Bengaluru, July 21 (IANS) Karnataka Congress leaders are in Delhi to finalise the long-awaited cabinet expansion, with Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar expected to hold key discussions with the party high command over the next two days. The exercise, pending since Shivakumar assumed the CM’s office on June 3, is expected to conclude by the end of this week, with several senior leaders lobbying for ministerial berths.Chief Minister Shivakumar, former Chief Minister and Congress Working Committee (C…
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Bengaluru, July 7 (IANS) The Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) General Body meeting, held on Tuesday at Palace Grounds in Bengaluru under the chairmanship of KPCC President B.K. Hariprasad, passed five resolutions, including a demand for a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the alleged theft of funds and valuables from the Ram Mandir Trust and a call for a Rs 10,000 crore special package from the Centre to tackle the drought situation in Karnataka. In a resolution on the …
Bengaluru, June 5 (IANS) Veteran Congress leader and former Karnataka Minister H.K. Patil said on Friday that Ramalinga Reddy’s resignation was a warning bell for the Shivakumar government. Referring to reports in the media, he said he had seen the news about Reddy’s resignation and later spoke to him over the phone.Speaking to the media in Bengaluru, Patil said Ramalinga Reddy is his friend and that he had personally contacted him to understand the situation. He said Reddy had conveyed his v…
Bengaluru, June 3 (IANS) Chief Minister-designate D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday met outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at his official residence, Kaveri, ahead of the swearing-in ceremony and expressed his gratitude to the veteran Congress leader, according to a statement issued by Siddaramaiah’s office.Former Home Minister G. Parameshwara, who is set to take oath as Deputy Chief Minister, also met Siddaramaiah and conveyed his thanks, the statement said.Siddaramaiah congratulated both Shivakum…
Bengaluru, May 30 (IANS) The much-awaited Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting began at the Vidhana Soudha on Saturday to elect the new leader of the legislature party, who is set to become the next Chief Minister of Karnataka. Amid strong indications that Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar would be unanimously elected as the CLP leader, several Congress legislators expressed confidence that the meeting would be a brief affair with only one agenda, formally…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Tuesday expressed concern over the state government’s failure to fill vacant government posts and warned the government not to take the protests by unemployed youth lightly. He said the state government should not ignore the fact that a large number of job aspirants have taken to the streets in Dharwad. He said the youth have been forced to protest due to the government’s negligence in filling vacant posts on time.He also exte…