Mysore/Mysuru: Amid continuing speculation over a possible change in leadership in the State, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said he would continue in office if the Congress High Command asks him to do so. Speaking to press persons this afternoon at the helipad in Pillahalli in Varuna Constituency, which he represents, Siddaramaiah reiterated that the decision on…
CM Siddaramaiah presents 17th State Budget: Mysuru gets major projects
March 6, 2026Bengaluru: Presenting his milestone 17th State Budget for 2026-27 in the Vidhana Soudha here this morning, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, unveiled a wide range of proposals aimed at transforming Mysuru into a major hub for healthcare, information technology, tourism and culture. The Budget outlines several initiatives, including major hospital upgrades,…
Proposed stadium at KSIC Filature Factory land: MP urges CM to protect heritage, trees, livelihoods
February 26, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has made a fervent appeal to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to save the historic Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) Filature Factory in T. Narasipur, established by Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar. In a memorandum submitted to the CM, who was in Mysuru last evening, the MP said, Mysuru, known as the…
Velodrome: Dist. Minister talks to CM
February 14, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa held discussions with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru on Feb. 12, over the handing over of land to the Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports (DYES) for the construction of velodrome for cycling and other sports related facilities in Mysuru city. In his post on ‘X’, Dr. Mahadevappa has…
CM to present State Budget on Mar. 6
February 6, 2026Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, will present the State Budget (2026-27) on Mar. 6. Amidst the ongoing power struggle, Siddaramaiah has started preparations for presenting the Budget on Mar. 6. A day after the Special State Legislature session ended on Wednesday last, the CM, in right earnest, held consultation with…
Meeting to decide leadership change issue on Feb. 8
February 5, 2026Bengaluru: Even as the leadership tussle continues in the State Congress, the Congress High Command, in a move aimed at resolving the power sharing issue, is said to have convened a meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his Deputy D.K. Shivakumar at New Delhi on Feb.8. Opposition leader in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, who…
NCB raids on Hebbal Drug Lab: Raids aimed at defaming Mysuru, CM: Congress
February 2, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Alleging that the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) was acting as an agent of the BJP, KPCC Spokesperson M. Lakshmana yesterday said, the agency was deliberately targeting Mysuru and projecting it as a drug manufacturing hub to tarnish the image of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Addressing media persons at the City Congress Bhavan yesterday, Lakshmana said,…
Resembles Municipal Corporation Budget, claims CM Siddaramaiah
February 2, 2026Bengaluru: Criticising the Union Budget, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said, it resembled a Municipal Corporation Budget and termed it the most disappointing Budget he has seen in his political career. The CM said that in the 2025-26 Budget, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had promised an allocation of Rs. 5.41 lakh crore for Union…
Karnataka’s Dangerous Comfort with Past Glory…
January 31, 2026Our Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, speaking at the World Economic Forum, Davos, said Bengaluru was the “city of the future,” with a strong ecosystem, skilled human resources and investor-friendly governance. But… If Karnataka is truly a heaven for industry, why has the State converted only about 15 percent of the investment proposals it has…
MUDA 50:50 sites allotment case: Special Court clears CM, family
January 29, 2026Bengaluru: The Special Court for Elected Representatives in Bengaluru yesterday accepted the B-Report (closure report) filed by the Mysuru Lokayukta Police in connection with the allotment of 14 sites by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA, now Mysuru Development Authority – MDA) to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B.M. Parvathi and two others. Lokayukta Police…














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