News for 'G Parameshwara'

Bengaluru shamed again: Woman molested, thrown to the ground

Bengaluru shamed again: Woman molested, thrown to the ground

Rediff.com4 Jan 2017

The CCTV footage of the video shows the accosted woman getting off an auto rickshaw and walking towards her home, when one of the two men suddenly appears in her way and begins to molest her.

Some issues with Congress over portfolios: Kumaraswamy

Some issues with Congress over portfolios: Kumaraswamy

Rediff.com26 May 2018

He also said the expansion of his cabinet would take place once state Congress leaders get an approval from their high command.

Karna CM writes to PM for holding Aero India in Bengaluru

Karna CM writes to PM for holding Aero India in Bengaluru

Rediff.com13 Aug 2018

Ever since its inception in 1996, Bengaluru has been playing host to Asia's biggest air show.

4 more held in Tanzanian woman assault case; envoy backs steps

4 more held in Tanzanian woman assault case; envoy backs steps

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

Union Law Minister Sadananda Gowda asked the Karnataka government to form a special squad to keep a watch on foreign students, in the wake of the Sunday incident.

Karnataka to appeal in SC against Cauvery authority, panel

Karnataka to appeal in SC against Cauvery authority, panel

Rediff.com30 Jun 2018

The all-party meeting on the Cauvery issue decided that two senior officials nominated by the state government as its representatives to the authority and the committee would participate in the July 2 meeting to present Karnataka's views.

Not averse to joining hands with JD-S again: Cong

Not averse to joining hands with JD-S again: Cong

Rediff.com1 Dec 2019

JD-S leaders have already dropped enough hints about the party being open to such a possibility.

Karnataka will implement 'difficult' SC order, 1 dies in Cauvery violence

Karnataka will implement 'difficult' SC order, 1 dies in Cauvery violence

Rediff.com13 Sep 2016

Maintaining that the situation is peaceful, police said stringent action would be taken against miscreants or vandals.

Karnataka: 4 sulking Congress MLAs surface after several weeks

Karnataka: 4 sulking Congress MLAs surface after several weeks

Rediff.com13 Feb 2019

The MLAs were upset ever since the cabinet reshuffle and expansion on December 22 that saw removal of Jarkiholi.

Have swallowed pain of coalition govt, says tearful Kumaraswamy

Have swallowed pain of coalition govt, says tearful Kumaraswamy

Rediff.com15 Jul 2018

The Congress said that a chief minister "has to be always happy".

Karnataka Congress MLA files assault complaint against colleague

Karnataka Congress MLA files assault complaint against colleague

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

A case of attempt to murder was registered on Monday against Congress MLA J N Ganesh in connection with the alleged brawl with lawmaker colleague Anand Singh at a resort, police said.

Things under control; party MLAs not to be shifted, says Kumaraswamy

Things under control; party MLAs not to be shifted, says Kumaraswamy

Rediff.com16 Jan 2019

Ruling out any "operation" by the ruling alliance to poach the BJP MLAs, the chief minister said there was no necessity for it and that he was "relaxed."

Kumaraswamy loses trust vote; Cong-JDS govt falls

Kumaraswamy loses trust vote; Cong-JDS govt falls

Rediff.com23 Jul 2019

The confidence motion moved by Kumaraswamy was defeated with 99 members voting for the motion and 105 against it in a House of 225 including speaker P R Ramesh Kumar and a nominated member.

RSS worker hacked to death on busy Bengaluru street

RSS worker hacked to death on busy Bengaluru street

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and Bharatiya Janata Party staged a protest in Bengaluru on Monday against the police inaction post the killing of a sangh activist.

Karnataka: 75:25 formula

Karnataka: 75:25 formula

Rediff.com22 Aug 2003

Karnataka Higher Education Minister Dr G Parameshwara said the Common Entrance Test ranking list, which had already been prepared, would hold good for 2003-2004 academic year only.

Amnesty International India booked for sedition, rioting over 'pro-azadi' event

Amnesty International India booked for sedition, rioting over 'pro-azadi' event

Rediff.com15 Aug 2016

A panel discussion on Saturday had turned chaotic as some 'pro-freedom' Kashmiris, most of whom were youngsters and students, entered into heated arguments with a Kashmiri Pandit leader for hailing the Indian Army.

No employee raised any slogan at any point: Amnesty clarifies after sedition case

No employee raised any slogan at any point: Amnesty clarifies after sedition case

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

Amnesty India said allegations mentioned in a complaint by an Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad representative against it were "without substance".

Modi's Jammu-Kashmir policy has created space for Pak to misbehave: Rahul

Modi's Jammu-Kashmir policy has created space for Pak to misbehave: Rahul

Rediff.com16 Aug 2017

"He (Modi) has created an environment in Jammu and Kashmir of hatred and anger, and the only people who benefit from violence and hatred are the Pakistanis," the Congress vice president said.

Ministers, youths in Congress' candidates' list for Karnataka elections

Ministers, youths in Congress' candidates' list for Karnataka elections

Rediff.com16 Apr 2018

The party has not applied the "one-family, one-ticket" formula for the Karnataka polls which it followed in the Punjab polls held last year.

Rahul readies Congress for Karnataka polls

Rahul readies Congress for Karnataka polls

Rediff.com16 May 2017

Buoyed by the recent victories in bypolls, Rahul was keen to revamp the state unit.

Kumaraswamy govt to face trust vote on Thursday

Kumaraswamy govt to face trust vote on Thursday

Rediff.com15 Jul 2019

As the political turmoil lingered on with the ruling coalition making frenetic efforts to win back rebels who have pushed it to the brink of collapse, assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar on Monday announced the confidence motion sought to be moved by Kumaraswamy would be taken up at 11 am on July 18.

Yoga Day: Mamata, Kumaraswamy, Kejriwal skip events

Yoga Day: Mamata, Kumaraswamy, Kejriwal skip events

Rediff.com21 Jun 2018

Kejriwal, who had joined International Yoga Day participants last year along with Lt Governor Anil Baijal and the then Union minister and now Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, was found having high blood sugar following his nine-day, arduous sit-in at the Lieutenant Governor's office.

Yeddyurappa defends decision to give tickets to Reddy brothers

Yeddyurappa defends decision to give tickets to Reddy brothers

Rediff.com6 May 2018

BJP's chief ministerial candidate said that winning each assembly constituency was important for the party.

He is paying the price for rice @ Re 1

He is paying the price for rice @ Re 1

Rediff.com16 Sep 2016

The current crisis Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is facing is a cumulative effect of inattention to water management and the fiscal burden of populist promises, says Aditi Phadnis.

Cong-JD-S scramble to save govt as exodus continues

Cong-JD-S scramble to save govt as exodus continues

Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

The crisis staring at the 13-month old government after over a dozen MLAs of the ruling combine quit on Saturday deepened with two Ministers and Independent MLAs -- H Nagesh and R Shankar -- resigning from the ministry and withdrawing their support to the coalition.

Siddaramaiah gets Sonia's nod, Karnataka Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday

Siddaramaiah gets Sonia's nod, Karnataka Cabinet reshuffle on Sunday

Rediff.com18 Jun 2016

More than three years after assuming office, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will effect a major reshuffle of his ministry on Sunday in a bid to refurbish administration with several ministers facing the axe.

K'taka: Cong reaches out to rebel MLAs as BJP seeks trust vote

K'taka: Cong reaches out to rebel MLAs as BJP seeks trust vote

Rediff.com13 Jul 2019

The coalition government is on a shaky wicket with 16 MLAs -- 13 of the Congress and three of the Janata Dal-Secular -- resigning their assembly membership. Besides, two independent legislators, who were made ministers recently to provide stability, have quit the ministry and withdrawn support.

Karnataka: 2 Cong MLAs resign, more likely to quit

Karnataka: 2 Cong MLAs resign, more likely to quit

Rediff.com1 Jul 2019

Chief Minister Kumaraswamy, on private visit to the United States, said he was keeping a tab on the developments while the state Congress attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party, alleging the opposition party was trying to destabilise the government.

Bengaluru molestation case: 4 accused arrested

Bengaluru molestation case: 4 accused arrested

Rediff.com5 Jan 2017

The accused had been stalking the victim for four or five days and molested her when she was returning home after celebrating New Year

Throw Shinde's directive in the DUSTBIN, BJP tells its CMs

Throw Shinde's directive in the DUSTBIN, BJP tells its CMs

Rediff.com7 Oct 2013

Accusing the Congress of pursuing a "divisive agenda", the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday asked its chief ministers to trash Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's directive -- that no innocent Muslim youth should be wrongfully detained in the name of terror.

Sitharaman's itinerary row persists, war of words continues

Sitharaman's itinerary row persists, war of words continues

Rediff.com25 Aug 2018

Sitharaman and Karnataka Minister Sa Ra Mahesh were locked in an exchange of words over her itinerary during her visit to Kodagu district on Friday in full view of officials and the media at the district commissioner's office.

Siachen braveheart Hanamanthappa laid to rest

Siachen braveheart Hanamanthappa laid to rest

Rediff.com12 Feb 2016

The body of Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad was laid to rest with full state honours, after thousands of people bid an emotional farewell to the Siachen braveheart at his native village of Betadur in Dharwad district of north Karnataka on Friday.

Efforts to mollify rebel Karnataka Cong MLAs fail

Efforts to mollify rebel Karnataka Cong MLAs fail

Rediff.com14 Jul 2019

Nagaraj reached Mumbai accompanied by Karnataka BJP president B S Yeddyurappa's personal assistant Santosh and BJP MLA R Ashok.

Where did Karnataka's 'value-based' politics vanish?

Where did Karnataka's 'value-based' politics vanish?

Rediff.com10 Jul 2019

'Somewhere in the midst of the three milestones of 1881, 1984 and 1999 are the clues that provide the answer to the troubling corrosion of Karnataka politics: The disappearance of values, the criminalisation of politics, and the complete collapse of ideology,' says Krishna Prasad, former editor-in-chief, Outlook.

K'taka crisis: Cong-JDS in huddle; we're not sanyasis, says BJP

K'taka crisis: Cong-JDS in huddle; we're not sanyasis, says BJP

Rediff.com7 Jul 2019

The 13 month-old Karnataka coalition government of JD-S and Congress slumped into crisis following the resignation of their 11 MLAs from the membership of the state assembly on Saturday.

Bengaluru limps back to normalcy, curfew lifted

Bengaluru limps back to normalcy, curfew lifted

Rediff.com14 Sep 2016

Curfew, imposed late on Monday night, continued to remain in force in 16 police station limits of the city which were under prohibitory orders.

Karnataka's last resort politics

Karnataka's last resort politics

Rediff.com26 May 2018

'Where in parliamentary democracies around the world do political parties drag Supreme Court judges in the middle marches of the night to decide who will rule?' asks Sunil Sethi.

How KCR helped the Congress-JD-S mission

How KCR helped the Congress-JD-S mission

Rediff.com20 May 2018

A message from KCR on Thursday evening persuaded the Congress to take its MLAs to Hyderabad.

Karnataka turmoil: BJP, Cong bid to keep their flock together

Karnataka turmoil: BJP, Cong bid to keep their flock together

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

According to Congress sources, few ministers from the party have even offered to step down in the larger interest and to keep the coalition intact.

Central forces deployed in Bengaluru after violence over PF

Central forces deployed in Bengaluru after violence over PF

Rediff.com20 Apr 2016

The city police commissioner has promulgated prohibitory orders under Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure in the limits of Bengaluru city till the midnight of April 22.

G Janardhana Reddy, still a force in Karnataka politics

G Janardhana Reddy, still a force in Karnataka politics

Rediff.com26 Nov 2016

The wedding celebrations show the controversial mining baron retains influence over elected representatives, whichever party is in power.