Mysore/Mysuru: Uttara Kannada BJP candidate Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri created a record of sorts in the State, by winning 2024 LS polls by biggest margin in Karnataka. Kageri defeated his nearest rival Anjali Nimbalkar of Congress by a huge margin of 3,37,428 votes. At the same time, Prabha Mallikarjun of Congress, who won from Davangere, recorded…
Legislature Session adjourned to Mar. 4
February 23, 2022Bengaluru: Amidst the row over RDPR Minister K.S. Eswharappa’s controversial remarks against which the Opposition Congress staged day and night dharna inside the Assembly for five days demanding the Minister’s sacking, the Legislature Session on Tuesday was adjourned three days before the scheduled date (Feb.25). Following the adjournment, both the Houses would meet again for…
Legislature session begins with Governor’s address
February 14, 2022Governor Gehlot takes Vidhana Soudha’s grand steps to enter Legislative Assembly Bengaluru: The joint session of the Karnataka Legislature began at Vidhana Soudha this morning. The 10-day session that will go on till Feb. 25, got started with Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot addressing the joint sitting of members of both Legislative Assembly and the Council. In…
MLA alleges protocol violation by IAS officer; Speaker writes to DPAR for suitable action
September 22, 2021Bengaluru: Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri has written to the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) to inquire into alleged protocol violation by IAS Officer and former Mysuru DC Rohini Sindhuri and that the Government will take suitable action if protocol was violated. Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister J.C. Madhuswamy informed the Legislative Assembly…
Discussion on ‘One Nation-One Election’ at Vidhana Soudha on Dec. 14, 15
December 8, 2020Bengaluru: A two-day special discussion will be held at Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Dec. 14 and 15 on the topic ‘One Nation – One Election’ which is mooted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing a news conference, State Legislative Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri has asked members to discipline themselves due to COVID-19. “Everyone…
COVID-19 test mandatory for MLAs attending Assembly session from Sept. 21
September 10, 2020Bengaluru: COVID-19 test has been made mandatory for legislators attending the joint session of the State Legislature from Sept. 21, said Assembly Speaker Vishweshwara Hegde Kageri. Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, the Speaker said the MLAs must undergo test at the Government Hospitals in their respective Assembly Constituencies two days before the commencement of…
Hindutva is a way of life: Speaker
August 1, 2019Bengaluru: As expected, BJP MLA from Sirsi Assembly segment in Uttar Kannada district, Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri was elected unopposed as the new Assembly Speaker yesterday. The post was vacant after K.R. Ramesh Kumar, a Congress MLA from Srinivaspur, quit soon after B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) won the Floor Test on Monday by a voice-vote. The election…
BJP’s Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri certain to be Assembly Speaker
July 30, 2019Bengaluru: Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, the BJP MLA from Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district, is almost certain to be the new Karnataka Assembly Speaker. The post had fallen vacant after K.R. Ramesh Kumar, Srinivasapur MLA from the Congress, quit as Speaker on Monday soon after BJP’s B.S. Yediyurappa proved majority by a voice vote in the…
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