Mysore/Mysuru: Asserting that he will complete the full term of the current Assembly as the Chief Minister, CM Siddaramaiah maintained that the Congress High Command has full faith in his leadership. Speaking to press persons outside his residence at T.K. Layout on the second day of his visit to the city here this morning, CM…
City gets India’s first Dragon Pond
January 6, 2026Siddaramaiah opens fire-breathing facility at Dasara Expo Grounds Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah last evening inaugurated the Rajiv Gandhi Dragon Pond, India’s first-of-its-kind attraction, developed at a cost of Rs. 3.59 crore by the Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA). The Dragon Pond is aimed at transforming the Dasara Exhibition Grounds into a year-round destination for visitors. A…
No speech, quiet exit…
January 6, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when the Congress High Command’s silence on the simmering power tussle between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar continues to fuel speculation, the CM chose restraint over rhetoric at a public event in city last evening. During the inauguration of Rajiv Gandhi Dragon Pond at Karnataka Exhibition Authority premises,…
2,792 days & counting…
January 6, 2026As CM, Siddaramaiah equals record set by D. Devaraj Urs Mysore/Mysuru: It is a red-letter day today (Jan. 6, 2026) in the political life of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah as he equals the record of former Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs as the longest-serving Chief Minister of Karnataka. Until now, Devaraj Urs held the record, having…
Siddu to make history as last Congress CM: HDK
January 6, 2026Bengaluru: Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) has lambasted Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, for harping on equalling the record of D. Devaraj Urs as a longest serving Chief Minister. Addressing media persons at an emergency press meet convened at JD(S) office J.P. Bhavan here yesterday, to condemn the incidents that unfolded outside…
Helium cylinder blast case: CM announces Rs. 5 lakh ex gratia to families of 3 deceased
January 5, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Eleven days after the helium cylinder blast that killed three people in front of Jayamarthanda Gate of Mysore Palace on Dec. 25, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah this noon announced that the Government would pay an ex gratia of Rs. 5 lakh to the families of deceased. Speaking to mediapersons upon his arrival on a two-day…
CM’s revised itinerary
January 4, 2026Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who was scheduled to arrive in Mysuru tomorrow (Jan. 5) morning, will now be arriving in city later in the evening tomorrow. The Chief Minister, who will land at Mysore Airport in Mandakalli at 4.55 pm, is scheduled to inaugurate ‘Dragon Pond’ at Karnataka Exhibition Authority premises at 7 pm. After…
Siddu-Vijayan display bonhomie after Kogilu spat…
January 1, 2026Thiruvananthapuram: Amid the ongoing tension over the Kogilu Layout demolition row in Bengaluru, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan shared a stage yesterday and shook hands. However, despite the clear portrayal behind the ‘all is well’ gesture, the stress between the leaders could be sensed as Pinarayi left the event before…
‘Exclude Chamundi Hill from Greater Mysuru’
December 24, 2025Residents urge Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Mysore/Mysuru: Residents of Chamundi Hill have urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah not to merge their area into the Greater Mysuru limits, insisting that it should remain under the existing Chamundi Hill Gram Panchayat jurisdiction. The villagers met Siddaramaiah at his T.K. Layout residence on Monday and submitted a memorandum. They pointed…
e-Swathu service not in service
December 22, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Technical glitches and server failures in the revamped e-Swathu 2.0 digital platform, launched by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru on Dec. 1, have stalled the issuance of e-Khata documents — both A-Khata and B-Khata — across Mysuru district since the day of its rollout. As a result, scores of property owners have been making…















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