Bengaluru: 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…
Siddaramaiah case: Fate of Lokayukta ‘B’ report on Jan. 28
January 23, 2026Bengaluru: The Special Court for Elected Representatives on Thursday deferred the hearing in the MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) scam case involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to Jan. 28. The Special Court for Elected Representatives was earlier expected to pronounce its order on the ‘B’ report filed by Mysuru Lokayukta Police. The Lokayukta Police had submitted…
High drama at Joint Session of Karnataka Legislature: Guv Vs Govt.
January 22, 2026Bengaluru: High drama prevailed in the Karnataka Assembly, this morning as Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot cut short his customary address to the joint session of the State Legislature at Vidhana Soudha, triggering a fresh constitutional and political flashpoint. Declining to read the full speech prepared by the State Government, the Governor concluded his address after just…
CM to begin Budget preparations after Special Session
January 21, 2026Bengaluru: 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…
City Congress demands Rs. 1,000 crore for GMCC
January 20, 2026Conveys 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…
CM launches development works worth Rs. 323 crore in Varuna Constituency
January 19, 2026T. 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…
How did we miss it? CM on MDMA factory in Mysuru
January 18, 2026Bengaluru: 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)…
Will not hand over Ballari violence case to CBI: Chief Minister
January 18, 2026Mysore/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…












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