The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment). It is the longest-standing index tracking the progress of numerous countries’ efforts towards closing these gaps over time since …
Hitting back at the Congress, Karnataka Ministers and mining magnates Janardhana Reddy and B Sreeramulu on Monday made light of its Padayatra and rally in their citadel, terming it as a 'flop show'."Congress padayatra is a failure, a flop show. (leader of the Opposition in the Assembly) Siddramaiah's drama is …
Water sharing disputes between states are growing, the latest in the news being the conflict between Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh over the Babhli barrage. It puts the spotlight on underlying issues like the lack of an efficient mediating mechanism for conflict resolution both within government and the civil society at …
With Congress' 'Bellary chalo' march in protest against the BJP government's ''failure'' to check illegal mining entering the fifth day, three Karnataka ministers on Thursday launched a counter rally challenging the Opposition to prove its charge. Tourism Minister G Janardhana Reddy, his brother and Revenue Minister Karunakara Reddy and Health …
The 'Bellary Chalo' padayatra by Opposition Congress in Karnataka against BJP government's alleged ''misrule'' and "failure'' to check illegal mining entered second day on Monday. After breakfast at Harvard college, where the leaders stayed overnight, leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Assembly D Siddaramaiah led the yatra towards Nelamangala and …
A 68-year-old Congress worker collapsed and died during the 320-km Congress' Bellary Chalo Padayatra' here on Sunday. Chikkamariah was rushed to M S Ramaiah Hospital, where he was declared dead. He suffered a massive heart attack, sources added. The padayatra' is to highlight "failure" of the BJP government in Karnataka …
A delegation of Congress members engaged in mining business in Bellary called on Governor H R Bhardwaj in Raj Bhavan on Wednesday to counter the allegations levelled by Tourism Minister Janardhana Reddy. The delegation led by former KPCC president Allum Veerabhadrappa told the Governor that they had never indulged in …
JD(S) State president H D Kumaraswamy, on Monday alleged that Ananthpura Mining Corporation (AMC) owned by Minister Janardhana Reddy was into illegal mining in the State. Releasing certain documents to support his allegations, Kumaraswamy demanded that the minister resign. Kumaraswamy made the allegations within hours after Reddy told the press …
Karnataka Tourism Minister and iron ore mine owner G. Janardhana Reddy on Monday charged that many state Congress leaders, and not he, were into illegal mining and exports. Quoting a report of the Lok Ayukta (ombudsman), Reddy said companies owned by Congress leaders M.Y. Ghorpade, V.S. Lad and sons, Allum …
Karnataka Bureau BANGALORE: In the continuing war of words over illegal mining, Bellary district in-charge Minister G. Janardhana Reddy on Monday alleged that several Congress leaders of Bellary district were linked to illegal mining. The Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) leadership reacted soon thereafter holding the Bellary Ministers responsible …
J Balaji NEW DELHI: The Congress has questioned Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa giving a clean chit to the Reddy brothers in the illegal mining issue after meeting senior BJP leaders L.K. Advani and Sushma Swaraj here. How come Mr. Yeddyurappa suddenly realised that the Reddy brothers had nothing to …
Caught in the dilemma of showing that it was running a clean government in Karnataka and ensuring that the government was not destabilised, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today gave a clean chit to the Reddy brothers of Karnataka, who are facing allegations of illegal mining.
Shekhar Gupta If you dozed off while being driven through the city of Bangalore, you could end up thinking you were in New Delhi, or Lucknow, depending on where your slumber breaks. If it is in the main commercial area, or the Bangalore equivalent of a downtown where the work …
Karnataka Minister G. Janardhana Reddy after a meeting with the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, at her residence in New Delhi on Sunday. New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday criticised the BJP government in Karnataka for
The ''Bellary chalo'' agitation planned by the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) will be spread over 15 days and will witness top leaders of the party embark on a padayatra with hundreds of party workers from Bangalore to Bellary. marching on the mine issue KPCC leaders M P Prakash and …
BJP MP Chandan Mitra today said Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa's clean chit to the Reddy brothers facing allegations of illegal mining as ''backed by good reasons''. "I am sure the Karnataka chief minister has good reason for the clean chit he has given because the Lok Ayukta in …
The licence permit raj has morphed into a system which is just as crippling A V Rajwade / New Delhi July 19, 2010, 0:44 IST The recent debate over the freedom of financial regulators from netas and babus needs to be looked at in the context of the remarkable immunity …
