Bangalore : The Western Ghats Task force, headed by Kanara MP, Ananth Hegde Ashisara, has asked the state to improve the livelihood of tribals and others living in the rain-rich forest ranges. Hegde met CM Yeddyurappa here today and sought a ban on large-scale mining in sensitive zones of Western Ghats, to protect ecology. The […]

Bangalore: When the Supreme Court gets discontented with a state government, the party which rules in the state should enquire into the matter and report back to the SC, promising clean and improved administration, otherwise it (the state govt) has no place to stand on. Like Egypt, people can not wait for 30 years and […]

Bangalore: After A. Raja’s 2G scam resignation, the B.S.Yeddyurappa’s resignation demand and discussions are gaining momentum inside BJP in view of patent corruption stink rising out of several episodes of nepotism and land grab-scams under probe in Karnataka, which has become capital of corrupt deals. CM himself, Lal Krishna Advani and Raj Nath Singh have […]

Bangalore: It is absurd and unbelievable, but H.D.Revanna, Leader of opposition in Assembly for JD-S, charged today that CM Yeddyurappa had amassed Rs.1000 crores (!) in land dealings in 50 months. The date goes back to 2007 when his brother H.D.Kumaraswamy was CM! Revanna was telling media persons today pointing out to Shikaripur, Shimoga, Mysore […]

Bangalore: The Yeddyurappa (BJP) government has made it clear that it did not provoke church attacks in 2008, where as Bajrang Dal convener for Karnataka, Mahendra Kumar in 2008 owned up the responsibility for these attacks. A church in Raja Rajeshwari  Nagar was attacked by stone pelting by Bajrang Dal volunteers. Three churches were attacked […]

Bangalore : JD-S MLAs, led by HD Revanna, entered the legislature today, carrying a large suit case (full of kickbacks?) and sounding a conch and cymbals, to attract a lot of attention in a novel way, but subsequent clashes and war of words between the ruling and opposition MLAs ended in confusion and loud noises […]

Bangalore: Not that any extraordinary kind of highly capable Minister is about to join but cannot for various political reasons beyond the control of ruling BJP when there are seven vacancies and several districts remain unrepresented now, but CM Yeddyurappa  has stated on Wednesday that the cabinet expansion can wait. He was talking in a […]

Bangalore: The village girl who ran hurdle and relay races in Delhi (CWG) and Guang-Zhou in China (Asian Games) to win gold medals and baffle the city-bred athletes, has been selected as the “person of the year 2010” by the Bangalore Press Club for their annual award. She was recently in Mumbai, to be honoured […]

Mysore: A.H Vishwanath, a former Minister and Mysore Now, has asked for the resignation og Gali Janardhana Reddy, Minister of Tourism and a mine-owner involved in several iron ore scams on Andhra, Karnataka borders, alleging that he is a tax cheat and saying that CM should drop him from the cabinet. The MP gave the […]

Bangalore: Karnataka has been put on high alert today in view of a possible threat of some 5 terrorists inflating into the state, vice the coastal districts gateway, sources stated here. Based on an information received from Delhi, CM Yeddyurappa held a high level meeting with Ranganath (Chief Secretary) and top police officials today and […]