Hampi (Karnataka) Jan 29 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) senior most leader L.K. Advani Friday performed the ’shilanyas’ (foundation laying ceremony) for a majestic theme park near this world heritage site that depicts the splendour of the mighty Vijayanagara empire.
Art of Living founder seer Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa were [...]

Karnataka Energy Minister K. S. Eshwarappa, a backward class leader and staunch RSS activist, was unanimously elected the President of the state unit of the ruling BJP on Thursday.
BJP National General Secretary V. K. Goel, also in-charge of party affairs in Karnataka, announced the election of Mr. Eshwarappa, who was the only nomination filed for [...]

Bangalore, Jan 28, DH News Service:
K S Eshwarappa, who held Energy portfolio in the State Cabinet, was elected unanimously as the president of State BJP unit here on Thursday.

He has tendered resignation as minister in pursuance of one person one post principle followed in the party. He will hold the office for three years.
The BJP [...]

Department of Food and Civil Supplies is planning to provide rice at Rs 17 per kg and wheat at Rs 14.70 per kg across the State, including Bangalore from February 1. Rice and wheat will be supplied through cooperative societies.

Elections to the BBMP council is scheduled to be held in February. The model code of [...]

Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa will inaugurate the Centre of excellence for liver and pancreatic disorders and multi-organ transplantation unit and liver ICU at BGS hospital on January 29.
It will facilitate better care and treatment for people requiring liver as well as multi-organ transplantation.
“We already have a renal programme in place. Hence, we thought of [...]

Jan 27 (IANS) The grandeur of the mighty Vijayanagara empire was revived at this heritage site in Karnataka Wednesday on the 500th anniversary of its emperor Krishnadevaraya’s coronation, marked by pomp and pageantry.
The grand celebrations began on dot amidst the ruins of the historic capital city where thousands of people gathered from far and near [...]

BJP to elect new state unit president on Jan 28. The time for filing the nomination is from11.30am to 12.00pm and scrutiny of nominations from 12.30pm to 1.00pm and withdrawal of nomination from 1.00pm to 1.30pm. The Official announcement of the new state President will be after 1.30pm. The official swore in ceremony would be [...]

Mangalore Police Commissionerate, a long-pending demand of Mangaloreans, was inaugurated by Home Minister V S Acharya at the Police Parade Grounds here on Tuesday.

Inspector General of Police (Western Range) Gopal B Hosur will be the in-charge Commissioner of the new commissionerate till a new official is appointed.
Acharya said that while 15 police stations including Mulky [...]

Hampi (Karnataka), Jan 26 (IANS) The stage is set to relive the grand coronation of Vijayanagara emperor Sri Krishnadevaraya Wednesday at this world heritage site five centuries after he founded the empire in the Deccan plateau of south India.
Hailed as the ‘golden era’ of prosperity, pomp and glory, the 16th century Vijayanagara empire was an [...]

Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Saturday said that the state would not allow the commercial cultivation of Bt brinjal as it would sound the “death knell” to farmers.
“Clearly, for any reason, it can’t be implemented,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a function here. “By introducing it (Bt brinjal), it will sound the [...]

BJP’s Karnataka unit on Sunday said election to the post of president will be held on January 30.
Briefing reporters after an hour-long co-ordination committee meeting of BJP here, its existing president D V Sadananda Gowda said nominations for the post would be filed on January 28.
Scrutiny and withdrawal of nominations would be held on the [...]

Bangalore, Jan 24 (PTI) BJP’s Karnataka unit today said election to the post of president will be held on January 30.
Briefing reporters after an hour-long co-ordination committee meeting of BJP here, its existing president D V Sadananda Gowda said nominations for the post would be filed on January 28. Scrutiny and withdrawal of nominations would [...]

Chief minister BS Yeddyurappa is a fan of Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Paa—a film about a boy with the rare genetic condition Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS).
After seeing the film with Big B on Saturday, Yeddyurappa ordered a state-wide survey to identify those affected with progeria.
“After the survey, we will provide financial assistance to those affected by progeria. [...]

Jan. 21: The state government is planning to act against senior officials who fail to use Kannada in the administrative process.
Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa announced this while inaugurating a Kannada training programme for government officials at Vidhana Soudha on Thursday.
“Till now, the government has not taken action against officials who do not use Kannada. Such [...]