Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has begun the exercise to contain dissent in the ruling Congress by making the long-pending appointments to boards and corporations. On Wednesday, he appointed heads to 91 state-run boards and corporations accommodating 21 Congress MLAs, besides a host of party functionaries and workers. The state already has 28 Cabinet ministers. With […]

Bengaluru: Bengaluru Tamil Sangam leaders on Tuesday met Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara and sought protection for Tamils living in the state amid protests by farmers and various pro-Kannada outfits against the Supreme Court direction to release Cauvery water for Tamil Nadu. “We met Home Minister Parameshwara and sought protection for Tamils living across the […]

Bengaluru: Home Minister G Parameshwara said that Mangaluru, Bengaluru and other prominent cities of Karnataka are likely to get German model of policing and traffic management very soon. Addressing the reporters, he said that the latest technology for traffic management is used in Germany’s Bavaria. Plans are going on to adopt same type of model […]

Mangaluru : Taking exception to the reported objectionable statement of Social Welfare Minister H. Anjaneya on private educational institutions, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president G. Parameshwara reprimanded the Minister and asked him to refrain from making such remarks which damage the image of the party. In a letter to Mr. Anjaneya written on May […]

Mangaluru : The Police department in the State is people-friendly when compared to other states in the country, Home Minister G Parameshwara said. Speaking after inaugurating the new police station at Dharmasthala on Monday, he said about 16,000 vacancies were lying vacant in the department. As many 8,000 personnel have been appointed now. The process […]

Bangalore : Stoking a controversy with a no-holds barred personal attack on former prime minister HD Deve Gowda, KPCC President G Parameshwara today taunted the JDS chief over his alleged remark in the past that he would consume poison if his party did not win Assembly elections. “Just nine months back, the senior Gowda had […]

Bangalore: The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, with meetings being formally held in New Delhi on Thursday, have commenced the process of finalising their candidates for the Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka. Prior to this meeting, the candidates were shortlisted at least in two phases in Bangalore and the process of further downsizing the […]

Bangalore: The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), in view of the Lok Sabha elections, has decided to provide vehicles to all the 35 District Congress Committee (DCC) presidents. In the first phase, KPCC president G. Parameshwara handed over to 12 DCC presidents the keys to their vehicles here on Wednesday. All DCC chiefs would be […]

Udupi : The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president, G Parameshwara, on Monday said the party has already shortlisted candidates for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections and the list will be released in December. Speaking to mediapersons here, he said that the list was prepared in consultation with the observers and has been sent to […]

Bangalore : Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president G Parameshwara said he was unaware of any Delhi leaders coming to Bangalore to probe into allegations of sale of party tickets. When contacted by Deccan Herald, he said, “I have no idea of anybody’s visit. But I welcome any sort of inquiry, because I have nothing to hide. […]