Top Maoist leader Sudershan was arrested on Saturday in Andhra Pradesh's Khammam district bordering Chhattisgarh, police said. Sudershan alias Sriramulu Srinivas, a member of the central committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist, was arrested near Vyra in Khammam district. ...
02:30 AM, Mar 24, 2013
On the omnipresent Lord Ganesha festival day at Rajajinagar, 4th block, Ramamandira playground, the audio of 'Prem Adda' was released in the presence of huge turnout. The presence of Kichcha Sudeep, political leader Sriramulu added more crowd to the audio release. Making use of the presence and drawing the Kannada cinema industry to the soft corner Sriramulu former minister and sitting MLA of Bellary district stated that he would allocate...
11:00 PM, Sep 21, 2012
Bellary: Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) winner from the Bellary Lok Sabha constituency, J Shantha, was on Saturday officially declared the winner from the seat after a recount of votes. The Karnataka High Court had set aside the election of the MP in June this year after a petition was filed against her in the court saying that she used fake caste certificates and that there were counting irregularities. Shantha is...
05:40 PM, Sep 15, 2012
Hyderabad: One more MLA from the state has come under the scanner of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) in former minister Gali Janardhana Reddy bail-for-cash scam. Janardhana Reddys close-aide and independent MLA from Bellary (Rural), B Sriramulu, came under the scanner after his name cropped up during the questioning of two MLAs Somasekhara Reddy and Kampli legislator T H Suresh Babu. The two have been arrested by the ACB in the...
12:34 PM, Aug 08, 2012
The former heartthrob of Kannada cinema audience now in BSR Party of Sriramulu - Rakshita Prem has announced her intentions of contesting one of the 224 Assembly seats elections coming in the next year. Rakshita has been a major draw at the campaigns for the BSR Party and her speeches have improved considerably. She is a real stunner in election speeches. On Thursday at BSR Party meeting Rakshita expressed her...
06:14 PM, Jul 21, 2012
Bangalore: The Karnataka High Court on Monday set aside the election of BJP's Lok Sabha MP from Bellary, J Shanta. She is the sister of former Karnataka minister Sriramulu. The court also ordered recounting of votes within four weeks. A petition was filed in the court against Shanta, alleging that she used fake caste certificates and that there were counting irregularities. Shanta is also said to be a close confidante...
05:09 PM, Jun 11, 2012
Bangalore: Mining barons Reddy brothers are generally believed to have bankrolled Bharatiya Janata Party to come to power in Karnataka. Now their loyalist has been caught on video claiming the Reddys had given around Rs 250 crore to BJP's first chief minister BS Yeddyurappa for the purpose. The video footage aired by a Kannada TV channel on Tuesday shows Reddy loyalist and former BJP minister B Sriramulu making the claim....
01:25 AM, Mar 14, 2012
GADAG: Will celebrities bring sheen to Sriramulus Hunger for Answer, the two-day fast aimed at laying the foundation for the BSR party?Though the party is yet to be launched, speculations are rife that intellectuals, writers, film actors, sports persons, not to forget religious heads, will join hands with Sriramulu.Kannada writer Siddu Yapalparvi, one of the organisers of the event, told Express the fast will provide a platform for discussions on...
08:34 AM, Mar 13, 2012
BELLARY:Firing salvo at state BJP president K S Eshwarappa, independent candidate B Sriramulu said that Eshwarappa is a quarrelsome personality, as his speeches lead to one quarrel or the other. Hence, he needs to mind his tongue while speaking in public, he said while addressing the media here on Saturday. The newly-elected MLA also asserted that Eshwarappa is not essential for the BJP and he does not command any respect...
10:58 AM, Dec 11, 2011
Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in deep trouble in Karnataka after its rebel leader Sriramulu's landslide victory in the Bellary bypoll. Sriramulu, a supporter of Reddy brothers, has now claimed the support of 14 MLAs in the state, and has indicated that he may float his own party. "I have the numbers to form a new party. I will give you more details after a short while," he...
01:25 PM, Dec 08, 2011
BANGALORE/BELLARY: Former minister B Sriramulu wants to make his re-entry into the Assembly as grand as his victory in the recently concluded Bellary byelection. A big procession is being planned by Sriramulus fans on Wednesday morning before he takes oath as the MLA. According to sources, Sriramulu fans who will throng the capital on Wednesday from across the state would take their leader in a procession from Bannappa Park to...
10:07 AM, Dec 07, 2011
Bangalore: Close aide of the Bellary Reddys, B Sriramulu won the by-elections of Bellary by a whopping 48,000 votes, bringing quite an embarrassment for the BJP, the party which he quit. There were celebrations after what was seen to be a battle for political survival. What is worse for the BJP was that its candidate even lost the deposit. "I don't believe it's my victory; it's a victory of the...
09:15 PM, Dec 04, 2011
New Delhi: Independent candidate B Sriramulu on Sunday won Bellary (Rural) Assembly bypoll in Karnataka by more than 47,000 votes. It's a huge blow for the ruling BJP in Karnataka as the rebel candidate and Janardhana Reddy aide B Sriramulu won the crucial bypoll by a huge margin. Sreeramulu, a close associate of jailed mining baron and former minister G Janardhana Reddy, secured 74,527 votes and retained the seat which...
11:37 AM, Dec 04, 2011
New Delhi: A huge blow for the ruling BJP in Karnataka as the rebel candidate and Janardhana Reddy aide B Sriramulu is on course for a huge victory in the Bellary bypolls while the ruling BJP has routed in the mining heartland. 14 rounds of counting are over and final results are expected shortly. All eyes are on Bellary as the results of the bypoll will be declared on Sunday...
10:54 AM, Dec 04, 2011
New Delhi: All eyes are on Bellary as the results of the bypoll will be declared on Sunday and it could change Karnataka's political course as the by-polls are being seen as a litmus test for mining barons, the Reddy brothers. Their aide B Sriramulu, who quit the BJP, contested the bypoll elections as an Independent candidate. Sriramulu had quit the party after he was denied a ministerial berth following...
07:40 AM, Dec 04, 2011
Bellary: Voting began on Wednesday for bypoll to Bellary (Rural) Assembly segment where the ruling BJP is locked in a bitter contest with rebel leader B Sriramulu, who is seeking re-election as an independent. People started casting ballot amid a thick security blanket with some 2,500 personnel, including central paramilitary force, civil police and home guards, deployed in the constituency. Of the 195 polling stations, 132 have been declared as...
10:31 AM, Nov 30, 2011
BANGALORE: In a dramatic turn of events late Thursday night, the ruling BJP made frantic efforts to win back former minister B Sriramulu who had quit the party on Tuesday to seek re-election from Bellary rural constituency as an independent. However, the efforts yielded no results with Sriramulu firm on his decision to part ways with the saffron party. As a result, the party was forced to field P Gadhilingappa,...
11:22 AM, Nov 11, 2011
Bangalore: In what could be the first indication of a battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Reddy brothers, former Karnataka health minister B Sriramulu has decided the contest the Bellary bypoll as an independent candidate. The BJP is facing one of its toughest political battles just a day after the release of former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa. Sriramulu, a close aide of the mining Reddys, has...
08:46 PM, Nov 09, 2011
New Delhi: Former state health minister B Sriramulu who resigned from the BJP will now stand as an independent candidate in the Bellary bypoll to be held on November 30. This will be a strong test for BJP as bellary is a Reddy stronghold. Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa said that he will campaign against Sriramulu. Sriramulu is part of the Janadrdhan reddy faction. With Janardhan Reddy in Jail,...
11:01 AM, Nov 09, 2011
Bangalore: Karnataka BJP heads for another crisis as Sriramulu, a close aide of the Reddy brothers and former state health minister resigned as MLA. Sources have said that more BJP MLAs may follow. Sriramulu submitted his resignation as MLA to the Speaker of the Assembly on Sunday. Sources say Sriramulu is expected to float a regional party and claims support of 15 MLAs. However, Sriramulu said that he will stay...
12:05 PM, Sep 04, 2011
