Bengaluru: A 26-year-old software engineer lost her life in a tragic road accident in the early hours of Thursday after a speeding car collided with the bike she was riding pillion on at Marathahalli Bridge in Spice Garden Layout.The deceased, NT Krishna Sri of Anantapur in Andhra Pradesh, worked in a private company in the…
Bengaluru: A 39-year-old-homemaker and her parents were killed while her husband and two children sustained injuries when their Toyota Crysta rammed a Maruti Omni that took a sudden turn on Hiriyur-Challakere highway in Tumakuru district Thursday afternoon.The deceased are R Soumya and her parents, Ganeshwar Reddy, 68, and Indiramma Reddy, 65. Soumya’s husband, Ravi Kumar,…
BENGALURU: Women legislators in Congress are seek-ing at least two ministerial berths in the new govt, in-sisting women are under-represented since the out-going govt had only Laxmi Hebbalkar in the cabinet despite the party having five women MLAs.The demand comes amid renewed national discus-sions on women’s repre-sentation and gains signifi-cance given Karnataka’s poor record in…
Governor Thaawar Chand Gehlot congratulates Yathindra Siddaramaiah after he took oath as minister Bengaluru: The induction of Yathindra Siddaramaiah into DK Shivakumar’s council of ministers has again brought Karnataka’s long-running debate over dynasty politics into focus, highlighting a political reality that extends across party lines despite repeated public criticism of hereditary succession.The discussion has gained…
CM Shivakumar holds his first Cabinet meeting in Vidhana Soudha Thursday. BENGALURU: “There will be no rollback of the welfare schemes,” said chief minister D K Shivakumar while ordering a statewide review of beneficiaries under the Congress govt’s flagship guarantee programmes during his first meeting with senior officials after assuming office Thursday. The review aims…
CM Shivakumar Thursday announced two new secretariats to strengthen governance – one for public grievances and another for NRIs, reports Pearl Dsouza. A minister will be appointed for public grievances. Citizens facing administrative issues will be heard at least thrice a week; grievances will be examined for legality and facts.”Officials shouldn’t face pressure from any…
Hariprasad says party workers should choose organisation over power. BENGALURU: Newly appointed KPCC president BK Hariprasad sparked political chatter on Thursday when he drew a distinction between party organisation and govt.Addressing Congress members on his first day in office, Hariprasad said: “Those who want power and position, go with DK Shivakumar. Those who want to…
Senior Congress leader and Karnataka minister R Ramalinga Reddy tendered his resignation just two days after taking oath as minister, expressing strong dissatisfaction over his allocated portfolio on Friday. BENGALURU: Senior Congress leader and Karnataka minister R Ramalinga Reddy tendered his resignation just two days after taking oath as minister, expressing strong dissatisfaction over his…
File picture of members of a youth club in Moodu Perampalli, Udupi, planting rice for mass feeding Bengaluru: Chief minister DK Shivakumar’s ambitious plan to set up 10,000 youth clubs in the state appears to draw inspiration from a model deployed by former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, reigniting a debate over whether such…
Bengaluru: Observing that the state govt could not have acquired land for a private entity, which is a profitable venture, the high court quashed acquisition of land by Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) in favour of Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers Association (IMTMA) at Madanayakanahalli, near Nelamangala, for construction of a multilevel car parking facility.A…
