New Delhi/Bengaluru, March 18 – Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi criticised the Karnataka Congress government on Tuesday, stating that it had repeatedly displayed administrative failures, and that the latest incident, where the Assembly Speaker...
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Bengaluru, March 17 A group of senior Congress legislators met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday, urging a cabinet reshuffle to provide them an opportunity to serve as Ministers.The group of about 40 legislators, who have been MLAs for over three terms, have planned to go to New Delhi...
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Bengaluru, March 17 – Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah criticised the Railway Department on Tuesday for abruptly cancelling promotion examinations for railway employees after protests by Kannada organisations over the denial of an option to write the test in Kannada.In a statement...
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Bengaluru, March 17 South Western Railway abruptly postponed its recruitment examinations on Tuesday following protests by pro-Kannada organizations over the conduct of tests only in English and Hindi.Members of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike gathered outside exam centers in Bengaluru and...
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Bengaluru, March 17 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has reprimanded his cabinet colleagues for the delay in responding to questions from legislators, warning that this lapse has caused embarrassment to the government and undermined the dignity of the House.In a letter addressed to all...
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Bengaluru, March 16 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met some of his cabinet colleagues for dinner on Monday, sparking speculation amid the ongoing power struggle within the ruling Congress over the leadership change issue.According to official sources, about 14 ministers were present at...
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Bengaluru, March 16 Karnataka Assembly Speaker U T Khader adjourned the House and walked out on Monday, expressing his displeasure over the insufficient number of written replies from government departments to questions from MLAs. He stated that he would not run the House until concerned...
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On Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the Congress-led Karnataka government of "disrespecting democracy" after the Assembly Speaker, U.T. Khader, adjourned the state Assembly when state ministers allegedly failed to provide written replies to questions raised by opposition MLAs...
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Bengaluru, March 16 – Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has called upon the women members of the Congress party to play a crucial role in the party’s victory in the by-elections for the Bagalkote and Davanagere South constituencies.He was speaking on Monday at an executive meeting and...
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Bengaluru, March 15 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Sunday that he has written to the Centre, urging it to explore alternative measures, including importing LPG from other countries, to address the shortage of cooking gas being reported in parts of the state.Speaking to reporters...
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Bengaluru, March 14 Taking a dig at Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for asking the people of his Varuna assembly segment to support and nurture his son Yathindra, just as they did to him, senior BJP leader R Ashoka on Saturday asked whether this was a monarchy to announce a successor.The...
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Bengaluru, March 14 – The Karnataka BJP warned on Saturday that including citizens from Pakistan and Bangladesh on the voter list would pose a serious threat to the country’s national security.Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru, R. Ashoka, the Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka...
Gadag (Karnataka), March 14 – Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Basavaraj Bommai said on Saturday that the Union government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has handled the global crisis arising from the war involving the US, Israel, and Iran with...
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Bagalkote (Karnataka), March 14 Responding to the issue of LPG cylinder supply, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that ensuring smooth supply was the responsibility of the Central government.He was speaking to reporters at the Navanagar helipad in Bagalkote on Saturday.He said...
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Bagalkote (Karnataka), March 14 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah stated on Saturday that the Congress is ready for the upcoming by-elections to the Bagalkote and Davangere South Assembly constituencies.The by-elections for the Bagalkote and Davanagere South assembly constituencies have...
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Mysuru, March 13 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Friday that he will remain in politics until his "last breath," and will continue to serve the people as much as he can.He also appealed to the people of his Varuna assembly segment here to support and nurture his son and Congress...
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Bengaluru, March 13 – Former Karnataka Chief Minister and MP Basavaraj Bommai said that the opposition, out of frustration, was trying to politicize the issue of LPG.He stated that the ongoing conflict in West Asia has created problems worldwide, and that there will be no shortage of LPG if...
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Bengaluru, March 12 The shortage of LPG in Karnataka has raised concerns about the future of the Indira Canteens in the city, according to sources in the municipal body on Thursday.The Indira Canteens are the flagship initiative of the Congress government, launched by Chief Minister...
In Bengaluru, Karnataka Assembly members debated the shortage of commercial LPG cylinders on Wednesday. The ruling Congress and opposition BJP made accusations, while the government urged the public to limit LPG consumption during the global crisis.K.H. Muniyappa, Minister of Food and Civil...
Bengaluru, March 11 Karnataka Minister for Food and Civil Supplies K H Muniyappa said on Wednesday that there is no need for concern over LPG supplies, as oil companies have assured that every family will receive at least one domestic cylinder a month.Addressing the assembly, he said that the...