• October 2010
  • K'taka: CM inaugurates Bangalore IT.biz 2010

    Bangalore IT.biz 2010, India's premier information and communication technology (ICT) event was inaugurated on Thursday, Oct 28, at Lalit Ashok, Bangalore.

    In the inaugural session electronic public call offices (e-PCOs) was launched, which is promoted by state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Ltd with global chip maker Intel and Suvidha Group.

  • Karnataka BJP wins trust vote

    The latest crisis of the Karnataka government has finally come to an end with the Bharatiya Janataka Party (BJP) government of Karnataka on Monday, Oct 11 winning the trust vote with support of 106 members.

    With the speaker K G Bopaiah disqualifying 16 rebel MLAs under the anti-defection law hours ahead of the trust vote, the advantage went to BS Yeddyurappa government.

  • K'taka: BSY asked to prove majority by Oct 12

    The Governor of Karnataka, H R Bhardwaj has reportedly asked Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa to prove majority by Oct 12 just as the BJP government in the state was hit by another mutiny.

    20 MLAs, including 15 of the ruling BJP and five independents, have withdrawn support to the B S Yeddyurappa government.

• September 2010
  • K'taka CM backs investment issue in China tour

    Investment opportunities in Karnataka has been the prime concern of Chief Minister, B S Yeddyurappa in his visit to China to select participants of World Economic Forum.

    He also highlighted the initiatives taken by state government to facilitate new investments in various sectors.

  • Sibal, Yedyruppa to visit China on Sep 13

    Despite the recent visa and border issues in China, Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa and 50 top Indian businessmen are heading to the Chinese port city of Tianjin for participating in the World Economic Forum's summer jamboree.

    Both Sibal and Yeddyurappa will be addressing at the three-day annual meeting of the New Champions that begins on Monday, Sep 13.

• July 2010
  • Yeddyurappa slams Oppn on illegal mining issue

    Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has slammed Congress Party and Janata Dal (Secular) for attacking his ministers, Janardhana and Karunakara Reddy, without any substantial proof in the controversial illegal mining row.Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa has slammed Congress Party and Janata Dal (Secular) for attacking his ministers, Janardhana and Karunakara Reddy, without any substantial proof in the controversial illegal mining row.

    Addressing the media after his meeting with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Gadkari on Saturday, Jul 17, Yeddyurappa said the charges against the Reddy brothers are baseless.

  • Oppn calls Yeddyurappa a 'goonda CM'

    Opposition added fuel to the fire with the ruling party by calling Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, a 'goonda CM' on Wednesday, Jul 14.

    Siddaramaiah, the Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly addressed Yeddyurappa as a 'goonda CM' and walked out of the House. He also alleged that the CM was being 'anti-democratic and fascist'.

• April 2010
  • BSY's Belgaum plans anger Maha political parties

    The Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute surfaced again on Karnataka chief minister BS Yeddyurappa's statement over giving Belgaum the status of the second capital of the state.

    Political parties in Maharashtra have raised a cry over his announcement as they have been demanding that the Marathi speaking regions of Karnataka should be merged with Maharashtra.

• January 2010
  • Chop off church desecrators' hands: BSY

    Troubled by the increasing number of attacks on churches in the state, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa said that the desecrators' hands should be chopped off.

    "I am telling you chop off the hands of these people if you catch them," Yeddyurappa told a public meeting in Karwar in Uttara Kannada district on Wednesday, Jan 27.

  • Stop provoking me: Yeddyurappa warns Gowda

    Calling the former prime minister HD Deve Gowda's unparliamentary outburst as an insult to the entire people of Karnataka, chief minister BS Yeddyurappa has warned Gowda against provoking him on Monday, Jan 11.

    "Gowda has not only insulted me, but also six crore people of Karnataka. I am hurt by the remarks made against me yesterday," Yeddyurappa said.

  • Deve Gowda abuses BSY, then expresses regret

    Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on Sunday, Jan 11, used unparliamentary language against Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.

    Gowda's remarks on Yeddurappa came over the controversial Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Project, where farmers were protesting against land acquisition at Hemmigepura village.

  • CM dangles cabinet revamp carrot

    The dissidence-hit ruling BJP in the state on Monday held its legislature party meeting to resolve differences and debate ways to boost its image, which has taken a beating in recent days.

    The meeting was convened by chief minister B S Yeddyurappa at a resort on the outskirts of Bangalore where grievances were aired and issues thrashed out.

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