Bangalore : The Karnataka government Friday declined to permit the tomatoes festival (La Tomatina) in Bangalore and Mysore Sunday in response to protests by social activists and citizens against such an event, a senior official said. “Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda directed the police in Bangalore and Mysore not to permit the organisers and sponsors […]
Nagpur : Karnataka Chief Minister Sadananda Gowda and his predecessor B S Yeddyurrappa today held a closed door meeting with BJP national president Nitin Gadkari at his residence here. Earlier, Mr Gowda and Yeddyurappa were summoned by Gadkari to meet him in the wake of arrest of former minister and Bellary mining baron G Janardhan […]
Bangalore : It is unlikely that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) thought its scam-tainted former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa will quietly walk away into the sunset after losing his post. The very fact that his successor, Sadananda Gowda, has had to insist that he is not Yeddyurappa’s puppet is evidence enough of the strength […]
Mangalore : The city has continued the celebration of BJP’s victory , as D. V. Sadananda Gowda was elected the 26th chief minister of Karnataka on Wednesday. The party and activists continued celebration on Aug 4, Thursday when Governor H. R. Bharadwaj administered the oath of office to him at Rajbhavan in Bangalore. BJP activists […]
Bangalore: DV Sadananda Gowda has been sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on Thursday. The swearing-in ceremony took place at 4.30 PM with Governor HR Bhardwaj administering the oath of office and secrecy to Gowda. But the swearing-in ceremony also brought to the fore differences within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as Jagadish […]
Bangalore : The allimportant BJP state legislature party meeting will be held on Wednesday to elect its new leader even as the stand off between caretaker CM BS Yeddyurappa and BJP national general secretary Ananth Kumar camps continue. The meeting has been convened at 11 am. Meanwhile, the fight for the CM’s post, which was […]