State News
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Siddaramaiah Defends State’s Water Management, Slams Centre
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of Karnataka assured the public of sufficient water storage in the Kaveri and Kabini rivers, ensuring availability until the end of June. Addressing reporters on Monday, he highlighted the current water reserves, with 11.02 TMC in KRS and 9.02 TMC in Kabini. Acknowledging challenges, Siddaramaiah noted that out of 14,000 government bore wells, 6,900 were dry,…
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PM Modi’s Hubballi Programme Postponed
Hubballi: The eagerly anticipated public rally, which was scheduled to be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi either on March 19 or 20, has been postponed, informed Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Mines, and Coal, Pralhad Joshi. Joshi, speaking to reporters here on Saturday, cited the Prime Minister’s prior commitments to visit other states as the reason for the programme’s…
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Curious About Your Voting Day? Karnataka’s Election Schedule by Constituency
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar of the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the dates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Saturday. Polling will be held in 7 phases across 543 Lok Sabha constituencies in the country. The first phase of polling will be held on April 19. The election process will be held in 2 phases in Karnataka.…
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CM Siddaramaiah Welcomes PM Modi But Demands Answers on Electoral Bond Scam
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah took to Twitter to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will be kick-starting Lok Sabha election campaign from Kalaburgi, but he asks questions and questions his silence on electoral bond scam. Siddaramaiah demanded an answer from the PM why he is silent on this issue. The CM claimed that it is the biggest corruption scandal in…
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PM Modi to hold roadshow in Kalaburgi
Kalaburgi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold a roadshow and address a public rally in Kalaburagi city, the stronghold of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. Scheduled to arrive at 2:05 p.m., PM Modi will conduct a roadshow from D. R. Ground to N. V. College Ground, followed by an appearance at the BJP workers’ convention at N. V. College…
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Eshwarappa to contest as Independent candidate from Shivamogga LS seat
Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka, K.S. Eshwarappa, startled political circles by declaring his candidacy as an Independent from Shivamogga in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Eshwarappa made this announcement following a gathering with his supporters in Shivamogga on Friday. Expressing his intentions, Eshwarappa stated that he would contest independently to highlight the dominance of Yediyurappa’s…
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Shettar’s name finalized, will campaign for him: Mangala Angadi
Belagavi: MP Mangala Suresh Angadi said she went to meet party leaders in New Delhi because the party high command had not announced a candidate for the Belagavi Lok Sabha seat in the second list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. But returned to Belagavi, as the party high command finalised the name of Jagadish Shettar. “As I…
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Eshwarappa to Make Decision After Today’s Meeting
Shivamogga: The entire state is all set to witness a high-voltage meeting convened by former minister KS Eshwarappa this evening. The BJP veteran will make a decision on whether to contest the Lok Sabha election from Shivamogga or Haveri. Eshwarappa is upset following the BJP’s refusal to give a ticket to his son KE Kantesh to contest the upcoming election…
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Yediyurappa Denies Allegations of Harassing Minor Girl, Says Ready to Face Legal Proceedings
Former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa responded to the FIR filed against him, vehemently refuting the accusations of harassing a minor girl. He asserted his willingness to cooperate with any legal proceedings, stating, “I came to know that a woman has filed a complaint against me. I will face everything according to law. I have not expected this and won’t say…
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Jagadish Shettar Confirmed to Contest Belagavi Lok Sabha Seat, Says BS Yediyurappa
Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has confirmed that former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar will receive the BJP ticket to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha election from Belagavi, and he himself will contest from that constituency. Speaking to reporters, Yediyurappa mentioned that Shettar met him on Thursday. Initially, Shettar was not keen to contest from Belagavi, but after some persuasion,…
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