BS Yediyurappa
Basavaraj Bommai: 23rd Chief Minister of Karnataka
BJP leader Basavaraj S Bommai has been selected as the 23rd chief minister of Karnataka and will take his oath on 28th July, 2021. Highlights Basavaraj Bommai was selected by the BJP as BS Yediyurappa’s successor who had resigned from ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
BS Yediyurappa resigns as Karnataka chief minister
At a two-year celebration of his government, today Karnataka Chief Minister, BS Yediyurappa announced his resignation. This announcement ends the weeks of speculation floating around regarding calls for his removal by a BJP section in the state. Highlights He will ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2021
Bengaluru Mission 2022
The Chief Minister of Karnataka B S Yediyurappa recently launched the “Bengaluru Mission 2022”. The mission aims to provide necessary infrastructure and basic amenities to people of Bengaluru to resolve their day-to-day problems and challenges. It basically plans to overhaul ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
What are deemed forests? Why is Karnataka Government releasing 6.64 lakh hectares of deemed forests?
The State Government of Karnataka recently announced that it will soon declassify 6.64 lakh hectares of 9.94 hectares of deemed forests in the state. This is around 67% of the deemed forest land. What are deemed forests? Deemed Forests are ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
What is Mahajan Commission report on Karnataka-Maharashtra border dispute?
On November 18, 2020, the Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa condemned the comments made by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar over the border dispute between the two states. Pawar mentioned the dispute as an attempt to incite fire. ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
First ever RORO service flagged off
Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa recently flagged off first-ever Roll-On-Roll-Off (RORO) service of South Western Railway between Nelamangla in Bengaluru and Bale near Solapur in Maharashtra through video-conferencing. What is RORO service? Abbreviated form of Roll On Roll Off ..