B. Aravinda Shetty
Gowda wins Council seat
Nearly five months after he became chief minister, D.V. Sadananda Gowda was elected to the Legislative Council on Thursday, effectively ending the hopes of former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa from making a comeback.
Ending any illusions that Mr Yeddyurappa may have had, state party chief K.S. Eshwarappa said, “I want to congratulate chief minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda on winning the election. We will see him resign as MP so that he will be the chief minister of Karnataka for the next 16 months.”
Pen drive may not be enough to act on 191 cops
Can the evidence in a pen drive form the basis for taking action against 191 police officers indicted in the Lokayukta report on illegal mining?
BJP in Karnataka ‘big problem’: L K Advani
In a searing indictment of the corruption and factionalism that has marked the state of the BJP in Karnataka, BJP veteran L.K. Advani finally admitted in public that, unlike the nine other states wher
Advani admits graft problems in Karnataka
BJP veteran L.K. Advani finally admitted in public that unlike the nine other states where his party is in government, Karnataka’s BJP was facing a crisis.
Speaking to a 25,000 strong audience at Janchetana Yatra rally in Mangalore’s
L K Advani yatra: Yeddyurappa not welcome
Facing stiff opposition from the Sangh Parivar and his rivals in the state BJP— party chief K.S. Eshwarappa and national general secretary, Ananth Kumar — former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa may fi
No legal backing for report: A-G
In a move that seems geared to take the heat off former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and the Bellary-based Gali Janardhan Reddy brothers, indicted in the Lokayukta mining report, the advocate-general has told the state
BSY, Eshwarappa lock horns over Koppal
The infighting in the ruling BJP, shows no signs of dying out with the party’s top leaders from Shimoga—former chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and party state president, K.S. Eshwarappa— slugging it o
Reddy camp revolt dies a sudden death
The anticipated revolt by Reddy camp loyalists, led by former health minister B. Sriramulu who resigned form the Assembly on Sunday, seems to fizzled out all of a sudden after the arrest of mining baron Janardhan Reddy by the CBI on Monday.
No Cabinet expansion today
The second round of the Cabinet expansion has been put off in view of pressure tactics by the Reddy brothers to get their supporters, particularly former health minister B. Sreeramulu, into the ministry.
K’taka reshuffle triggers fresh race
Karnataka chief minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda’s decision to add nine new faces to his Cabinet later this week has triggered a fresh race among aspirants.
