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Bengaluru : Karnataka PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi on Tuesday levelled serious allegation against the central government for hacking the Gruha Laxmi Scheme App. Under the Gruha Laxmi scheme, the Congress government is planning to provide Rs 2,000 monthly allowance to all women heads. It is one of the five guarantees assured to voters by the Congress during the recently held election. Reacting to BJP’s charge that the guarantee schemes are announced without preparation, Satish Jarkiholi said: “We had planned well. But our machine is being hacked by the central government in the same manner as Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are hacked. That is why the implementation of the Gruha Laxmi scheme is getting delayed. The app through which the applications are received is being hacked by the central government. In the coming days, we will get it fixed and guarantees will be given to the people,” the minister said during a protest demonstration against the centre for not providing rice to

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has directed authorities to track down the origins of fake news campaigns, his office announced in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, order has been issued following rampant fake news campaigns being carried out on social media platforms after the new Congress government assumed power in the state. The officers have also directed to identify those who are spreading false news and initiate legal action against them. Siddaramaiah had a detailed discussion with state Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara regarding the order, the statement added. “In 2013, when the then Congress government assumed power, the fake news menace had cropped up. This time also political opponents are adopting the same tactic. The attempts are being made in the backdrop of fast approaching Lok Sabha elections. They are indulging in the circulation of more and more fake news and there is a possibility of creating unrest in the society,” the statem

Bengaluru: The politics over supply of rice to Karnataka heated up on Tuesday with the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP staging demonstrations in various parts of the state. The Congress staged protests in all district headquarters of the state against the BJP led Centre for allegedly denying rice for the Karnataka government’s Anna Bhagya scheme. On the other hand, several BJP leaders including former CM Basavaraj Bommai were detained while holding protests in some parts of the state against the Congress government’s alleged failure to provide 10 kg rice to each member of the BPL family. "This is anti-democratic and the Congress government has failed," says former Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai while being detained along with other BJP leaders in Bengaluru. pic.twitter.com/AOxbkq2WoY — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 20, 2023 In the state capital, amid heavy downpour, the Congress leaders staged demonstration. Addressing a gathering, Deputy Chief Mini

Bengaluru : Incessant rain lashing Bengaluru on Tuesday has thrown normal life out of gear as commuters are facing massive traffic jams across the city. Traffic jams were reported in central business district areas, while many arterial roads were inundated. The traffic towards the Kempe Gowda International Airport has also been affected, while metro stations were packed with crowds who were trying to avoid the roads. Heavy morning rain observed over North Bengaluru. #bengaluru #Bengalururains pic.twitter.com/jtt01hbEJQ — Bengaluru Weather Updates (@awindia1) June 20, 2023 The Bengaluru Traffic Police has requested drivers and riders to go slow and ensure a safe journey. Meteorological centres have predicted at least two days of continuous heavy rain. Also Read Bengaluru: Delivery boy dies after car hits bike, drags him for 100 mts #WATCH | Karnataka: Rain lashes parts of Bengaluru city (Visuals from Vidhana Soudha) pic.twitter.com/eH5U6iNdEy — ANI (@ANI) June

Bengaluru : The Congress in Karnataka has fielded former chief minister Jagadish Shettar, Minister NS Boseraju and Tippannappa Kamaknoor for the June 30 bypolls to the state’s Legislative Council, it said on Monday. The three seats fell vacant following the resignations of Baburao Chinchansur, R Shankar and Laxman Savadi to contest the assembly elections. While Savadi won the election from his seat, Chinchansur and Shankar lost. The new MLCs will be elected by the MLAs. “Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for the candidature of the following persons as Congress candidates to contest the bye-elections to the Legislative Council of Karnataka to be elected by the MLAs: Jagadish Shettar (term up to 14.06.2028), Tippannappa Kamaknoor (term up to 30.06.2026) and NS Boseraju (term up to 17.06.2024),” the AICC said in a statement. Also Read Expelled from Congress, former MLA Ashish Deshmukh rejoins BJP Shettar headed the BJP government as chief minister

Bengaluru: Karnataka Congress on Monday lodged a complaint against BJP National President J.P. Nadda and party’s IT Cell head Amit Malviya, with the High Grounds police in Bengaluru, in connection with publishing derogatory posts against Congress leaders. The complaint has been lodged by Minister for RDPR and IT and BT Priyank Kharge and KPCC Spokesperson Ramesh Babu for releasing an animated video of Rahul Gandhi, claiming that Congress is indulging in anti-national activities. The complaint has also been lodged against Chandigarh BJP State President Arun Sood. Amit Malviya had posted an animated video from his official account on June 17. “In that video it is claimed that the Congress party is indulging in anti-national activities and whenever Rahul Gandhi goes abroad he is indulging in anti-national activities. The video also shows that Congress and Rahul Gandhi are breaking the nation,” minister Priyank Kharge explained. ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಐಟಿ ಸೆಲ್ ವಿಭಾಗದ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರಾದ ಅಮಿತ್ ಮಾ

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah launched a fresh attack on the state and central BJP leadership after the Centre discontinued the sale of wheat and rice from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) warehouses to state governments, saying that they were trying to “scuttle” the Anna Bhagya Scheme and playing politics on foodgrains for the poor. The Siddaramaiah government plans to roll out its second guarantee, the Anna Bhagya scheme providing 10 kg foodgrains per person per month to all BPL families in the state from July 1. Also Read Punjab is ready to help Karnataka overcome rice shortage: AAP “We are honestly trying to implement the Anna Bhagya Scheme by July 1 despite politics and roadblocks,” the Chief Minister said on Monday. “Do the BJP leaders have any respect, honour? They are not providing rice even as we are paying money. They are anti-poor. They are ready to sell rice for private players. They refuse to sell it to us. What does it indicate?” the CM sai