Ahead of his resignation, earlier today he told his supporters and party workers that he will come out clear as innocent from the allegations made against him as part of a conspiracy and will certainly become a minister once again.
An FIR has been registered against Karnataka minister KS Eshwarappa in Santosh Patil suicide case. Contractor Santosh Patil's dead body was found in Udupi and he had previously accused Eshwarappa of demanding 40 per cent commission from him.
Eshwarappa also accused Congress' Karnataka chief DK Shivakumar of instigating the killing with comments he had made at the height of the hijab protests.
As protests for and against the hijab intensified in different parts of Karnataka and turned violent in some places, the government declared a holiday for all high schools and colleges in the state for three days, from Wednesday.
Following detection of the two cases of Omicron infection in Bengaluru, 10 South African nationals became untraceable in Bengaluru causing worry for the state Health Department.
Karnataka government will focus on systematic implementation of National Education Policy-2020.
In its charge sheet filed before a special CBI court in Bengaluru, the central agency has also named the then MD of IMA Group Mansoor Khan, the company, Baig's company Daanish Publications and others.
In a letter to CM, Poojary said religious events in coastal districts have been badly affected with ban and sought concessions in the rules.
The family of the woman in the purported sex video has repeatedly blamed Shivakumar for the sex scandal, accusing him of playing "dirty politics" by using their daughter.
In the 34-second video clip in Kannada, the woman stated that this message is for Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai. The source and origin of the video is yet to be verified.
Jarkiholi had resigned from his post of Water resources minister on March 3 after protests by opposition parties and several sections of society over purported video clips showing him getting intimate with an unidentified woman was aired by Kannada news channels.
Ramesh Jarkiholi, who recently resigned as a minister amid allegations of sexual harassment after the emergence of a sleaze CD, had also defected to the BJP along with 16 MLAs and had become a minister.
Karnataka Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi on Wednesday sent his resignation letter to Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa following allegations of sexual harassment against him.
Jarkiholi comes from one of the most powerful political families in the state and is a sugar baron from Belagavi district, the state's sugar belt.
Karnataka Agriculture Minister BC Patil on Tuesday sparked a controversy as he took COVID-19 vaccine at his home instead of a designated hospital.
With Karnataka withdrawing night curfew hours before enforcing it on Thursday up to January 2, Covid-induced guidelines to restrict New Year eve revelry on December 31 would be issued soon, state Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Friday.
Karnataka Rural Development Minister K S Eshwarappa on Saturday said the BJP will not give ticket to a Muslim in the by-election to Belagavi Lok Sabha seat. Noting that Belagavi was one of the centres of Hindutva, he said the ticket will be given to its proponents.
Hubli skylight festival 2020 was organised on November 22 in the city.
Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala has accepted the resignation of Tourism Minister CT Ravi from the Council of Ministers on the recommendation of Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, an official said on Sunday.
Former Karnataka Minister and Congress leader Vinay Kulkarni in Dharwad was on Thursday questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials in connection with the murder of former Zilla Panchayat member Yogeeshgouda Goudar in 2016.
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