Speaking to the media, the CM said "It is a very sensitive issue that the way such weak buildings are being constructed, by flouting all the rules, the officers who are guilty of such construction should also be punished. Contractor or builder involved in this should also be punished and all
Reacting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks criticising the quota for minority contractors, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday defended the state government's reservation policy and said that they are also giving reservations to Scheduled Castes (SCs), and Schedul
Karnataka Minister HK Patil, addressing the media on Friday, revealed that the state cabinet has taken serious note of the allegations made by the Karnataka Contractors' Association regarding several public works projects. The allegations were detailed in a commission report submitted to the
"Some contractors are requesting some of our legislators in their constituency to give whatever the bills have been pending. Earlier in the BJP government, more than 1 lakh crore in my department was due. We are not able to give only 10% to 15% % of the bills... So they are requesting some M
"... Its 200 per cent correct. There is no doubt at all. In Vidhana Soudha, the chambers of all the ministers are the collection centres, not the work centre, development centre," R Ashoka told reporters.
Karnataka State Contractors Association President R. Manjunath has written a letter to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, alleging that payments to contractors by the state government are not being made based on seniority.
Bommai further alleged that there is major corruption in the installation of electricity meters. "Contractors have provided documents showing that metres which cost just Rs 700 in other states are being charged at Rs 5,000-6,000 here. The people are questioning when this government will fina
"The laws passed by the Parliament are implemented in the whole country. The Parliament belongs to the whole country. Tejashwi Yadav is against the poor Pasmanda Muslims. He does not want poor Muslims and women to get their rights. This law is made to give the rights to poor Muslims and wome
Delhi Police Crime Branch Cyber Cell has arrested a fugitive contractor who had been absconding since 2018 after murdering his employee from Gaya, Bihar. The accused has been identified as Lakshman Prasad.
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge defended the state's decision to extend reservation in civil work contracts, citing constitutional provisions and past judicial rulings. He accused the BJP of misleading the public, asserting that the inclusion of Muslims in the Backward Class category has b
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar defended Karnataka state cabinet passing a bill granting a four per cent reservation to Muslims in public contracts and said that it was done to protect the backward class people.