Asserting that India had received a big jolt as former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri had gone to Russia for a peace treaty with Pakistan, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Wednesday paid a floral tribute to him on the occasion of his 57th death anniversary.
The participation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the National Youth Festival in Hubballi-Dharwad on January 12 will give an opportunity and inspiration for the youth of this region, said Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 10 lakh for the kin of the deceased in the Bengaluru metro pillar mishap that claimed two lives.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that the government would conduct an inquiry into the under-construction metro pillar collapse incident in Bengaluru which claimed two lives.
"Karnataka Chief Minister must resign. It's a clear case of poor work and people have succumbed to it. Now, people of Bengaluru and Karnataka are fed up," Congress MLA Sowmya Reddy said.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday dismissed the opposition's claim of a state minister's alleged proximity with Santro Ravi, alleged Kingpin of human trafficking and said that a probe into the matter would unravel the links.
Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah on Friday clarified his "puppy" remark on Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and other party leaders and said that his "statement in rural language" has been misunderstood and he did not insult the Chief Minister.
"Cabinet expansion will be done soon, I have already conveyed the message to high command and high command will take a decision accordingly soon. I don't know who'll be inducted in the cabinet, the high command will take a decision soon after a meeting," Bommai said.
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said the state government is committed to giving a legal status for the comprehensive development of language with 80 per cent priority for the Kannadigas in industries, special funds for the border areas development and protecting interest