Above all, it's Bhookanakere Siddalingappa Yeddyurappa's ability to cry that's got most politicians worried. He's done it before, and they all know he can ...
06:17 PM, Oct 05, 2012
New Delhi: The Karnataka High Court on Monday is set to hear the bail petitions filed by former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and his family members. They were questioned by the CBI regarding their alleged involvement in the granting of mining licenses to private companies, land grabbing and illegal denotifications. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday questioned former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa's two sons and son-in-law in...
07:39 AM, Jun 18, 2012
Bangalore: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday questioned former Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa's two sons and son-in-law in connection with its probe into illegal mining. "Yeddyurappa's sons BY Raghavendra, a sitting MP, BY Vijendra and son-in-law RN Sohan Kumar were questioned by the CBI for well over three hours", CBI sources said. The three arrived separately at different time slots allotted to them by the CBI and...
07:57 AM, Jun 17, 2012
BANGALORE: Ministers from former chief minister B S Yeddyurappas camp reportedly confronted Chief Minister D V Sadandanda Gowda on Wednesday.They met Gowda over Central Empowered Committees letter seeking the state governments response to the petition that sought a CBI probe against former chief ministers S M Krishna, Dharam Singh and HD Kumaraswamy.The probe was demanded in connection with the illegal mining.Ministers Umesh Katti, C M Udasi and MP Renukacharya who...
09:03 AM, May 24, 2012
KOPPAL: Former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa conceded that he was convinced about his position in the BJP, both as a former CM and sitting MLA.After some legislators and my followers portrayed me as the undisputed leader of the party, I had asked for a suitable position from the high command, said the former CM, adding, however, i am now aware of my position.He was here on Wednesday along with...
08:52 AM, Apr 05, 2012
New Delhi: In the last 44 months, nearly one-third of the BJP government has resigned on charges ranging from rape to corruption in Karnataka. It is a record and a shameful one at that: - The total sanctioned strength of Karnataka Cabinet is 34 including the chief minister. - 1 chief minister (BS Yeddyurappa) and 11 ministers have resigned till now. - 4 ministers resigned over sleaze. Ex-Chief Minister BS...
11:06 AM, Feb 08, 2012
Bangalore: The illegal mining report of the Karnataka Lokayukta (ombudsman) that forced B.S. Yeddyurappa to quit as the Bharatiya Janata Party's first chief minister in south India is becoming a hot potato for his successor D.V. Sadananda Gowda. The Gowda cabinet faces a tough task as a departmental probe says it has found no evidence to support the Lokayukta findings that 191 police officers had taken bribes to allow illegal...
12:31 PM, Jan 04, 2012
BANGALORE: In an effort to mount pressure on the party high command, former chief minister B S Yeddyurappa has decided to embark on a state tour after January 15. Yeddyurappa, who is unsure whether his party bosses will heed his demand for a suitable post, is ready with his plans, and the state-tour is one of them. According to the plan, Yeddyurappa will criss-cross the state and elicit peoples opinion...
10:21 AM, Jan 04, 2012
Bangalore: Anticipating a snap poll in Karnataka this year, opposition Congress on Tuesday said it would complete the process of identifying probable candidates in 150 assembly segments in the state by March-end. Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President G Parameshwara said observers from All India Congress Committee (AICC) are already on the job. "Simultaneously, our process is also on (in identifying candidates)," he told reporters. "We are paying attention to 150...
04:40 PM, Jan 03, 2012
Bangalore: The leadership tussle in Karnataka's ruling BJP worsened on Thursday as former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa charged state unit chief KS Eswarappa with trying to oust him from the party and being responsible for sending him to jail. "Ever since Eswarappa assumed office, he has been making statements branding me as guilty. He is not content with my ouster from the chief minister's post, but is also trying to...
03:10 PM, Dec 29, 2011
Bangalore: The Karnataka High Court on Monday adjourned to Tuesday the further hearing of the application filed by advocate Sirajin Basha requesting the court to vacate the stay granted by it on the proceedings in the lower court in the five cases filed by him against the chief minister and his close relatives. The cases are related to land grabbing, nepotism and committing other irregularities. Justice KN Keshavnarayana directed the...
02:15 PM, Jun 14, 2011
New Delhi: The one-man Commission headed by Justice BK Somashekhar appointed to probe the attack on churches in Mangalaore, on Friday, submitted its final report to Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa. The commission gave a clean chit to the police, but it says that not all attacks were spontaneous and that many were well planned. The Commission has blamed the attacks on misguided anti-Christian groups. The report also said that...
12:07 PM, Jan 28, 2011
