Contractor death: Case registered against six people, including Minister Priyank Kharge's close aideA case has been registered against Raju Kapanur, a close aide of Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge, and five others for allegedly conspirin...
29 Dec, 2024, 08.48 PM IST
Karnataka High Court asks state CM Siddaramaiah to appear physically in case on March 6The Karnataka High Court, led by Justice Krishna Dixit, dismissed a petition filed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others, aiming to qua...
06 Feb, 2024, 01.03 PM IST
Former CSIR head RA Mashelkar lauds Karnataka’s startup culture, calls it an ‘amazing 40% state’In April last year, the State Contractors’ Association had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that some ministers and offici...
01 Dec, 2023, 08.04 PM IST
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacks BJP government on corruption in poll-bound KarnatakaAICC General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala, former Minister H C Mahadevappa, and MLA Yathindra Siddaramaiah amon...
25 Apr, 2023, 03.02 PM IST
Lokayukta Police arrest BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa in corruption caseThe Lokayukta Police arrested BJP MLA Madal Virupakshappa, the prime accused in the Karnataka Soaps and Detergents (KSDL) corruption case a...
27 Mar, 2023, 09.11 PM IST
Congress puts up 'PayCM' posters at BJP's party office near BengaluruThe PayCM poster carries the photograph of the Chief Minister and a QR code that gets directed to a website - '40% Sarkara'. The website, w...
23 Sep, 2022, 12.28 PM IST
Contractors again hurl 40% commission accusation at Karnataka BJP govt, Congress demands judicial probeThe fresh set of accusations come at a time when the ruling BJP is preparing itself for the upcoming polls to Bengaluru's civic body BBMP, ...
24 Aug, 2022, 07.07 PM IST
Karnataka govt warns of action against violations of loudspeaker ruleWith the Karnataka government issuing a circular regarding use of loudspeakers following the azaan and Hanuman Chalisa row, state Home Mini...
11 May, 2022, 03.47 PM IST
Senior leader KS Eshwarappa to skip Karnataka BJP executive meetFollowing a political furore that erupted following the contractor's death, Eshwarappa submitted his resignation as the Rural Development a...
16 Apr, 2022, 04.58 PM IST
Hit by bribery charges, Karnataka Minister Eshwarappa resignsThe senior BJP leader, hailing from Shivamogga, met chief minister Basavaraj Bommai around 8.30 pm and submitted his resignation. A large c...
15 Apr, 2022, 10.27 PM IST
Eshwarappa's resignation cannot be considered a setback for the govt: Karnataka CMCM Bommai said the truth will come out from the investigation and asked the opposition Congress, which is demanding Eshwarappa's arrest, no...
15 Apr, 2022, 12.39 PM IST
After chat With Karnataka CM, KS Eshwarappa says will quit in interest of partyEshwarappa, the state's Rural Development & Panchayat Raj (RDPR) minister, told a media conference at Shivamogga he decided to quit to save...
15 Apr, 2022, 12.10 AM IST
Contractor's death: Karnataka Minister Eshwarappa announces resignationThe senior BJP leader, addressing a media-conference at Shivamogga, said he will meet chief minister Basavaraj Bommai in Bengaluru on Frida...
14 Apr, 2022, 08.46 PM IST
Contractor’s Death: CM Bommai rules out Eshwarappa’s resignation, Congress to stage overnight dharna in B’luru todayThe police took into custody when Congress workers led by KPCC president DK Shivakumar and Opposition leader Siddaramaiah tried to lay sieg...
14 Apr, 2022, 03.37 PM IST
FIR names Minister KS Eshwarappa in contractor suicide case in KarnatakaWhile Eshwarappa ruled out resigning claiming innocence, chief minister Basavaraj Bommai said he will talk to his cabinet colleague and tak...
13 Apr, 2022, 11.49 PM IST
Contractor death: Karnataka minister booked for 'abetment of suicide'The FIR was registered based on a complaint from Prashanth Patil, brother of Santhosh Patil, who had levelled bribery charges against the s...
13 Apr, 2022, 07.54 PM IST
Udupi Police name minister Eshwarappa in FIR, BJP to decide on his resignation todayMeanwhile, the Karnataka Contractors’ Association, which held an emergency meeting in Bengaluru, gave two-weeks’ time to the government to ...
13 Apr, 2022, 02.27 PM IST