Karnataka

WEF 2022: Karnataka, Tamil Nadu making their presence felt in Davos

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai launched a global investors meet at the state pavilion on the main promenade at the World Economic Forum

Karnataka story different from other states, says CM Bommai at WEF

With a number of Indian states lining up here at the WEF Annual Meeting to woo investors, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Bommai on Wednesday said his state is the "safest place to do business"

Air India Disinvestment against DK Shivakumar in money laundering case

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a chargesheet against the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president DK Shivakumar and others in a money laundering case on Thursday.The chargesheet has been filed in the Rouse Avenue Court of Delhi before Special Judge Vikas Dhull.The ED had arrested him on September 3, 2019, in the said case, but the Delhi High Court granted him bail in October 2019.DK Shivakumar is presently on bail in the case of money laundering registered by the ED on the basis of a complaint filed by the Income Tax (IT) department.During the initial probe, the IT department had found allegedly unaccounted and misreported wealth linked to the Congress leader.However, Shivakumar had earlier called the charges "baseless" and "politically motivated".The ED had also summoned the Congress leader's wife and mother to appear before it, which was later challenged in the Delhi High Court. According to the sources, the ED has not mentioned the names of Shivakumar's wife and mother

Former CM Yediyurappa gets exemption from court appearance in graft case

A special court here on Wednesday granted exemption from personal appearance for the day to former Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa in an alleged corruption case. The BJP veteran's counsel submitted a medical certificate saying the 79-year-old was advised bed rest for 10 days by doctors from Sagar Hospital, who are treating him especially for bi-lateral pneumonitis. The special court that deals exclusively with criminal cases related to Legislators in Karnataka exempted his appearance on medical grounds and adjourned the case to June 17. Yediyurappa will have to appear in person on the next date of hearing. The private complaint was filed in 2013 by Vasudeva Reddy, who alleged that Yediyurappa who was Deputy Chief Minister in 2006 had illegally denotified several parcels of lands in Whitefield and Electronics city in Bengaluru. Yediyurappa informed the court that he suffered from diabetes and hypertension and was being treated for it. For the last few days he was sufferi

Yediyurappa's son denied ticket for bypolls, minister hints at bigger role

Karnataka BJP strongman B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday indicated the possibility of a bigger role for his son and the state Vice President B Y Vijayendra in the party

Malali mosque-temple row: Prohibitory orders clamped in Dakshina Kannada

The district administration of Dakshina Kannada on Wednesday clamped prohibitory orders in the surrounding areas of the Malali mosque near Mangaluru city.

WEF: ReNew Power signs MoU to invest Rs 50,000 cr in 7 years in Karnataka

ReNew Power intends to set up production units in Renewable Energy, Battery Storage and Green Hydrogen with potential to create employment opportunities for 30,000 people, the CMO said

Denied ticket by BJP for K'taka bypoll, Yediyurappa's son appeals for calm

B.Y. Vijayendra, son of former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, urged his supporters to exercise restraint after they launched a social media campaign against the BJP for denying a ticket to him

WEF meet: Karnataka inks MoU with Lulu group for Rs 2,000 cr investment

The Chief Minister held talks also with heads of Jubilant Group, Hitachi, Hero MotoCorp, Siemens, Dassault Systems and Nestle, among others.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to campaign for Karnataka elections: State Congress

Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar said he had come to the national capital for party work and the final list of candidates is likely to be announced by this evening.

WEF: CM Bommai boasts about Karnataka's number one position in FDI inflow

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai boasted about the state's number one position across the country in attracting FDI inflow, as he departed to take part in the World Economic Forum's meeting

'We will consider,' says Karnataka CM Bommai on further cut in fuel tax

Bowing to public pressure, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced a Rs 8 per litre cut in excise duty on petrol and Rs 6 a litre on diesel to avoid increase in fuel prices

Supreme Court allows export of iron ore from key mines in Karnataka

Order allows direct sales as opposed to e-auctions only; three-judge bench asks mining firms to comply with Centre's rules on the matter

Karnataka CM Bommai's sudden visit to New Delhi sparks off speculation

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai's sudden New Delhi visit, his second in 10 days, has sparked off speculation in political circles, especially within the ruling BJP.

Karnataka mining: SC permits firms to export excavated iron ores

The Supreme Court on Friday permitted mining firms to export their excavated iron ore from mines in districts of Ballari, Chitradurga, and Tumakuru in Karnataka.

Bomb hoax triggers panic at Bengaluru airport; sends officials into tizzy

The security apparatus at the Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru went into a tizzy in the wee hours of Friday following a hoax call about the presence of a bomb.

Protect 'Brand Bengaluru', SM Krishna urges CM amid rain havoc in city

Veteran politician S M Krishna has written to Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, expressing concern that frequent rain havoc in the city would hurt "Brand Bengaluru"

Karnataka to get AIIMS, Centre gives green signal to state's request

The assurance was given during a meeting between Karnataka Health Minister Dr K Sudhakar and Union Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya in New Delhi on Wednesday

HD Kumaraswamy takes a dig at Rahul Gandhi for remark on regional parties

Congress is facing a phobia of regional parties, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy said on Monday while taking a swipe at the grand old party leader Rahul Gandhi for his critical comments on those parties. In an apparent sarcastic note, he asked the former Congress president to elaborate to regional parties about ideological commitment, while saying that the national party has no presence in most parts of the country. He said the Congress toppled the I K Gujral-led United Front government, demanding that DMK be kept out of the Cabinet by citing the links of the Dravidian party with the LTTE in the backdrop of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination. But, the same Congress in the later years shared a cordial, political relationship with that party. "Is sharing power with the same DMK for 10 years in UPA-1 and -2 governments, led by Manmohan Singh, an ideological commitment?" he questioned in a tweet. In his address at his party's "Chintan Shivir" (brainstorming camp) in Udaipu

K'taka BJP likely to recommend MLC ticket for Yediyurappa's son Vijayendra

The Karnataka BJP core committee that met on Saturday is said to have discussed recommending over a dozen names including B S Yediyurappa's son B Y Vijayendra, to the central leadership