Bangalore: Jagadish Shettar will meet Bharatiya Janata Party President Rajnath Singh on Sunday night even as the Karnataka Chief Minister struggles to keep his government afloat with 14 MLAs threatening to resign. The Karnataka government is in danger of falling if the Assembly Speaker accepts their resignation. However, reports say the crisis may prolong till […]

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 : Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar has said that the government is in the process of setting up fast-track courts in the State to exclusively deal with the cases related to crime against women. Addressing the media during the senior police officer’s conference here on Thursday. Mr. Shettar said it was to ensure speedy trial […]

Bangalore : BJP Mahila Morcha National President Smriti Irani on Wednesday appealed the party State organisation and Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar to field more women candidates in the forthcoming Assembly elections. Speaking after inaugurating a State-level convention of BJP women elected representatives in Bangalore, Irani said women candidates have the potential to ensure victory to the ruling party […]

Mangalore : ‘Veerarani Abbakka Decennial Celebration- 2013’ organized by Veerarani Abbakka Utsava Samithi in association with Karnataka Government will be held at Ullal Bharat High School premises on February 9-10. Speaking at the press meet held at Press Club on Jan 14, Monday K Jayaram Shetty, president of reception committee said that ‘Veerarani Abbakka Award’ […]

Bangalore : The former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda met Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Tuesday and discussed ways to dissuade the Centre from notifying the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT). Mr. Gowda is said to have suggested to take legal course against the notification. Water Resources Minister Basavaraj Bommai and […]

Bangalore : Karnataka Janata Party (KJP) President B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday said he would take a call on January 4 whether his loyalists in the BJP should continue to support the Jagadish Shettar government or not. Speaking before launching his ‘Vidhana Soudha Chalo’ agitation at Freedom Park, in protest against the alleged non- release of funds earmarked […]

Mangalore : The Karavali Jeevanadi Netravathi Rakshana Samithi has submitted a memorandum to chief minister Jagadish Shettar urging him to drop the proposed controversial Netravathi river diversion project. The delegation told the chief minister said the implementation of the project would hit hard the Western Ghats and its rich bio-diversity while also playing havoc with […]

Bangalore : As Narendra Modi’s electoral hat-trick set off debate about his national role, Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar today virtually batted for him as BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate saying the outcome showed a new leader who can guide the nation is emerging. “The (Gujarat) poll results have shown that a new leader who can […]