Karnataka has sought a full detailed report on the Hogenakal project from Tamil Nadu, state Major and Medium Irrigation Minister Basavaraja Bommai said on Friday."We are yet to get a reply from Tamil Nadu," Bommai told reporters on the sidelines of a function in Bangalore.The minister said the state has also written a letter to the Centre, seeking details of the project on the Tamil Nadu-Karnataka border, for which a response is awaited.
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday visited the family of Siddalingappa Choori, who was killed in police firing at Haveri on Tuesday.Yeddyurappa handed over a cheque of Rs two lakh to the farmer's family. The Chief Minister said that he was shocked and deeply hurt by the incident.Accompanied by Public Works Minister C M Udasi and Medium and Major Irrigation Minister Basavaraja Bommai, the CM assured the family all help and offered a job to a family member.
The BJP on Wednesday also named its in-charges for assembly bypolls to four seats in Tripura.
Bommai on Saturday made it clear that he is not travelling to any foreign country and that there is no question of any new chief minister in Karnataka.
Offering to trade second preference votes with the Congress, Janata Dal-Secular leader H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said his main agenda is to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party in the contest for fourth seat, during the June 10 Rajya Sabha polls from Karnataka.
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