BENGALURU: Karnataka Chief Minister BS YediyurappaPolitical secretary and relative NR Santosh, who was hospitalized after an alleged suicide attempt, is “stable and cheerful” and could be discharged in a day or two, doctors who treated him said Saturday. According to sources, Santosh is said to have attempted suicide by consuming …
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LIVE updates from Karnataka by-elections: BJP is leading in both RR Nagar (Rajarajeshwarinagar) and Sira seat count begins in assembly. It is a three-way fight between the BJP, Congress and JD-S in the by-elections of the assembly, as well as in four segments of the Council. The assembly was held …
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Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) led the government in Karnataka, although the mandate was short-lived. But ever since they broke up, the allies have been attacking each other. Before the assembly of Rajarajeshwari Nagar (a Bengaluru town), JD (S) leader and former Prime Minister HD Kumaraswamy fired another dart at …
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HD KUmaraswamy said: “These congressmen are not the protectors of the citizens of this state.” New Delhi: The alliance and bonhomia in Karnataka between Congress and HD Kumaraswamy’s Janata Dal Secular proved short-lived and now, before the by-elections in the state, there are no knives. Both parties have put forward …
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File photos of Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, President of the State Congress DK Shivakumar and JDS Chief HD Kumaraswamy. (PTI photos) The Sira and RR Nagara by-elections are a matter of personal prestige for the three main parties in the fray. While the names on the ballots are different, …
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Bengaluru does not belong to “militants”, it is ours, said HD Kumaraswamy (Archive) Bangalore: Criticizing BJP Tejasvi MP Surya for his recent comments that Bengaluru has become the “epicenter of terrorist activities,” former Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy said Tuesday that the comment is an embarrassment to the city, that it …
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With the Election Commission announcing by-elections for two seats in Karnataka – Sira in Tumkur and Raja Rajeshwari Nagar (RR Nagar) in Bengaluru – it is the opposition Janata Dal (Secular) and Congress that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to make a mark. Sira’s seat was vacated …
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Karnataka Assembly: While 30 bills were scheduled for discussion in this session, 6 were addressed (Archive) Bangalore: Congress tore the papers and went on strike today in the Karnataka Assembly over the land acquisition bill that had been put up for discussion on the last day of the House. Amendments …
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BENGALURU: Calling the celebration of ‘Hindi Diwas’ a “covert method” to impose the language on people who speak other languages, JD (S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Monday he demanded its cancellation. In a series of tweets on a day when Hindi Diwas is celebrated, the former Chief Minister cautioned against …
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Kannada speakers and Marathi speakers clashed on Friday in Peeranwadi, a village in the Belgavi district on the Karnataka – Maharashtra border, over the installation of a statue, prompting a police charge of lathi to separate them. . The two groups were fighting after the Kannadigas installed a statue of …
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