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Echo of price rise: BJP begins day-night dharna in Bengaluru
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Echo of price rise: BJP begins day-night dharna in Bengaluru

April 2, 2025

Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has launched a 24-hour ‘Ahoratri Dharani’ (day-night protest) at Freedom Park in Bengaluru, accusing the Congress-led Karnataka Government of reckless price hikes, fiscal mismanagement and a series of Governance failures. The BJP has prepared a detailed charge sheet against the Congress Government, highlighting what it calls the ‘daylight robbery’…

Diesel price hiked by Rs. 2 a litre in State
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Diesel price hiked by Rs. 2 a litre in State

April 2, 2025

Mysuru: In a move that could trigger a ripple effect across goods transport, public transport and services sector, the State Government has hiked diesel price by Rs. 2 a litre, with effect from last midnight (Apr. 1). The State Government on Tuesday issued a notification announcing an increase in Sales Tax on Diesel from 18.44…

Three-fold hike in lift, transformer inspection and renewal charges
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Three-fold hike in lift, transformer inspection and renewal charges

April 1, 2025

Bengaluru: While offering guarantees on one hand, the Congress Government in Karnataka has imposed steep hikes in inspection and renewal fees for lifts, transformers, and generators, significantly increasing the financial burden on citizens. The Energy Department’s latest order triples previous rates, with fees that ranged from Rs. 800 to Rs. 1,000 now soaring to Rs….

State-wide agitation from Apr. 2
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State-wide agitation from Apr. 2

April 1, 2025

Bengaluru: The BJP in Karnataka has announced a slew of protests against the Congress-led government in Karnataka, accusing it of burdening the poor and indulging in ‘appeasement tactics’. State BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra said that the party has decided to launch continuous agitations to compel the government to withdraw its decisions. Speaking at a press…

BJP demands to revoke 18 MLAs’ suspension
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BJP demands to revoke 18 MLAs’ suspension

March 24, 2025

Slams Congress Government for appeasement politics, deliberate sidelining of backward class Mysuru: Strongly opposing the State Government’s decision to award 4% of Government contracts to Muslim community, the city and district units of BJP staged a demonstration in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s bust near City Law Courts Complex this morning. The protesters also slammed Assembly…

BJP calls suspension ‘murder of democracy’
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BJP calls suspension ‘murder of democracy’

March 22, 2025

Bengaluru: BJP leaders criticised the Congress Government in Karnataka after 18 of its MLAs were suspended for 6 months and forcibly removed from the Assembly. The BJP alleged that the suspension was an attempt to suppress their opposition to the Government’s decision to grant 4 percent Muslim reservation in Government tenders and their demand for…

Contractors body alleges more commission now than before
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Contractors body alleges more commission now than before

March 4, 2025

Bengaluru: Upset over officials of the State Government seeking a higher commission than before for clearing bills, the Karnataka State Contractors Association (KSCA) on Monday said it will lodge a complaint with top Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, if corruption in the Siddaramaiah Government is not addressed. KSCA President R. Manjunath, who met…

Congress Government has emptied treasury: B. Sriramulu
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Congress Government has emptied treasury: B. Sriramulu

February 27, 2025

Mysuru: Accusing the State Congress Government of emptying the treasury by misuse and indiscrete diversion of funds for purposes other than budgetary allocations, senior BJP leader and former Minister B. Sriramulu alleged that the Government was pushing the people to poverty by rising prices of essential commodities and services. Addressing a press meet at the…

Now, pay 10 times more for birth, death certificates
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Now, pay 10 times more for birth, death certificates

February 19, 2025

Mysuru: Residents of Karnataka, already grappling with increased bus and metro fares, now face an additional financial burden as the State Government has significantly raised fees for birth and death certificates. The hike comes as part of amendments to the Karnataka Birth and Death Registration Rules. Birth and death certificates are essential documents for families,…

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