Uma Bharti plans people’s participation to clean banks of Ganga in October
The meeting of the newly-formed working group of Ganga Swachta Manch chaired by Minister for Sanitation and Drinking Water Uma Bharti has decided to spearhead a massive Ganga cleaning and awareness programme in October which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will…
Within hours of taking over the reigns, CM Yeddyurappa orders transfer of 4 IPS officers
Within hours after taking over the reins of the State, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa rpt B S Yeddyurappa has ordered transfer of four IPS officers with immediate effect on Thursday. According to an official notification released to the…
Shiv Sena to build Ram Mandir in Ayodhya: Thackeray
Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday came down heavily on its ally BJP for raking up the issue of the Ram temple in Ayodhya when the elections are round the corner and declared that they would construct the temple…
Mamata Banerjee Jubilant after the massive victory in Panchayat elections
Jubilant after the massive victory, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said TMC has won 90 per cent seats despite all opposition parties coming together, which is a “rarity”. “This shows how strong we are at the grassroot level,” she…
Congress to observe ‘Save Democracy day’ today to protest for BJP to form government in Karnataka
Congress will observe a nationwide ‘Save Democracy day’ on Friday to protest the decision of Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala to invite the BJP to form the government in the state despite lacking the requisite numbers. Talking to reporters here, AICC…
Indore, Bhopal, Chandigarh emerge as top 3 Cleanest Cities in ‘Swacchta survey’
Indore, Bhopal and Chandigarh have emerged as the top three Cleanest Cities in the country at the national level. These cities are among the Swachhata Survekshan 2018 winners which were announced by Mr Hardeep Puri, Minister for Housing & Urban…
Kumaraswamy to write to Mamata Banerjee and political leaders to protect democracy
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) State President H D Kumaraswamy appealed cooperation of political leaders of various parties to protest against onslaught of democracy and uphold the constitution of the country. Addressing a press conference before participating…
Amit Shah hits out at Rahul, reminds him Congress ‘history’
Close on the heels of Congress president Rahul Gandhi attacking BJP for ensuring swearing in of B S Yeddyurappa, BJP chief Amit Shah on Thursday hit out at the Gandhi scion and said the grand old party should remember its…
Karnataka Horse trading : 4 MLAs went missing from the resort – Report
Congress and JDS heads to separate resorts following reports that the BJP has been ‘trying to buy’ them. Resort politics returned to Karnataka, the Eagleton Golf Resort near Bidadi in Bengaluru is being decked up to receive Congress MLAs. Eagleton…
BJP making mockery of Constitution in Karnataka: Rahul
Describing Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala’s invitation to the BJP to form the government in Karnataka as ‘the defeat of democracy’, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said BJP’s insistence on forming a government in Karnataka despite lacking the numbers was…
B S Yeddyurappa took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka
B S Yeddyurappa took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka. He took oath after BJP, was invited to form government in the state. The BJP leader has been given 15 days to prove majority by the Governor. Supreme Court…
CPI(M) urges not to allow ‘horse trading’ in Karnataka
Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Wednesday said it is opposing the time being given to the BJP to ‘indulge in naked horse trading’ and the use of money power to muster a majority in the Karnataka assembly. “The officially…
Finance Ministers of 6 states to meet President today
The Finance Ministers of six states will meet President Ram Nath Kovind on May 17 at about 1700 hrs in Delhi. In a statement here on Wednesday, Andhra Pradesh Finance Minister Yenamala Ramakrishnudu said the Finance Ministers of Kerala, West…
Yeddyurappa to take oath as 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka today
Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala on Wednesday invited BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa to take oath as the 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka at a function to be held at Raj Bhavan at 0900 hrs on Thursday. Disclosing this to media…
Governor acting like a puppet of BJP, has shamed his office: Congress
Slamming Karnataka governor Vijubhai Vala for inviting the BJP to form a government in the state despite the Congress-JD(S) coalition having the required numbers, the Congress on Wednesday said the Governor was acting like a puppet of the BJP and…
SC refuses to stay swearing-in ceremony of BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa as CM of Karnataka
Supreme Court on Thursday refused to stay the swearing-in of BJP leader BS Yeddyurappa as Chief Minister of Karnataka. A three-Judge Bench, comprising justices AK Sikri, SA Bobde and Ashok Bhushan, however, made it clear that the swearing-in and the…
Varanasi Bridge collapse: 4 suspended
The Uttar Pradesh government has suspended four senior engineers of the State Bridge Corporation in connection with the flyover collapse in Varanasi cantt Railway station here on Tuesday evening. At least 18 people were killed and 25 others injured in…
Congress reaches out to JD-S for Govt formation in Karnataka, ready to support govt led by JD-S
Even as the BJP took an unbeatable lead over it in counting trends for the Karnataka assembly elections, the Congress on Tuesday said that it was ready to support the JD(S) to form a coalition Government in the state. Trends…
Country moving towards ‘Congress mukt Bharat’: Paswan
Expressing confidence of the victory of the BJP in Karnataka, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday said the country is moving towards a ‘Congress mukt Bharat’ (Congress free India). Addressing mediapersons here, Mr…
Varanasi bridge collapse: PM expresses sadness over loss of lives
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday expressed sadness over the loss of lives due to collapse of an under-construction flyover in Varanasi. In a message, the Prime Minister said he spoke to UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath regarding the situation…
18 killed in Varanasi bridge collapse; Yogi visited victims
At least 18 people were killed and more than two dozens injured in a major tragedy which rocked this city on Tuesday evening when a huge pillar span of under-construction Chowkaghat-Laharatara flyover fell on several vehicles including a roadways bus,…
Modi, Amit Shah thank people for voting BJP as single largest party in Karnataka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday thanked the people of Karnataka for voting BJP as the single largest party in the Assembly election, the final result of which is yet to be declared by the…
Nadda, Pradhan to attend Karnataka MLAs meet today as central observers: BJP
Union ministers J P Nadda and Dharmendra Pradhan will attend Karnataka MLAs meet on Wednesday as central observers. Briefing reporters after a meeting of the party parliamentary board on Tuesday, BJP media in-charge Anil Baluni said ,”J P Nadda and…
Karnataka Assembly elections : Modi Magic in Karnataka
Elections for 222 out of 224 constituencies in Karnataka was held on May 12. Over 2,600 candidates, including 200 women, contested in the elections, which was seen as a direct fight between the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP. Janata…
IDBI bank officers, employees to stage 4 day dharna from tommorow
Officers and employees of government –run IDBI Bank will stage four day Dharna from May 16 to protest against the unreasonable delay in settlement of their overdue wage revision. “It has been decided to revive agitation program including non-strike and…
Centre’s aid of over Rs 1000 Cr to four disaster hit states, UT
The Centre on Monday sanctioned over Rs 1,000 crore to four disaster hit States and one Union Territory, a Home Ministry release said here. A High Level Committee meeting held under the chairmanship of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, granted…
NIA files charge-sheets against 15 in targeted killings in Punjab
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday filed two separate charge-sheets against 15 accused persons in Amit Sharma and Pastor Sultan Masih murder case in the Special NIA Court at Mohali. The accused have been charged under various sections of…
CM Siddaramaiah trailing, BJP, Congress going neck and neck
BJP has taken early leads in the counting of votes for the crucial Karnataka assembly elections as the early trends gave the saffron party leads in 80 seats but Congress was not far behind as it also established lead in…
Solar power could save water in thirsty Middle East, North Africa : says analysis
Thirsty Middle Eastern and North African countries could tap into their solar-energy potential to cope with fresh water scarcity, according to resource experts. Water could be saved by switching to renewable solar energy from fossil fuel electricity generation that uses…
2019 will be the year of BJP: Amit Shah
Sounding the poll bugle for 2019 General Elections, BJP president Amit Shah expressed confidence on Monday that 2019 will be the year of Bharatiya Janata Party. ‘An atmosphere will be created, and on the basis of our organisational strength and…