Karnataka speaker faces litmus test in coffee land

K G Bopaiah has earned income of Rs 28.41 lakh from agriculture and Speaker's salary during 2012-13. His wife Kunthikumari who is a principal has earned Rs 3.62 lakh income. He has deposit of Rs 7.12 lakh in various banks. Kunthi Bopaiah has deposit of Rs ...

Madikeri, May 8- In the two Assembly constituencies of Kodagu district, BJP has retained both the seats. Speaker K.G. Bopaiah has been re-elected from Virajpet constituency while Sports Minister M.P. Appachu Ranjan has won from Madikeri ...

Kagodu Thimmappa was elected Speaker of the 14th Legislative Assembly on Friday. Mr. Thimmappa represents Sagar (Shimoga district) in the Assembly. The election was unanimous with there being no opponent to the voice vote called by pro tem Speaker ...

BJP candidate K G Bopaiah's assets which he had furnished during 2004, 2005-06, 2008 and 2010 and 2013 are not matching, alleged Congress spokesperson B S Thammaiah. Speaking to presspersons here on Sunday, he said that all the elected representatives should ...

Karnataka Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2013, was passed in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, amid a dharna by the Opposition that termed the Bill "draconian" and said it was against the spirit of panchayati raj institutions (PRIs). The ...

CM Siddaramaiah taking oath as an MLA at the maiden session of the 14th Assembly at the Vidhana Soudha on Wednesday | Nagesh Polali As many as 146 members took oath at the maiden session of the 14th State Legislative Assembly which commenced here on ...

On Saturday as chief minister Siddaramaiah formed his ministry, Mysore region returned to its place of pride with four cabinet berths, something that was common during the pre-BJP era. While Mysore district has got two cabinet ministers, ...

Chamarajnagar and Hassan The writer has posted comments on this article HM AravindHM Aravind , TNN | May 18, 2013, 09.05 PM IST RELATED MYSORE: After five years hiatus, Mysore region is back with a bang. On Saturday as CM Siddaramaiah formed his ...

India News: Karnataka polls: BJP battered in its bastions. The saffron party has suffered a humiliating defeat in the Assembly elections by winning just 40 seats. ­The first government of the Bharatiya Janata Party in South India has failed to ...