After Home Minister P Chidambaram went public with his annoyance for not getting time to meet Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa, the latter has called the entire thing a political gimmick before elections. http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20090086169&ch=37200961300PM
Chief minister B S Yeddyurappa said on Saturday March 8 that the union government has been indulging in unnecessary politics as regards the security meeting with the state government. Read full: http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=57612
“Let God Shaneswara bless our political leaders who speak lightly about religious heads,” said Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa. Read full story: http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Don%E2%80%99t+speak+lightly+about+religious+heads&artid=rPVulSxU4mE=&SectionID=7GUA38txp3s=&MainSectionID=fyV9T2jIa4A=&SectionName=zkvyRoWGpmWSxZV2TGM5XQ==&SEO=
Karnataka Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Shobha Kharandlaje on Wednesday expressed confidence that BJP would bag more than 22 Lok Sabha seats out of 28 with the state witnessing a `Yeddyurappa wave’. Read full story: http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200903111822.htm
Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Tuesday offered prayers at Guruvayur Sreekrishna Temple. He visited the temple before the ‘Ucha puja’ and offered ‘thulabharam’ with 59 tender coconuts. He offered jasmine, thulasi garlands, ghee and bananas at the sanctum sanctorum. Read full story: http://keralaonline.com/news/link-sri-ram-sene-yeddyurappa_25048.html
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa offering prayers at the Sree Krishna temple in Guruvayur on Tuesday. GURUVAYUR: The BJP will contest in all the 28 Lok Sabha seats without any alliance in Karnataka and the party will win maximum seats, said Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa here on Tuesday… Read full story: http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Yeddyurappa+visits+Guruvayur&artid=P/LFkEQq0Ls=&SectionID=1ZkF/jmWuSA=&MainSectionID=fyV9T2jIa4A=&SectionName=X7s7i|xOZ5Y=&SEO=
Shimoga (PTI): Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa on Sunday urged BJP workers to work unitedly to achieve the goal of establishing the party’s government at the Centre, with L.K. Advani as Prime Minister. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200903082031.htm
Shimoga (PTI): Holding Union Home Minister P Mr. Chidambaram responsible for cancelling a meeting to review the law and order situation in the state, Karnataka Chief Minister B S . Yeddyurappa on Saturday said he is ready to attend any such parley at a 24-hour notice. http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200903071966.htm
Bangalore, Mar 7: After a hue and cry was raised about the allotment of the Loksabha ticket to his son Raghavendra from Shimoga constituency, creating heartburn among ticket aspirants and amidst rumours which said party general secretary and MP Anant Kumar was peeved over this development, chief minister B S Yeddyurappa tried to wriggle out [...]
A Special Task Force (ABIDe) constituted under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister for the Infrastructure Development of Bangalore. Rs. 300 Crore sanctioned for the improvement of 1187 Roads in Bangalore city and Rs. 110 Crore released To streamline Bangalore city traffic, 60 New traffic signals erected and 120 traffic signals synchronized. BBMP has taken up [...]
100% Tax exemptions for all Kannada Films (except dubbed films). Rs. 1 Crore released for the construction of Dr .Rajkumar Memorial Special Cell established to assist Non Resident Kannadigas / Indians. Construction of Kannada Bhavanas initiated at Athani, Sedam, Mulabagal and Kollegal
Free Power supply provided for irrigation pumpsets upto 10 HP from 1.8.2008, benefitting 17 lakh farmers. Co-Operatives’ loans of Rs.1035 Crore at 3% interest to benefit nearly 4 lakh farmers, weavers and fishermen. A special grant of Rs. 1000/- each for small and marginal farmers dependent on rain-fed cultivation covering 50 Lakh families. Financial suppor [...]