Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance Portfolio, will begin the State Budget preparations after the Special Session of the State Legislature (Jan. 22 to 31). Speaking to presspersons here yesterday, Siddaramaiah said the Special Session has been called to discuss the Centre’s decision to scrap MNREGA and replace it with VB G…
Conveys 15-point charter to CM via DC ahead of Budget Mysore/Mysuru: With Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, set to present the State Budget for 2025-26 in the first week of March, the City Congress has demanded a minimum special package of Rs. 1,000 crore for the newly formed Greater Mysuru City…
T. Narasipur: In a bonanza for his Varuna Constituency, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah yesterday launched a slew of developmental works totally worth Rs. 323.04 crore at Kupya village in T. Narasipur taluk, which comes under Varuna Assembly segment. Speaking on the occasion, Siddaramaiah said that three major events have been organised for launch of various developmental…
Bengaluru: Expressing frustration and deep dissatisfaction, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah questioned why the Karnataka Police failed to detect a large Methylenedioxy methamphetamine (MDMA) drug manufacturing unit in Mysuru, which was instead uncovered by the Maharashtra Police. Chairing a conference of senior Police officers at the office of the Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP)…
Mysore/Mysuru: Slamming the BJP’s demand for a CBI probe into the recent Ballari violence in which a Congress worker was shot dead, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asserted that the Ballari case will not be handed over to the CBI. Speaking to presspersons upon his arrival at Mysore Airport here this noon, enroute to Suttur, Siddaramaiah maintained…
Mysore/Mysuru: Former MP Prathap Simha has launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, alleging that the CM’s use of disrespectful language has set a poor example for Congress workers. Speaking to reporters about the incident in which Shidlaghatta Municipal Commissioner Amrutha Gowda was abused and threatened by Congress leader Rajeev Gowda, Simha said that…
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, is seen speaking after inaugurating a seminar on Agriculture at Suttur Jathra, at Suttur Srikshetra in Nanjangud taluk, Mysuru district, this afternoon. Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji, Vatal Mutt Seer Sri Siddalinga Shivacharya Swamiji, Ministers Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa and Lakshmi Hebbalkar, MLC Dr. Yathindra Siddaramaiah, MLA Dr. Mantar Gowda and others.
Mysore/Mysuru: Amid the ongoing “Chief Minister’s chair battle” in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar held separate conversations with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at the Mysore Airport yesterday. The brief but private exchanges, which took place on the Airport tarmac, have triggered intense curiosity in State political circles. Shivakumar reached the…
Mysore/Mysuru: In a telling moment amid the Congress leadership tussle, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who had flown together from Bengaluru to Mysuru to receive Rahul Gandhi, took separate routes on their return. Though the official itinerary had both leaders scheduled to fly back to Bengaluru on the same special aircraft,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s brief stop in Mysuru yesterday was marked by ceremonial welcomes and subtle signals of divergence among Karnataka’s top leadership. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah received him with a bouquet and presented a replica of the Mysore Palace, while Energy Minister K.J. George gifted a miniature elephant. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar also…
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