Bangalore: When the new Lokayukta(Justice Shivaraj Patil) has resigned in a month on Monday under a cloud, the police of this public vigilance body on Tuesday, made a raid on residence and office of  R. Sohan Kumar, Son-in-law of ex-CM B.S.Yeddyurappa, on Corruption-racket-busting procedures. The search was done in vijayanagar home and Seshadripuram office. Documents […]

Bangalore: The Karnataka High Court (Justice L. Narayanaswamy) has granted on Thursday morning an anticipatory bailment, to a troubled former CM (BJP) B.S.Yeddyurappa in a graft case relatd to a tender he had approved in Upper Bhadra irrigation canal project, during his 3-year tenure(2008-11), which he faced now. Yeddy was asked to furnish a bond […]

Bangalore: The state high court on Monday refused to give intermediary stay order in the case of de-notification of land in which ex-CM, B.S.Yeddyurappa is Caught hands down. Yeddy had questioned Lokayukta’s Summons to him, in a writ petition. The court told U.R. Lalit, Yeddy’s lawyer, told the enquiry on the case comes up on […]

Dharmasthala :Former Chief minister B. S. Yeddyurappa, who visited Kshetra Dharmasthala on Independence Day said that he will organize a rally in the coming week to connect with the people of the state and gain their trust again. He also said that he has discussed about the rally with the president of the BJP as […]

Bangalore : Karnataka Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda on Monday expanded his five day old ministry inducting 21 with Cabinet rank but left out the mining magnates Reddy brothers and their close associate Sreeramulu. All the ministers who were inducted had served in the outgoing ministry of  B.S. Yeddyurappa who had stepped down as Chief […]

Bangalore: In an apparent bid to reject criticism that he wants to rule by proxy by installing D V Sadananda Gowda as his successor, Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today asserted he did not want to become ”a super CM”. “I don’t want to become a super CM”, he told reporters here as the race […]

Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday ruled out allowing scam-hit Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa to pick his successor, even as it continued efforts to make him quit without conditions. ‘The new chief minister will be decided based on the opinion of all legislators,’ state Home Minister R. Ashoka told reporters after a meeting […]

Bangalore : Karnataka Revenue Minister G. Karunakara Reddy Friday denied any role in illegal mining in the state and sought an apology from the Lokayukta (ombudsman) for defaming him in his report on illegal mining in the state. ‘It is regrettable that ombudsman Justice N. Santosh Hegde recommended to the government to drop me from […]

Bangalore : The opposition Congress on Sunday strongly urged Governor H R Bhardwaj to initiate appropriate action against Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa for “phone-tapping”, leakage of Lokayukta report, and allegedly trying to influence N Santosh Hegde through three others. A Congress delegation led by President of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee G Parameshwara and Leader […]

Bangalore: Expressing doubts over the state government implementing his report on the mining scam in Karnataka, state Lokayukta Justice N Santosh Hegde today said his only hope was the Supreme Court. “Government will not act on it”, Hegde said on the report which is expected to be submitted to the Government next week. “My only […]