As a country grappling with political and infrastructural problems, there are very few issues that do not evoke extreme, often diametrically opposite, reactions in India. Population control Bills, vaccination policy, farmer income initiatives, river water sharing mechanisms or surrogacy laws—there is no dearth of topics that have triggered controversy, and …
Seeking to step up pressure on the BJP government, the Congress in Karnataka on Thursday said it would adopt an agitational path for three months on illegal mining issue through rallies in district and revenue division headquarters."September, October and November would be months of agitation by Congress," KPCC president R …
NEW DELHI: Congress member Arjun Singh told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that he briefed the then Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, on developments following the Bhopal gas tragedy on December 3, 1984, moments after the leak.Participating in a short duration discussion on recent developments relating to the Bhopal tragedy, Mr. …
J. BalajiNEW DELHI: Sparks flew and pandemonium prevailed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday with UPA and Opposition members clashing on who was responsible for the plight of the Bhopal gas tragedy victims and who helped the former chairman of Union Carbide Corporation (UCC), Warren Anderson, to escape to the …
Bellary: In a show of strength at the end of its 320-km padyatra, the Congress on Monday stormed the mining bastion of Bellary, targeting the ruling BJP on illegal mining and corruption and warned it that the Centre would not remain a mute spectator to the
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 …
