Bengaluru, July 18 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Saturday met AICC President and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, at his residence in Sadashivanagar, Bengaluru, amid uncertainty over the much-anticipated expansion of the State Cabinet and an impending organisational overhaul within the Congress party.Deputy Chief Minister, G. Parameshwara, was also present during the meeting.According to party insiders, Shivakumar briefed Kharge on the series of m…
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Bengaluru/New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) The much-anticipated expansion of the Karnataka Cabinet is likely to gather pace on Thursday, with the focus shifting to New Delhi as Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, former Chief Minister and Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Siddaramaiah, and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President B.K. Hariprasad arrived in the national Capital for consultations with the party’s central leadership.Several Congress legislators and former ministers have als…
Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) After a clean chit to three senior IPS officers in the 2025 Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede tragedy, Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly R. Ashoka on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress government, alleging that it was trying to shield those responsible for the deaths of 11 people.Reacting to the Karnataka government’s decision to drop departmental inquiries against senior IPS officers in connection with the June 4, 2025, stampede, Ashoka questi…
Bengaluru, July 15 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister, D.K. Shivakumar, is set to travel to New Delhi on Wednesday, with his return journey being kept open-ended, triggering fresh speculation over the much anticipated expansion of the Karnataka Cabinet.The Chief Minister’s Office stated that D.K. Shivakumar will depart from Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru at 2 p.m. on Wednesday and is expected to arrive in New Delhi at 4:45 p.m. He is scheduled to meet Union Ministers and will stay at…
Bengaluru, July 9 (IANS) BJP National General Secretary and Karnataka in-charge Radhamohan Das Agrawal on Thursday objected to the alleged mass filling of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) enumeration forms at religious places and locations identified by Congress leaders, calling the practice inappropriate. Addressing a press conference at the BJP’s state headquarters, Jagannath Bhavan, in Bengaluru, Agrawal alleged that the Congress was attempting to use the SIR exercise for political purposes.”…
Belagavi, July 9 (IANS) Former Karnataka Minister Laxmi Hebbalkar on Thursday expressed confidence that Belagavi district would secure two additional berths in the State Cabinet, citing the district’s size and the Congress party’s strong electoral performance.Speaking to reporters in Belagavi, Hebbalkar said the district, one of the largest in Karnataka, deserves greater representation in the Cabinet. She pointed out that 11 Congress MLAs were elected from Belagavi district in the recent Assembl…
Tumakuru (Karnataka), July 8 (IANS) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara said on Wednesday that the state has emerged as a model for the entire country in the Panchayat Raj system. He was speaking after inaugurating the 2026–27 workshop for Gram Panchayat Administrators and Gram Panchayat Development Officers at the Tumakuru Zilla Panchayat auditorium.Parameshwara said Gram Panchayats must focus not only on drinking water, road development and financial management, but also on build…
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 …
Kalaburagi (Karnataka), July 7 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday warned of strict action against officials who fail to effectively manage the prevailing drought situation, asserting that the government would not tolerate negligence or excuses in implementing development programmes and delivering public services. Addressing the Kalaburagi Divisional-Level Progress Review Meeting, the Chief Minister said his government’s primary objective is to ensure transparent, people-c…
Bengaluru, July 3 (IANS) One month after D.K. Shivakumar assumed office as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, the state continues to function with only 13 ministers, leaving 20 Cabinet berths vacant despite the Council of Ministers being permitted to have up to 34 members.The prolonged delay in Cabinet expansion, attributed to political calculations and lobbying within the ruling Congress, has left several key departments without dedicated ministers at a time when the state is grappling with a sev…