Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday rejected the BJP’s demand for the resignation of Bengaluru Development Minister K.J. George in the backdrop of CBI registering an FIR against the Minister in connection with the alleged suicide of Dy.SP M.K.Ganapathy. Hitting back at the BJP, Siddharamaiah accused it of misusing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for…
Yeddyurappa demands George’s resignation
October 28, 2017State BJP President and former CM B.S. Yeddyurappa has demanded the resignation of Bengaluru Development Minister K.J. George. Speaking to press persons here yesterday, Yeddyurappa said that the BJP will continue to fight until George tenders his resignation. Maintaining that as the CM earlier, he had dropped Ministers from the Cabinet against whom FIRs were…
Minister George need not resign for now: HDK
October 28, 2017Even as CM Siddharamaiah asserted that there was no need for George to resign, JD(S) State President and former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) said that it was not appropriate to demand George’s resignation at this juncture where only an FIR had been registered. Speaking to press persons here yesterday, Kumaraswamy said that it would be…
Vishwanath lashes out at CM for casting aspersions on SC
October 28, 2017Mysuru: Lashing out at Chief Minister Siddharamaiah for casting aspersions on the Supreme Court, which ordered CBI probe into Dy.SP M.K. Ganapathy suicide case, JD(S) leader and former MP A.H. Vishwanath has said that the Siddharamaiah Government should honour the SC ruling. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here this morning, Vishwanath hit out…
Dy.SP M.K. Ganapathy suicide case: CBI files FIR against Minister George
October 27, 2017Bengaluru: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR against Bengaluru Development Minister K.J. George, Deputy Director General-Regional Office (UIDAI) Pronab Mohanty and State Intelligence Chief A.M. Prasad, charging them for abetting the suicide of Dy.SP M.K. Ganapathy in a Madikeri lodge on July 7, 2016. Ganapathy, then Dy.SP at Mangaluru, in an…
Protesters demand justice for Gauri Lankesh, resignation of K.J. George
September 16, 2017Mysuru: Mysuru this morning witnessed separate protests by various organisations pressing for the fulfilment of their demands. Seek Justice for Gauri Lankesh: Around 1,000 women under the banner of Mahilodaya Mahila Okkuta of Organisation for the Development of People (ODP) took out a silent protest rally this morning demanding justice for journalist Gauri Lankesh, who…
Supreme Court orders CBI probe into Dy.SP M.K. Ganapathy death case
September 6, 2017New Delhi: Dy.SP M.K. Ganapathy’s ghost has returned to haunt Bengaluru Development Minister K.J. George, with the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday ordering a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into Ganapathy’s mysterious death and asked them to conclude the investigation within three months. The Police Officer killed himself at a lodge in Madikeri (Kodagu) on…
State Govt. plans to harness floodwaters for drinking purpose
August 31, 2017Bengaluru: The State Government is seriously considering to harness the floodwaters flowing from the rivers into the seas to mitigate the drinking water problems of Bengaluru and other part of the State including Mysuru. Addressing presspersons here yesterday, Bengaluru Development Minister K.J. George said that the idea was to check the excess river water from…
Dy.SP Ganapathy’s suicide case: SC issues notice to Minister K.J. George
July 14, 2017New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday issued notice to Bengaluru Development Minister K.J. George, seeking his response in a plea for a CBI probe into the suicide of Deputy Superintendent of Police (Dy.SP) M.K. Ganapathy on July 7, 2016. Before his death, Ganapathy, then posted at the office of Inspector General of Police, Mangaluru, had…













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