Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will present a record 16th Budget in the Legislative Assembly on Mar. 7, marking his eighth as CM and the rest in his tenure as the State’s Finance Minister. With an already strained infrastructure set to face extreme summer heat and monsoon challenges, residents are wary of potential tax and…
MUDA case: Snehamayi Krishna petitions HC Division Bench
March 5, 2025Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah faces renewed legal scrutiny in the MUDA 50:50 site allotment case as RTI activist Snehamayi Krishna moved the Karnataka High Court Division Bench, seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe. The controversial case stems from the allotment of 14 sites to Siddaramaiah’s wife B.M. Parvathi in Vijayanagar Third and…
Budget Session
March 3, 2025Bengaluru: The fortnight-long Budget Session of the State Legislature, this year’s first Legislature Session, began at the Vidhana Soudha here this morning, with Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot addressing the joint sitting of the State Legislature. Conventionally, the Governor’s address was drawn up by the Government, with a list of achievements of the State Government. Addressing the…
DKS’ CM bid gains steam; seniors say it’s inevitable
March 3, 2025Karnataka poised for high-stakes leadership showdown, marking a major shift in political landscape Bengaluru: As speculation swirls over a possible leadership change in Karnataka, senior Congress leaders M. Veerappa Moily and Basavaraju V. Shivaganga have thrown their weight behind Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS), making a strong case for his elevation to the State’s…
CM urged to release Rs. 150 crore for Kabini drinking water project
March 3, 2025Mysuru: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Spokesperson M. Lakshmana and former Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) Chairman H.V. Rajeev have appealed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to release Rs. 150 crore for the execution of Kabini second and third stage drinking water project for Mysuru. The two leaders, who met CM Siddaramaiah at Bengaluru on Saturday and…
16th Bangalore International Film Festival: CM reiterates Film City plan in Mysuru
March 2, 2025Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has reiterated that, the world class Film City will be built in Mysuru, with 150 acres of land allotted to execute the plan. He was addressing the gathering after inaugurating 16th Bangalore International Film Festival (BIFFes), at grand steps of Vidhana Soudha, here yesterday. The BIFFes is being held from Mar….
Probe into CM’s 50:50 MUDA sites case: Lokayukta ‘B Report’ names former Mysuru DC, 3 officials
February 25, 2025Bengaluru: In the ‘B Report’ submitted by the Mysuru Lokayukta Police to the Special Court of Elected Representatives regarding the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) 50:50 site allotment scam involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B.M. Parvathi, brother-in-law B.M. Mallikarjunaswamy and landowner J. Devaraju, four Government officials, including former Mysuru DC G. Kumar Naik, who…
Attack on Udayagiri Police Station: BJP questions arrest delays; suspects a larger conspiracy
February 25, 2025Peaceful ‘Mysuru Chalo’ rally held under Court directions Mysuru: State BJP Vice-President N. Mahesh questioned whether Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara instructed the Police not to arrest those accused in the Udayagiri Police Station stone-pelting case. Speaking at the ‘Mysuru Chalo’ protest rally organised by the Rashtra Suraksha Janandolana Samithi at…
Court allows Snehamayi Krishna to personally argue in MUDA case
February 25, 2025Bengaluru: The Special Court of Elected Representatives has allowed the complainant in the MUDA case Snehamayi Krishna to personally argue the case against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B.M. Parvathi, his brother-in-law B.M. Mallikarjunaswamy and land owner J. Devaraju, without the assistance of a lawyer. On Monday, the Court directed the Lokayukta Police to issue…
HDK lambasts State Govt. for price rise
February 24, 2025Union Budget will help farmers, women, youths and middle class Mysuru: Lambasting the State Government for hiking liquor prices, milk prices, power tariff, bus fares, metro fares etc., Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) said that the Congress Government in Karnataka was only indulged in gimmickry by blaming the Centre for…














Recent Comments