MTB Nagaraj

The assets of former minister mtb nagaraj, one of the richest politicians in the country, have increased by Rs 33 crore between December and June.

In a fresh jolt to the wobbly Congress-JDS coalition government in Karnataka, two Congress legislators, housing minister mtb nagaraj and K Sudhakar, tendered their resignation on Wednesday to the assembly speaker, taking the number of disgruntled MLAs who have put in their papers to 16.

Rebel Karnataka Congress MLA mtb nagaraj, who submitted his resignation to the Assembly Speaker on July 10, arrived in Mumbai Sunday afternoon, taking the total number of MLAs in the metropolis to 15, sources here said. Leaders of the Congress-JD(S) coalition had held talks with Nagaraj on Saturday in a bid to woo him back.

Even as he rejected accusations that BJP engineered the rebellion of 17 Congress-JD(S) leaders, chief minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday praised former Congress legislator mtb nagaraj and urged residents of Hoskote, Bengaluru Rural, to vote for him. He was in Hoskote for an irrigation project, but he turned the event into a virtual poll rally.

With Covid hurting the economy over the past two years, Karnataka saw 754 factories downing the shutters leaving more than 46,500 employees without a job or financial relief or alternative employment from the government.

The department of Industries and Commerce will organise an exhibition of industrial goods at Kadapa Maidan in Dharwad from March 4 to 7.District in-charge minister Halappa Achar will inaugurate the expo at 5 PM on Thursday.

mtb nagaraj and AH Vishwanath, the two disqualified MLAs and Kuruba leaders who lost the recent bypolls from Hoskote and Hunsur respectively, may not be considered for cabinet berths.

Will chief minister Basavaraj Bommai assign Bengaluru development to one of the seven ministers from the city or will he take a cue from predecessor BS Yediyurappa and retain it?It’s arguably the most prestigious ministry as it shapes the future of the capital.

The 17-month-old cabinet in Karnataka was expanded on Wednesday with the induction of seven new ministers. The new ministers are MLAs Umesh Katti (Hukkeri), S Angara (Sullia), Murugesh Nirani (Bilgi) and Arvind Limbavali (Mahadevapura), and MLCs R Shankar, mtb nagaraj and CP Yogeshwar.

Even before the dust has settled over the bypolls where 12 BJP candidates, including 11 disqualified legislators, won, the scramble for plum portfolios has begun.

In a gloves-are-off move, disqualified Congress legislator mtb nagaraj hit out at one-time colleague and incumbent Hebbal legislator Byrathi Suresh, accusing him of being behind the death of Rakesh, the eldest son of Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah

With Covid hurting the economy over the past two years, Karnataka saw 754 factories downing the shutters leaving more than 46,500 employees without a job or financial relief or alternative employment from the government.

The income tax department on Saturday claimed to have detected undisclosed income worth Rs 120 crore and seized cash worth Rs 1.10 crore and 10 kg of gold after it conducted raids on a Congress MLA here earlier this week.

BJP’s mtb nagaraj, one of the richest politicians in the country, lost the Hoskote bypoll in Bengaluru Rural district, a result which shows that financial muscle alone does not guarantee electoral success.

Chief minister BS Yediyurappa appeared in no mood to relax a day after his party, the BJP, swept the bypolls. The 76-year-old has been a man in a hurry, extensively touring the state over the past month to ensure stability for his government. In an interview with TOI, the CM said he was confident of strengthening the BJP in South Karnataka and providing good governance. Excerpts:

Director-general and inspector general of police Praveen Sood on Monday said following chief minister Basavaraj Bommai’s direction, a departmental inquiry would be held into the death of police inspector Nandeesha, 42.

Chief minister BS Yediyurappa will visit New Delhi on Sunday to reportedly discuss cabinet expansion with the party brass.Yediyurappa’s sudden decision to visit the nationa capital, which was fixed late on Saturday evening, has raised hopes of many MLAs.

The government will observe the birth anniversary of 18th-century freedom fighter Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna by organising programmes on Sunday. On January 26, his martyrdom will be observed.

The Karnataka Municipalities (amendment) bill, which envisages regularising properties which were previously under gram panchayat jurisdiction but have now been added to urban local bodies (ULBs) was passed in the legislative assembly on Tuesday.