Shimoga: Deputy Chief Minister K S Eshwarappa said that he would meet the Governor in a couple of days to apprise him of the need to pass the pro-poor Karnataka Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill- 2012, seeking regularisation of houses built on government land in rural areas. This is because the Governor has returned the Bill to the government for reconsideration. Eshwarappa told reporters at his residence here on Tuesday: I...
01:21 PM, Sep 05, 2012
Bangalore: Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj has returned an amendment Bill seeking to grant government land in rural areas to those who had unauthorisedly occupied it and built dwelling units prior to January 1 this year, saying it may lead to illegal grabbing. Bhardwaj returned the Karnataka Land Revenue (Amendment) Bill, submitted by the BJP government for his assent, for reconsideration of both Houses of the state legislature. "The amendment Bill...
12:07 AM, Sep 04, 2012
Bangalore: With Governor H R Bhardwaj turning down its requests for the early release of prisoners with good conduct, the state government is now planning to knock the doors of President of India on the issue. Speaking to reporters here on Monday, Social Welfare and Prisons Minister A Narayanaswamy said that the government would seriously explore the possibility of approaching the President seeking release of prisoners with good conduct. Bypassing...
01:34 PM, Aug 28, 2012
Kancheepuram: A top RBI official on Monday snubbed SBI Chairman Pratip K Chaudhuri for his remarks suggesting abolition of Cash Reserve Ratio, bluntly telling him that he has to find "some other place" if he could not work as per the central bank's regulatory environment. "...if the SBI Chairman is not able to do business as per our regulatory environment, he has to find some other place," RBI Deputy Governor...
04:51 PM, Aug 27, 2012
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Governor Kamla Beniwal, accusing her of conspiring with Congress against his government. At a public meeting in Junagadh, Modi alleged that Governor's residence had become 'Congress House'. "It is very unfortunate that people whose only aim is to defame Modi are seriously damaging the public life in the state, and when Raj Bhavan becomes a hub of...
11:06 PM, Aug 14, 2012
Bangalore: Governor H R Bhardwaj on Thursday called upon the Gandhi Bhavan authorities to formulate a programme to disseminate message of Gandhian philosophy to younger generation. Speaking at a programme Quit India Movement-A Memory organised by Karnataka Gandhi Smaraka Nidhi and Matrubhumi Shanti Prathisthana, he said, There is a need to launch a movement to revive Gandhis principle of unity. Youths are attracted toward Westernisation. Caste wars and linguistic problems...
01:28 PM, Aug 10, 2012
Bangalore: Launching an indirect attack on former Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, Karnataka Governor HR Bhardwaj on Tuesday said he had spent 'sleepless nights' in the first three years of BJP rule as scams and misuse of power surfaced but praised the incumbent Jagadish Shettar's rule. "I couldn't get sound sleep even for a day in first three years of BJP rule as issues scams and misuse of power rocked the...
10:59 PM, Aug 07, 2012
Bangalore: A day after Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar assumed office, Governor H R Bhardwaj fired his first salvo at him by pointing at tainted ministers in his Cabinet. There are tainted ministers. There should have been an effort to clean up. While wrong persons have been inducted, the right ones are left out. This is not good for the state, he remarked. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a...
11:54 AM, Jul 14, 2012
Ahmedabad: In a snub to the state government, the Gujarat High Court on Friday directed that Governor Kamla Beniwal will take the "final decision" on granting sanction to prosecute minister Purshottam Solanki for his alleged role in a Rs 400 crore fishing contracts scam. The court, however, rejected the contempt plea against Chief Minister Narendra Modi over the state government's refusal to give sanction without the approval of the Governor....
05:01 PM, Jul 06, 2012
Mumbai: Interest rates in India are not too high to affect growth, Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor KC Chakrabarty said on Friday. The country's economy grew 5.3 per cent in the March quarter, its lowest level in nine years. Most economists in a recent Reuters poll expect the central bank to cut its key interest rate by at least 25 basis points on June 18 at the mid-quarter review...
12:07 PM, Jun 08, 2012
New Delhi: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation led by party president Nitin Gadkari met President Pratibha Devisingh Patil on Wednesday and demanded the removal of Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal for her alleged involvement in a graft case. The delegation had spokesperson Nirmala Sitharaman, MPs Balbir Punj, Bhupendra Yadav and Arjun Meghwal and party secretary Kirit Somaiya, along with some other party leaders from Gujarat. However, senior party leaders like...
05:17 PM, May 30, 2012
Lucknow: Slamming the last five-year-"jungle raj" as unparallelled in the history of the country when the people got nothing but stones, statues and memorials, UP governor BL Joshi on Monday said the new government has formulated an agenda of development for the state. "Owing to political degradation, several incidents took place which brought shame to the state...my government has formulated the agenda of development to take the state ahead on...
03:49 PM, May 28, 2012
Ahmedabad: Reiterating its demand for removal of Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal from her post over an alleged land scam, the BJP on Tuesday threatened to launch an agitation, if she did not tender her resignation in next three days. BJP general secretary Kirit Somaiya, who is also the coordinator of party's Anti Corruption Cell, had on Monday alleged that Beniwal had tried to acquire a huge piece of land in...
09:52 PM, May 22, 2012
BJP MPs created a ruckus in the Rajya Sabha demanding a probe against Gujarat Governor Kamala Beniwal. ...
03:45 PM, May 18, 2012
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha was on Friday adjourned twice during the pre-noon sitting as Opposition BJP stalled the proceedings over the alleged involvement of Gujarat Governor Kamla Devi Beniwal in a land grab case. BJP members led by Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi demanded suspension of the Question Hour to discuss the issue, which was not accepted by Chairman Hamid Ansari. Slogan shouting BJP members first forced adjournment of the House for...
12:20 PM, May 18, 2012
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday finalised four names for the post of governors of different states. They are BV Wanchoo, who currently heads the Special Protection Group; former Railway Minister CK Jaffer Sharief; former Madhya Pradesh Assembly Speaker Srinivas Tiwari and Congress General Secretary RK Dhawan who used to be Indira Gandhi's personal secretary. All four are party old-timers and this will be their first stint as Governors. On...
11:10 AM, Apr 28, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said the "goodwill" delegation that the government sends every year during Haj to Saudi Arabia has become some kind of VIP quota and was not in conformity with religious duty and it should be stopped. An apex court bench of Justice Aftab Alam and Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai said the government has proposed to reduce the strength of the "goodwill" delegation to one plus...
09:59 PM, Apr 16, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Acting Kerala Governor H R Bhardwaj on Thursday said the state government was committed to building a new dam at Mullaperiyar. He also accused the previous Left administration of slowing down development. Speaking on the first day of the current session of the assembly, he said the Kerala government was keen to ensure good relations with Tamil Nadu, but it remains committed to building a new dam based on...
03:28 PM, Mar 01, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will start hearing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's plea challenging the Gujarat High Court's order upholding the appoint mruled on Friday it will start the hearing in Gujarat Lokayukta appointment case from February 20 onwards. The Modi government had filed an appeal challenging the Gujarat High Court's order upholding the appointment of Justice RA Mehta as the Gujarat Lokayukta. Gujarat Governor Kamla Beniwal had appointed...
01:13 PM, Feb 03, 2012
New Delhi: Hollywood superstar Arnold Schwarzenegger failed to turn up at an event to present Abhishek Bachchan an award for helping create a greener environment, but has congratulated him for the honour. "Congrats on the Green Globe, @juniorbachchan. More celebrities should be pumping up green progress. I'll be back, and we should get together," Schwarzenegger wrote on his Twitter page Friday morning. The 64-year-old, former governor of California, was here...
01:12 PM, Feb 03, 2012
