Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday said that a special meeting will be held with the officials of the National Highways Authority of India within a week to provide a permanent solution to the Shiradi Ghat Road.

The exit-poll survey of Gujarat Assembly polls has indicated a full majority for BJP and it will have an impact on Karnataka also, said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai.

The Karnataka government had written to Pramod Sawant seeking nearly one-to-two-acre size property for setting up of the Kannada Bhavan in the coastal state of Goa.

Bommai said a woman, who has been a victim of an acid attack, met him and requested the government job on the compassionate ground. The chief secretary was instructed on the spot to give her a job.

Through 'Koti Kanta Gayana', great respect is shown to Goddess Bhuvaneshwari and the state government is determined to build a bright future for Karnataka, says CM Bommai.

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], April 8 (ANI): Karnataka Congress chief DK Shivakumar on Friday said that people of the state were proud of the mother tongue and they need a second language which is English without which "so many Kannadigas won't be working across the world, and Bengaluru wouldn't be India's IT capital".

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], March 2 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Wednesday that the government has received a photograph of Naveen's body and it has been sent to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to confirm the same.

Bengaluru Nov 20 PTI Kannadigas staying in the USA are the brand ambassadors of the state Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said on Saturday as he appealed to them to convince foreign investors to set up industries in the state Kannadigas in America are the brand ambassadors of Karnataka You have shown to the world that the people of this state are full of capabilities All that they need is opportunities he said while virtually participating in the Karnataka Rajyotsava organised by the Association of Kannada Koota of America AKKA Bommai said Your dignified conduct makes us proud Since your words carry weightage you should speak to the investors there inform them about the industrial environment of the state and convince them to invest in Karnataka He assured them that the state government would stand firmly behind them The Chief Minister underlined that the Kannadigas need to be financially strong as it enables them make their mother tongue prosperous It is our desire to see that every Kannadiga is financially sound We are working to provide more job opportunities to Kannadigas through education and training in Kannada Bommai said The Chief Minister said the government will abide by the necessary regulations to give preference to Kannadigas in jobs Hailing the members of AKKA for organising the Karnataka Rajyotsava or the state foundation celebration Bommai said Kannada is one of the oldest languages of the world and has a great history Kannada he said has got classical language status and added that great literatteurs poets and philosophers have enriched the language and made it elegant PTI GMS APR APR