CM Yediyurappa under pressure from miffed BJP seniors wanting to be Ministers Bengaluru: Intense lobbying has began for plum Cabinet portfolios just hours after Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa announced yesterday that his six-month-old Cabinet will be expanded on Thursday, Feb. 6. Several leaders are making a beeline to the CM’s Dhavalagiri residence in Bengaluru’s Dollar’s…
Veer Savarkar was not a freedom fighter, claims former CM
February 3, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Former Chief Minister Sidddharamaiah has courted controversy by saying that Veer Savarkar was not a freedom fighter. Speaking at a seminar organised by the District Congress Committee on ‘Unconstitutional and Discriminatory CAA, NRC, NPR’ at Congress Bhavan near the City Railway Station here yesterday, Siddharamaiah said that the British had jailed Veer Savarkar for…
Cabinet expansion on Feb. 6, says CM B.S. Yediyurappa
February 2, 2020Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa said that the Cabinet expansion would take place on Feb. 6, with 13 MLAs taking oath of office. He was addressing a press conference at his Home Office this morning. “The Cabinet expansion will take place on Feb. 6 with the oath-taking ceremony at the Raj Bhavan at 10.30…
Government committed for reconstruction of Kodagu: CM
January 28, 2020Madikeri: Asserting that the Government was committed to the reconstruction of flood-devastated Kodagu district, Chief Minister B.S.Yediyurappa said that the Government will announce measures for tapping the tourism potential in Kodagu to the full. He was speaking after laying the foundation stone for a new block(450-bed) of the District Hospital here yesterday. Noting that 2,033…
Suttur Jathra: CM to deliver valedictory address
January 25, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Following are the events to be held tomorrow (Jan. 26) as part of the Annual Jathra Mahotsava at Suttur Srikshetra in Nanjangud taluk: 4 am: Karthru Gadduge – Maharudrabhisheka; 6.30 am: Nandigundapura – Peace-Prayer Friendship March. Yoga Demonstration by students of Suttur JSS School; 7.30 am: Shatsthala Dhwajarohana – Sri Shivakumara Swamiji. Message – …
Yediyurappa to showcase Karnataka at Davos for investments
January 20, 2020Bengaluru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa would showcase the State at the 50th World Economic Forum (WEF) that is scheduled on Jan. 20-24, at Davos in Switzerland for global investments. The CM left for Davos yesterday along with a delegation comprising Industries Minister Jagadish Shettar, Chief Secretary T.M. Vijaybhaskar, Additional Chief Secretary E.V. Ramana Reddy, Principal…
CM in dilemma as newly elected MLAs press for Cabinet berth
January 14, 2020Bengaluru: With newly elected MLAs exerting relentless pressure for sooner inclusion in the Cabinet, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) is said to be in a dilemma over Cabinet expansion. As the BJP High Command is yet to give nod for Cabinet expansion despite repeated pleas, a miffed Yediyurappa may take his own decision on expanding…
BSY to leave for Davos on Jan.19
January 14, 2020Bengaluru: Even as the issue of Cabinet expansion is haunting him, with all newly elected MLAs as well as defeated MLAs pressing for Cabinet berths, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) is all set to leave for Davos in Switzerland for attending a global economic summit. With the political coup of Congress and JD(S) Legislators quitting…
Twist in the Plot: Mysuru loses out on Film City
January 9, 2020Bengaluru: The story (plot) of Film City that began in Mysuru in 2017 during the reign of Siddharamaiah and that saw a sort of an interval in Ramanagara during the rule of H.D. Kumaraswamy in 2018 is climaxing in Bengaluru in 2020 during the present Government headed by B.S. Yediyurappa. The Yediyurappa Government has finally…
BSY takes day off, Deputy Dr. Ashwath Narayan steps in
January 9, 2020Mysuru: Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) yesterday decided to take a day off from his busy schedule and remained indoors at his private residence in Dollar’s Colony. According to the CMO, Yediyurappa felt “slightly fatigued” and since it was a “light” day, decided to skip work. Yediyurappa did meet people who came to his residence,…
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