Bengaluru : BJP legislators on Friday staged a dharna in front of Health Minister U T Khader’s office at Vikas Soudha protesting delay on the State government’s part in regularising the service of 3,500 nurses. As many as 10 legislators, including former ministers Kota Srinivas Poojari, S Suresh Kumar and Ramachandra Gowda, staged dharna for […]

Bangalore: The much-publicised threat to topple the first BJP government in the south by the newly formed Karnataka Janata Party of B S Yeddyurappa turned out to be a damp squib as the maiden meeting of the former Chief Minister’s outfit on Friday postponed the deadline to January 15. Contrary to Yeddyurappa’s claims that his […]

Bangalore:  The JD(S) Muslim convention held at Bangalore recently in the presence of party supremo Deve Gowda and State JD(S) Chief HD Kumaraswamy is seen as a preparatory ground of the JD(S) for the forthcoming assembly elections. The JD(S) has decided to appease the minority vote bank well before other parties chose to do so. […]

Panaji: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Rajendra Arlekar was Monday elected unopposed as the speaker of Goa’s 12th legislative assembly. Arlekar, who was elected in the March 3 polls from the Pernem constituency in North Goa (the only constituency in Goa reserved for Scheduled Castes), was the only legislator in the 40-member house, whose name […]

Bangalore: In a renewed bid to get the party to reinstate him as Chief Minister, BJP Karnataka strongman BS Yeddyurappa on Sunday convened a meeting of his loyalists, including BJP legislators and MPs, here to remind the central leadership of its promise to give him justice. Sources close to him said ministers V Somanna, Shobha […]

Bellary : Former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and BJP rebel B Sreeramulu today faced-off while campaigning for bye-election to November 30 Bellary rural assembly constituency, claiming that they were the kingmakers.  Yeddyurappa said as chief minister he gave Bellary three ministers (Reddy brothers and Sreeramulu) from the district. “I was the only chief […]

Bangalore: A vociferous protest was raised by BJP legislators meeting outside Raj Bhavan today, leading to the arrest of MLAs and MLCs at the gates. Earlier they assembled at a hotel near by and started to walk, shouting slogans against the state Governor as “Dhwansraj” and “Kamsraj”. They were stopped on their strides by barricaded […]

Bangalore: Despite divided opinions prevailing over CM Yeddyurappa continuance as CM for any longer, his close friend and BJP state unit boss, K.S. Eashwarappa has assured all followers that no one could topple the only BJP govt, in the South, nor could any crooked plan to over run the BJP rule made by opposition parties […]

Bangalore: In a chat with presspersons at his residence on Race Course Road today. CM Yeddyurappa confessed that he had not finalized a list of MLAs to be sworn in today at Raj Bhawan, so the date was postponed. The final decision on new Ministers would be taken after consulting national (BJP) leaders who are […]

Bangalore: Transport and Home Minister R. Ashoka has accused the opposition parties of trying to run down the BJP government by organizing Income Tax raids on the houses and offices of some MLAs and Ministers, also close confidants of CM, on Maonday and today’s Continue IT Raids. The Congress and JD-S in opposition have tried […]