H R Bharadwaj

• Vijay Shankar appointed as new Karnataka Advocate General

  Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj has appointed S Vijay Shankar as the new Advocate General of the state.

• Gulbarga, Shimoga airports to be operational by July

  Minor airports at Gulbarga and Shimoga would be operational by July, and the 11 km northern corridor of Bangalore Metro by year-end, Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj said today.

• It's letter versus spirit of law in Karnataka

  Karnataka is caught in a classic case of letter of law versus spirit of law over appointment of a new Lokayukta for four months and an early solution to the issue is not in sight.

• Will not allow dilution or weakening of Lokayukta says Bhardwaj

  In a veiled warning to the Bhartiya Janata Party government, Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj today said he would not allow dilution or weakening of Lokayukta and independence of investigating agencies would be maintained.

• Karnataka Governor to hold additional charge of Kerala

  Karnataka Governor H R Bhardwaj will assume additional charge of Kerala on January 16 as his counterpart in Kerala Ministry of Health Farook is undergoing treatment in Chennai.

• Ten day Karnataka Legislature session from January 30

  A ten-day session of the Karnataka Legislature would begin on January 30, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister S Suresh Kumar said today

• Nobody has license to indulge in corruption: Karnataka Governor

  With Karnataka Assembly continuing to be rocked over the alleged illegal mining issue, state Governor H R Bhardwaj on Tuesday said nobody can be given license to indulge in corruption and that he would not shirk from his responsibilities.