Bengaluru, July 26 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is scheduled to travel to New Delhi on Monday, with an official statement indicating that he will meet Congress top leaders on Tuesday. His return journey remains open-ended, lending significance to the visit amid persistent speculation over an impending cabinet expansion.The cabinet expansion process in the Karnataka Congress has gathered momentum, with several ministerial aspirants heading to the national capital to lobby the p…
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Bengaluru, July 26 (IANS) Former Chief Minister and Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Siddaramaiah, who recently resigned from the CM’s post, has declared that he will not contest the 2028 Karnataka Assembly elections, effectively signalling his retirement from electoral politics.Siddaramaiah further stated, “Politics has become highly polluted. Honest politics is struggling to survive. It is in this backdrop that I have decided not to contest any future elections.”Speaking at K.R. Pet Kri…
Bengaluru, July 25 (IANS) Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Siddaramaiah on Saturday termed Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation as a “victory for the country’s awakened students and youth”, and said the development marked a “triumph of democracy and the Constitution”. In a statement, Siddaramaiah congratulated students and youth across the country who had participated in protests demanding accountability from the Union government.”D…
Bengaluru, July 24 (IANS) Karnataka Public Works Department (PWD) Minister, Satish Jarkiholi, on Friday said the decision on creating additional Deputy Chief Minister posts rests with the Congress high command and indicated that such a move could strengthen the party organisation.It can be noted that Satish Jarkiholi, a close associate of former CM Siddaramaiah, is in the forefront in the race for getting the Deputy CM’s post.The high command is considering creation of two more posts of Deputy C…
Bengaluru, July 22 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara on Wednesday said the state is facing a severe drought and that the government has urged the Centre to declare it a national disaster. He also said that the clarity on the much-awaited Cabinet expansion may emerge by noon.”The drought situation in Karnataka is grave,” he underlined.Addressing reporters in Bengaluru, Parameshwara said he would be touring drought-affected regions in Chikkaballapura district and Bengaluru Rur…
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…
Bengaluru, July 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha President and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on Monday said the Karnataka High Court has stayed proceedings in an FIR registered against social media commentator Kiran Aradhya, alleging that the case was politically motivated and an attempt by the state government to silence dissent. In a statement posted on social media, Surya said he appeared before the High Court along with advocate Girish VHP representing Kiran Aradhya. Two…
Chennai, July 20 (IANS) AIADMK General Secretary, Edappadi K. Palaniswami, has urged the Tamil Nadu government to take firm steps to secure the state’s rightful share of Cauvery water at the upcoming meeting of the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA), accusing the ruling government of failing to protect the interests of farmers and the state’s water rights.In a statement issued on Monday, Palaniswami said the livelihoods of farmers in the Cauvery delta and the drinking water needs of p…
Bengaluru, July 19 (IANS) Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Sunday said the lifelong companionship shared by his parents, former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and his late wife Chennamma, stands as an example for the younger generation, as leaders cutting across party lines continued to pay their last respects to the departed matriarch.Chennamma, 85, passed away at Manipal Hospital in Bengaluru on Saturday after battling respiratory complications. Her demise has …
Bengaluru, July 18 (IANS) Former Chief Ministers Siddaramaiah and B.S. Yediyurappa, Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara, and Leaders of the Opposition R. Ashoka and Chalavadi Narayanaswamy on Saturday expressed their condolences over the demise of Chennamma, wife of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda. Chennamma, 85, passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru on Saturday following severe respiratory complications, prompting an outpouring of condolences from leaders across party lines in …