Bengaluru: Six months after the Assembly elections in Karnataka, the BJP on Friday named senior MLA R. Ashok as the Leader of the Opposition in the Congress-ruled State. The official announcement came after the BJP Legislature Party meeting at a private hotel here last evening. The party, which chose a Veerashaiva-Lingayat leader B.Y. Vijayendra, Shikaripur…
Bengaluru: The State Government is mulling on providing Khathas in concession rates for Kumki, Jamma Baane and other types of lands, said Revenue Minister R. Ashok in the Legislative Council on Mar. 10. He was replying to a question raised by MLC Veena Achaiah during the question hour. In her question, Veena Achaiah had asked…
Bengaluru: Revenue Minister R. Ashok, who is also Bengaluru South Zone COVID In-charge, said that the Government with an objective to speed up production of PPE (Personal Protection Equipment) kits, will prioritise setting up of manufacturing units across the State. Speaking to presspersons after meeting Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa in the State capital yesterday, Ashok…
Bengaluru: In the wake of COVID-19 lockdown, Private Schools have urged the Government to waive off all taxes payable by them. Mysuru Region Private Educational Institutions President Sudhakar S. Shetty met Revenue Minister R. Ashok at Bengaluru recently and submitted a memorandum seeking waiver of power bills, property tax and road tax on School vehicles….
Madikeri: Karnataka Minister for Revenue R. Ashok has said that a Rs. 10 crore grant would be released shortly for construction of a permanent building for ‘Relief Centre’ in Kodagu district which is vulnerable to floods because of its hilly landscape. According to an official release, the Minister symbolically handed over the newly-built houses to…
Mysuru: Thousands of BJP activists took part in the massive rally, organised by the District BJP Unit on the last day of public campaigning for Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency this morning. They urged the people to elect BJP candidate Pratap Simha to build a robust nation led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The rally…
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah-led Congress government that is facing severe opposition from other political parties including BJP and JD(S) over the ‘crumbling law and order machinery in the State’ has another problem or call it ‘embarrassment’ to deal with. With elections round the corner, a senior IPS Officer is crying foul over political interference in…
Bengaluru: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered an FIR against senior BJP leader and former Deputy CM R. Ashok on charges of illegal allocation of land, when he headed the Bengaluru South Taluk Bagair Hukum Land Regularisation Committee from 1998 to 2006. The FIR states that R. Ashok is one of the main beneficiaries…
Bengaluru: Hundreds of Policemen and other security forces stood guard at Bengaluru’s Freedom Park this morning to ensure that the BJP does not succeed in carrying out its controversial “Mangaluru Chalo.” There were also clashes between the BJP men and Police at the venue after party leaders and workers gathered there. This, after the BJP…
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