New Delhi: Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj and Tripura Governor Devanand Konwar will retire tomorrow and Governors of Tamil Nadu and Mizoram have been given the additional charge of the two states respectively. 77-year-old Bhardwaj, who was the Law Minister in UPA-I, took charge as the Governor of Karnataka on June 29, 2009 and has […]

Bangalore : Declaring its commitment to provide a “clean, efficient and transparent” administration, the Congress government in Karnataka today said it was taking action to “adopt” the Centre’s Lokpal Act that provides for formation of an anti-graft ombudsman. “My government welcomes the Lokpal bill of the government of India and action is being taken to […]

Tumkur: Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj on Sunday said the BJP does not have the courage to approach him over the matter of corruption. “BJP does not have courage to come to me,” he told reporters here on the sidelines of convocation of Tumkur University when he was asked about BJP leaders demanding his intervention […]

Bangalore: Senior Congress MLAs D K Shivakumar and R Roshan Baig were sworn in as cabinet ministers on Wednesday,  amid discontent among senior party leaders aspiring for ministerial berths. Governor H R Bhardwaj administered the oath of office and secrecy to the leaders at a simple function at  Raj Bhavan. Portfolios are yet to be […]

Bangalore : Governor H R Bhardwaj on Monday said Karnataka’s financial status was sound, with its tax revenue standing highest in the country. In his customary joint address to the members of the Legislative Assembly and Council, Bhardwaj said the tax revenue had doubled in the last five years and that the fiscal deficit and […]

Bangalore :  In a tit-for-tat strategy, two ruling Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs submitted a petition to Legislative Assembly Speaker K.G. Bopaiah seeking disqualification of 12 rebel party MLAs, loyal to the former Chief Minister and Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) chief B.S. Yeddyurappa, from membership of the legislative assembly for “anti-party” activities. The petition signed by […]

Bangalore : Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar Friday met Governor H.R. Bhardwaj and said he has not been asked to prove his majority though 13 BJP legislators have quit the assembly. “The governor brought to my notice the resignation of the 13 legislators. I have assured him that I have the majority and that there […]

Bangalore : Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj today indicated that he might ask Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar to prove his majority on the floor of the Assembly in the wake of 13 ruling BJP MLAs announcing their decision to quit the House membership. “I have already summoned the assembly on February 4 (for Budget session) […]

Bangalore : Hours after the rebels in the state’s ruling BJP announced they would petition the high court to secure his presence in Bangalore, Karnataka assembly Speaker K.G. Bopaiah Thursday said he was “not missing or disappeared” and will resume work Jan 28. Bopaiah said, through a release from his office, that he was attending […]

Bangalore: A few progressive thinkers in Bangalore on Friday met Governor H R Bhardwaj at Raj Bhavan on riday and sought his intervention in getting the cases filed against journalist Naveen Soorinje withdrawn. Baraguru Ramachandrappa, G K Govinda Rao, T Surendra Rao, S G Siddaramaiah and others in their memorandum to the Governor stated that […]