Bengaluru, June 6 (IANS) Minister for Water Resources Ramalinga Reddy has withdrawn his resignation from the ministry and will continue as a loyal soldier of the party and as a minister, AICC General Secretary and Karnataka in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala announced on Saturday.It may be recalled that Ramalinga Reddy on Friday had announced his resignation from the state Cabinet, alleging that Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar had gone back on an assurance regarding the allocation of the Bengaluru…
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Bengaluru, June 5 (IANS) Minister for Water Resources Ramalinga Reddy on Friday announced his decision to resign from the Karnataka Cabinet, alleging that Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar had gone back on his promise regarding the allocation of the Bengaluru Urban portfolio. The development is perceived as a setback for Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who has newly assumed the role.The development also comes a day after the allocation of portfolios.Speaking from his Koramangala office in Bengaluru…
New Delhi, June 3 (IANS) The Congress on Wednesday said that the induction of 13 ministers into the new Karnataka Cabinet, led by newly sworn-in Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, reflects a “good balance” of representation from various sections of society.Congress MP Rajeev Shukla said: “The balance of the new Cabinet is very good.””With 14 ministers, the Cabinet reflects a strong balance of representation in terms of regions and communities. From a leadership perspective, it is a good beginning,”…
New Delhi/Bengaluru, June 2 (IANS) After a day of intense consultations with the Congress high command over the formation of the new Karnataka Cabinet, caretaker Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Chief Minister-designate D.K. Shivakumar left New Delhi together for Bengaluru on a special flight on Tuesday evening. The special flight carrying the leaders is scheduled to leave from the Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi at 7:30 p.m. and is likely to land at the HAL Airport in Bengaluru …
Bengaluru, June 1 (IANS) Responding to a purported audio recording related to the recently held Davanagere bye-election that has triggered political controversy amid ongoing discussions over the formation of the Karnataka Cabinet, Congress leader Zameer Ahmad Khan, a close associate of outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, on Monday dismissed the viral audio clip as “fake” and claimed that it had been created using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology as part of a political conspiracy.In a pr…
Bengaluru, June 1 (IANS) An alleged audio recording purportedly featuring senior Congress leader Zameer Ahmad Khan, a close associate of outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, has gone viral on social media on Monday, triggering political controversy amid ongoing discussions over the formation of the Karnataka Cabinet. However, no official clarification had been issued by Zameer Ahmad Khan on the purported video. A 3-minute and 51-second edited video containing the audio was posted by social medi…
Bengaluru, April 24 (IANS) In a move aimed at ensuring justice to all communities within the Scheduled Castes, the Karnataka Cabinet on Friday took a historic decision, unanimously approving internal reservation in the ratio of 5.25:5.25:4.5 for left, right, and other communities. Addressing a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on Friday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah made the announcement in this regard.Siddaramaiah announced that for communities categorised as left 5.25 per cent, for Rig…
Bengaluru, Dec 20 (IANS) Commenting on the stiff opposition by the BJP and JD (S) for the Bengaluru tunnel project, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar stated that no matter who opposes it, he will ensure implementation of the tunnel road project in Bengaluru.He was addressing the United Christmas celebration in Bengaluru on Saturday, organised by the Baldwin Methodist Education Society, run by the Methodist Church in India.Shivakumar was speaking about i…