BELAGAVI: A demonstration by Lingayat Panchamasali community near the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Karnataka’s Belagavi on Tuesday, demanding reservation under 2A category, turned violent, with 50 protesters suffering injuries as they clashed with police.The Panchamasali are currently placed in the 3B category that offers 5% reservation in govt jobs and education, while 2A has 15%…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed his condolences over the passing of former Karnataka chief minister SM Krishna, describing him as a “remarkable leader, prolific reader, and thinker.” SM Krishna passed away early Tuesday morning in Bengaluru at the age of 92.Sharing a series of posts on X, PM Modi said, “Shri…
NEW DELHI: A Karnataka Congress MLA‘s suggestion to chief minister about poll guarantees has left the party embarrassed. HR Gaviyappa, Congress MLA from Vijayanagar, proposed cancelling certain election guarantees due to financial constraints.He said that the electoral commitments were hindering housing provision for underprivileged residents. The Congress MLA said that the CM had secured Rs…
Siddaramaiah (File photo) NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Monday received a summons from the Lokayukta police to appear before it on November 6 for an inquiry linked to the ongoing investigation into the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land allotment case.The summon follows recent questioning of several officials linked to the case, including…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah hit back at PM Modi’s remarks NEW DELHI: Karnataka‘s chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday responded strongly to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s allegations about Congress making “unreal” and “fake” promises to the state’s residents.Criticising PM’s remarks, the Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah posted on X, “Before pointing fingers at Congress, take a hard look at…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday responded to BJP MP Tejasvi Surya‘s charge that Waqf Board was encroaching thousands of acres of farmers’ land in Karnataka with the support of the state government, accusing the Bengaluru south MP of playing politics over the matter and questioned what his BJP government had done during…
BENGALURU: In an effort to quell mounting tension over Waqf land ownership, Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah assured farmers Tuesday that no one would be evicted from their property. The assurance comes amid allegations from farmers in Vijayapura and other districts that their lands were marked as Waqf properties.“No farmer will be evicted from his land….
NEW DELHI: Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) chief and a close aide of the Karnataka CM, M K Marigowda, has tendered his resignation citing health reasons. The resignation comes amid a growing controversy over land allotment irregularities involving Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah.“I have given my resignation to the Secretary of the Urban Development Department, the CM…
Mallikarjun Kharge (File photo) NEW DELHI: Encouraged by the decision of the family of Mallikarjun Kharge to return five acres of state-owned land in Bengaluru allotted to it, BJP on Monday went on the offensive against the Congress chief by demanding his resignation, while also alleging that the controversial deal is yet another confirmation of…
BENGALURU: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s family-run trust Sunday withdrew an approved request for a five-acre site within Bengaluru’s Aerospace Park for a proposed “multi-skill development centre“, less than a fortnight after Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah‘s wife surrendered 14 plots amid an investigation into her land-swap deal with Mysore Urban Development Authority (Muda).“We withdraw our proposal and…
