Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah yesterday emphasised that while Kannada forms the foundation of Karnataka’s identity, regional dialects such as Arebhashe have enriched the language and culture of the State. He was speaking at the Arebhashe Academy Honorary Awards 2024 ceremony, organised by the Department of Kannada and Culture and the Karnataka Arebhashe Culture and Literature…
Siddaramaiah-Shivakumar show united front after breakfast meet
November 29, 2025Bengaluru: In a strong signal aimed at ending speculation over internal tensions within the ruling Congress, Chief Minister (CM) Siddaramaiah this morning asserted that he and Deputy Chief Minister (Dy.CM) D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) are fully united and will jointly follow the directives of the Congress High Command. The Chief Minister made the remarks after a…
Siddu is a Lion because … the Congress High Command is a Pussycat
November 29, 2025As expected the inevitable tug-of-war between the Karnataka Chief Minister and his Deputy for the coveted CM’s kurchi has begun. What we are witnessing today is the direct consequence of indecision and chronic incompetence within the Congress High Command. Everyone knew this day would come. Yet the party was ill-prepared. No timeline. No strategy. No…
Finally, it’s Greater Mysuru City Corporation
November 28, 2025Bengaluru: The much-awaited Greater Mysuru City Corporation (Greater Mysuru) has become a reality, with the State Cabinet giving its stamp of approval. The Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah yesterday decided to upgrade the existing Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) as Greater MCC, including the eight Gram Panchayats (GPs) on the periphery of City Corporation’s…
High Command summons 5 top Congress leaders to Delhi
November 28, 2025Bengaluru: With no signs of a let up in the power tussle between CM Siddaramaiah and Dy.CM D.K. Shivakumar’s camps over leadership change in Karnataka, the Congress High Command, taking serious note of the issue, is said to have summoned top 5 leaders of the State Congress including Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar to New Delhi for…
P. Mallesh shaped my journey: CM rues enduring caste divide
November 23, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah went down the memory lane, recalling his long association with veteran socialist P. Mallesh, who passed away in January 2023. He was speaking after releasing two books authored by Mallesh — ‘Gandhi Praneeta Dharmadarshitva and Buddha Nagarjunara Shunyayana’ — along with their English translations, ‘The Gandhian Trusteeship’ by N.S. Raghuram and…
CM and Dy.CM camps brace up for show of strength
November 22, 2025Bengaluru: Even as speculations galore over change of leadership in the State two-and-a-half years after the Congress came to power in May, 2023, the camp followers of Chief Minister (CM) Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister (Dy.CM) D.K. Shivakumar, who is also the KPCC President, are gearing up for a show of strength. In an interesting…
Sri Ramakrishna Ashram’s rural focus is laudable: Tourism Minister H.K. Patil
November 22, 2025Four-day centenary fete of Sri Ramakrishna Ashram Mysore/Mysuru: Tourism and Law Minister H.K. Patil has said, it is worth laudable that Sri Ramakrishna Ashram, Mysuru, has laid emphasis on reaching out to rural areas with its service-oriented activities, realising the thought propagated by Swami Vivekananda. Minister Patil addressed the gathering after inaugurating four-day centenary year…
I will continue as CM: Siddu
November 21, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: As speculations refuse to die down over leadership change in ruling Congress, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has asserted that he will continue as CM and also present next State Budget. Speaking to presspersons upon his arrival at Mysore Airport this afternoon, Siddaramaiah said that it is the Congress High Command which decides on change of…
CM’s Mysuru visit cancelled
November 20, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who was scheduled to arrive in city this afternoon on a 2-day visit, has cancelled his city visit at the last moment. The CM, who visited Chamarajanagar this morning to take part in the valedictory of the 72nd Co-operation Week, will leave Chamarajanagar and head straight to Bengaluru this evening. The…















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