Bengaluru:- Tempers ran high at the Assembly this morning where Congress and BJP MLAs and Minsters exchanged war of words over Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s comments on the Central government claiming that it was a “90 per cent commission government”. “The previous BJP government in Karnataka was the most corrupt … And the present dispensation at…
Hegde was my political guide, not Deve Gowda, says CM Siddu
February 22, 2018Bengaluru: “Former Chief Minister Ramakrishna Hegde was my political mentor and guide and not JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda,” said Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. He was speaking after inaugurating the “Family Flats” constructed for Legislators near the Legislators’ House. “Raitha Sangha leader Prof. Nanjundaswamy taught me to protest social injustice. I was the first Chairman of…
CM Siddharamaiah pays surprise visit to Bharathnagar
February 20, 2018Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah who was in city yesterday paid a surprise visit to Bharathnagar in Chamundeshawari Constituency raising curiosity and fuelling speculations in political circles. Siddharamaiah has been repeatedly asserting that he would contest the coming Assembly election from Chamundeshwari Constituency claiming that it had given him a political re-birth. The surprise visit of…
Say it with Roses: Governor, CM receive PM Modi at night in Mysore Airport
February 19, 2018Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in the city last night in his special plane that landed at the Mysore Airport in Mandakalli. The PM was received by Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, Union Ministers D.V. Sadananda Gowda, H.N. Ananth Kumar, Prakash Javadekar, Mysuru District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha,…
Government employees thank CM Siddharamaiah
February 19, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru District Branch of Karnataka State Government Employees Association has thanked Chief Minister Siddharamaiah for announcing in the State Budget that the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission will be implemented in toto. In a press release, the Association said that the CM has asked the Department of Public Administration and Reforms (DPAR)…
Siddu refuses doli, climbs Vindhyagiri Hills
February 18, 2018Shravanabelagola: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah launched the 88th Mahamastakabhisheka by performing jalabhisheka yesterday. He poured the water six times on the Bahubali statue. Shravanabelagola Mutt Pontiff Charukeerthi Bhattaraka Swamiji and Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr. Veerendra Heggade were by his side during the anointment. This century’s second Mahamastakabhisheka was launched under the leadership of Sri Vardhamanasagara and later…
CM’s Poll Budget: Bounty for Mysuru
February 17, 2018What’s in store for Mysuru? ‘Mysuru Haat’ on the lines of ‘Delhi Haat’ Kuvempu Memorial at V.V. Puram Dasara-CM Cup Basava Chair at University of Mysore Women Industrial Park at Thandya-Mysuru Industrial Township Cancer Treatment Unit Bengaluru: Ahead of the Assembly elections in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah presented his government’s last budget yesterday. It was…
CM Siddharamaiah to host mega ‘Udyoga Mela’ in Mysuru
February 14, 2018Bengaluru: With the State Assembly polls just a couple of months away, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah is all set to organise a mega Udyoga Mela (Job Fair) in Mysuru city, to attract youth of his home district. The Udyoga Mela is likely to take place after the forthcoming budget session of the State Assembly, which concludes…
Former PM Deve Gowda calls CM Siddu ‘Neecha’
February 11, 2018Bengaluru: Upset for not being allowed to speak at the Bahubali Mahamastakabhisheka at Shravanabelagola recently, former PM and JD(S) Supremo Deve Gowda on Saturday hit out at Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and termed him as a ‘Neecha.’ Addressing party workers at Kengeri on the outskirts of Bengaluru yesterday, the former PM lamented that he had committed…
Govt. does a U-turn; withdraws notice on Hindu Mutts
February 9, 2018Bengaluru: Under fire from various quarters, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday announced that a notification inviting suggestions on the regulation of Hindu Mutts and other religious institutions will be withdrawn. The Department of Religious and Charitable Endowments (Muzrai), on Jan. 29, had issued a notification inviting public opinion on the proposal to bring mutts, temples and…
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