Mangaluru: Minister for Forest, Ecology and Environment B Ramanath Rai on Tuesday took severe exception to the decision of the Mangalore University authorities to permit BJP to hold ‘Balidana Smarane,’ a programme to pay tributes to freedom fighters as part of 70th Independence Day. The minister said he will raise the issue in next Cabinet meeting. […]

Mangaluru: Police arrested Youth Congress members for protesting against arrival of BJP Chief Amit Shah, on Sunday. After arriving at Mangaluru railway station, Amit Shah had been to Circuit House. Meanwhile youth Congress members were also gathered at the place to stage the protest. Police had warned them not to stage the protest as they […]

Mangaluru: The District Youth Congress activists on Sunday morning staged a protest near the Circuit House where the BJP national president Amit Shah was staying. The protest was to condemn the atrocities on Dalits reportedly by right wing activists. It was also against the murder of Praveen Poojary in Brahmavar and other attacks on cattle […]

Mangaluru: “India will stay united if we have enough nationalism and patriotism in us. Questioning spirit of nationalism has become a ‘fashion’,” said National BJP Chief Amit Shah. He was addressing the public gathering after inaugurating ‘Freedom 70 – Remembering sacrifices’ at Mangalore University auditorium, Konaje. Freedom 70 is a part of BJP’s very own […]

Mangaluru: National President of BJP Amit Shah inaugurated ‘Freedom-70’ at district BJP office by planting a sapling, on Sunday. After the inauguration a brief meeting was held at BJP office, PVS Circle with the BJP leaders. Later, he flagged off the ‘Tiranga Yatra’, bike rally at Pumpwell Circle. He was accompanied by MP Nalin Kumar […]

Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada district BJP unit welcomed national BJP Chief Amit Shah, on Sunday at Mangaluru Central Railway Station. Shah arrived in Kocchuveli-Chandigarh Express at 4:30 am. MP Nalin Kumar Kateel, district BJP President Sanjeev Matandoor, MLA C T Ravi, former minister Krishna J Palemar and others gave a warm welcome to Amit Shah. Due […]

Mangaluru: BJP national president Amit Shah’s programme on the Mangalore University campus on August 21 will be an apolitical one, according to Nalin Kumar Kateel, Member of Parliament. Addressing media here on Thursday, Mr. Kateel said that no party flags or symbols or banners would be used in the 70th Independence “Balidana Smarane” programme. It […]

New Delhi: BJP has faced more adversities in independent India as compared to what Congress would have during the British rule, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today and lamented that every effort of his party was seen in “bad light”. Asserting that BJP has made more sacrifices than any other party, Modi, who laid the […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expanded his council of ministers by elevating Minister of State for Environment Prakash Javadekar in the cabinet and also inducted 19 new Ministers of State. All new ministers sworn in Tuesday are from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) barring RPI leader Ramdas Athawale and Apna Dal lawmaker […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to reshuffle his council of ministers on Tuesday, a government official announced on Monday. “Cabinet expansion tomorrow (Tuesday) at 11 a.m.,” Principal spokesperson and Director General of Press Information Bureau, Frank Noronha said in a tweet. There were speculations of a cabinet reshuffle since the Prime […]