, including senior Congress leaders, who see him as a liability in public life. Currently the State’s Energy Minister, he is recognised by all as a muscle-man, fixer, campaign manager, crowd mobiliser, money bag and general…
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BJP State Executive meeting begins
August 6, 2017Bengaluru: The day-long BJP State Executive Committee meeting began at the sprawling Palace Grounds here this morning. Preparation for the Assembly polls, review of ‘Vistarak’ (outreach) programme, the recent I-T raids on Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar, Congress Government reviving the State Flag issue and also supporting a separate religion tag for Lingayat-Veerashaiva dharma and attacks…
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Raids, Resorts and Saffron Reign
August 5, 2017On July 29 last Saturday at 4 am, 44 Gujarat MLAs were escorted into Eagleton Golf Resort on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway by D.K. Suresh as per the instructions of his powerful brother, Power Minister Doddalahalli Kempegowda Shivakumar, popularly known as DKS. DKS, like former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, is well-versed in moving people and keeping them…
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BJP Raitha Morcha stage dharna in Mysuru
August 2, 2017Members of Raitha Morcha of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are seen protesting against a Government move to de-notify lakes. The protest was held yesterday at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office and they alleged that the de-notification was being done to favour the real estate lobby and will spell a doom to hundreds of lakes.
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Veteran BJP leader B.B. Shivappa passes away
July 31, 2017Bengaluru: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader B.B. Shivappa (89) passed away at a private hospital here this morning following multiple organ failure. He was being treated in the hospital for the last few days. Shivappa, who played a significant role in building the Party in Karnataka during its early days, was said to be…
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Karnataka Govt. wants State Flag, BJP calls move anti-national
July 19, 2017Bengaluru: A long-standing demand by Kannada activists for an official State flag became a major controversy yesterday with Karnataka Government setting up a nine-member Committee to examine the legality and desirability of having and designing a separate flag for the State. The Committee is headed by Kannada and Culture Department Principal Secretary. Heads of Department…
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State MPs protest against DIG Roopa’s transfer
July 19, 2017New Delhi: The State BJP MPs and leaders staged a protest in Delhi against the transfer of DIG Roopa for exposing the alleged irregularities in Parappana Agrahara Central Prisons. To draw attention to the transfer of Roopa and RSS worker Sharat Madivala’s murder, the BJP leaders staged the protest bringing them into national focus. Led…
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‘Siddu Govt. is of few people, by few people, for few people’
July 18, 2017One of the few honest politicians in Karnataka, former Minister Suresh Kumar speaks about being a ‘Vistarak’ in Mysuru By S.N. Venkatnag Sobers Arguably he is one of the cleanest politicians of Karnataka. A true gentleman and a humble worker of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is former Minister S. Suresh Kumar. A two-time Corporator and…
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State BJP Executive Meet on July 29
July 16, 2017Bengaluru: The State BJP Executive Meet will be held in Bengaluru on July 29, during which a report on the success of the ‘Vistarak’ programme will be tabled. The meet will discuss the pros and cons of the party’s ‘Vistarak’ initiative, which was aimed at connecting with people. The meet, which will note down the…
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GST: Conduct cluster meetings, Union Minister tells Commissioner
July 14, 2017Mysuru: Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pointedly asked the GST Mysuru Commissionerate, Commissioner G.V. Krishna Rao to go to the people instead of sitting in the office to clarify the problems and issues faced by the trade and industry bodies. “Your mission should be to go to each cluster, sit with the affected people there and…
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