Of 65 seats from where men in the general category can contest, 49 within constituencies held by BJP MLAs; in contrast, 67 of 87 wards falling in Cong MLA constituencies now reserved for women
Mon, Aug 08, 2022Section of BJP trying to oust Basavaraj Bommai from power, but Karnataka CM also attempting to cast himself as a leader capable of taking tough measures.
Mon, Aug 01, 2022Opposition questions remarks as Karnataka CM paints himself further into a corner with latest Dakshina Kannada killings.
Sun, Jul 31, 2022Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai said his conscience did not allow him to proceed following the murder of Praveen Nettaru in Bellare. BJP national president J P Nadda was scheduled to attend.
Thu, Jul 28, 2022BSY's announcement comes at a time when the BJP leadership has refused to budge from its stance that it cannot consider Vijayendra's poll candidature because of PM Modi's pitch against dynastic politics.
Fri, Jul 22, 2022Party controls 28 of 33 Assembly seats in the region; worried that declaring 20,668 sq km as eco-sensitive area will hit local economy.
Thu, Jul 21, 2022The biggest compensation granted to Devas has been a September 2015 ICC tribunal award of over $1.2 billion, which was confirmed by a US federal court in October 2020. Antrix Corporation has filed an appeal against this order.
Tue, Jul 19, 2022A former district judge who was elevated as an additional judge of the High Court in November 2018 and made permanent in February 2020, 57-year-old Justice Sandesh has been questioning investigations by various police agencies in the state, in cases of corruption that have been meandering for long.
Thu, Jul 14, 2022However, on July 7, at a hearing in the Karnataka High Court where its functioning came under severe scrutiny, the ACB told Justice H P Sandesh that as many as 99 cases had been closed since 2016 – indicating a big discrepancy in data regarding cases in which closure reports had been filed since the government's response in the legislature in March this year.
Tue, Jul 12, 2022Congress, JD(S) allege that by increasing wards in BJP MLAs’ constituencies ruling party trying to help its legislators; plan to name new wards after historical figures also criticised
Mon, Jul 11, 2022In a series of posts on social media addressed to BJP general secretary CT Ravi in the wake of the BJP national executive meeting held in Hyderabad last weekend, in which the ruling party pushed for anti-dynasty politics, Kumaraswamy said that the “BJP is not an exception to dynastic politics''.
Wed, Jul 06, 2022The Karnataka Congress is expected to experience internal pangs due to intra-party rivalries in the run-up to the 2023 Assembly polls, when the party hopes to return to power after a loss in the 2018 elections.
Mon, Jul 04, 2022Siddaramaiah was speaking at a function held here last Sunday for the release of a book “Reservations – Myth and realities”
Tue, Jun 28, 2022While ballistics is his area of expertise, Ravindra is also considered an expert crime-scene investigator, having spent hundreds of hours analysing crime scenes across Karnataka over the years – including bomb blast sites.
Sun, Jun 26, 2022Party leadership unhappy over failure to take on Vokkaliga criticism
Fri, Jun 24, 2022The former PM and the Congress leader are competing for Vokkaliga support but came together over the weekend over a perceived insult to an icon of the state and the community.
Thu, Jun 23, 2022PM Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Karnataka, is set to inaugurate a slew of development projects and dedicate some existing ones.
Tue, Jun 21, 2022This will allow the ruling party to pass legislation in the state legislature without relying on JD(S) support.
Sat, Jun 18, 2022The Karnataka CM's nine previous visits since July last year have been marked by speculation of Cabinet expansion and insecurity of his own position
Fri, Jun 17, 2022Among changes carried out by Rohith Chakrathirtha: Tipu cut to size, reference to Ambedkar as 'architect of Constitution' dropped
Mon, Jun 13, 2022The loss may diminish the party leadership’s standing in the Vokkaliga community, which is its driving force.
Sat, Jun 11, 2022While Gubbi legislator S R Srinivas voted for the BJP’s third candidate, Kolar MLA K Srinivasa Gowda said he voted for Congress ‘because I love it’.
Sat, Jun 11, 2022The ruling BJP seems to be racing to win its third seat in the Rajya Sabha polls on account of the two key Opposition players, the Congress and the JD(S), failing to come to an understanding to share their votes for a consensus candidate.
Fri, Jun 10, 2022The remarks come at a time when right-wing groups have targeted minorities in the state on issues like the wearing of hijab, the presence of non-Hindu traders at temple fairs and alleged illegal conversions.
Fri, Jun 03, 2022Outcome dependent on cross-voting by MLAs from the three parties or tacit agreements between two of the parties for second-preference votes.
Thu, Jun 02, 2022