Chamarajanagar/ Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah (in pic) would launch several development works in the town on Aug.10 including the fabrication work of the new Ratha at Sri Chamarajeshwara Temple. Disclosing this during his rounds in town as a prelude to CM’s visit, MLA C. Puttaranga Shetty inspected the ongoing development works at the park in…
CM planning to expand Cabinet as IT raids on his Cabinet colleague continues
August 4, 2017Bengaluru: Even as Income Tax (IT) officials continued their raid on the offices and residence of Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar for the third straight day today, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah is said to be contemplating on expanding his Cabinet with the induction of three Ministers. Those likely to make into the Cabinet are MLC H.M. Revanna…
CM takes State Intelligence Chief to task on I-T raid
August 4, 2017Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who seemed to be shaken by the sudden and surprise Income Tax raid on Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s houses and offices, took the State Intelligence personnel to task. The Chief Minister reportedly summoned the State Intelligence Officials to his home office Cauvery and sought an explanation from the officials, yesterday. It…
Mock obsequies of CM, Water Resources Minister
August 2, 2017Activists of the Karnataka Janapara Vedike yesterday performed mock obsequies ceremony (Thithi) of Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and Water Resources Minister M.B. Patil in Maddur to vent their ire against the State Government for its failure to respond to their demands. The residents of surrounding villages took part in the rituals and built graves out of…
Hublot watch starts ticking again!
August 1, 2017Bengaluru: The Rs. 70 lakh expensive Hublot watch that had stopped ticking has started ticking again with the former Deputy Superintendent of Police Anupama Shenoy hurling fresh allegations against Chief Minister Siddharmaiah that the watch was gifted to the CM by Dubai-based NRI B.R. Shetty. It may be recalled that the incident was given a…
State Govt. goes on a publicity blitzkrieg
July 30, 2017Mysuru: Looks like the Congress government headed by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that its policies and programmes are reached to the public as the next Assembly elections are not far away. And to drive home the message, an LED display board has been installed at Curzon Park near the…
PM Modi should intervene to end Cauvery row: CM
July 29, 2017Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has demanded the intervention of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ending the Cauvery row involving Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. He maintained that the State had no choice but to follow Supreme Court order on release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. Speaking to press persons at Mysore Airport in Mandakalli here…
Dasara will be a perfect blend of simplicity, grandeur: CM
July 25, 2017Bengaluru: The world famous Mysuru Dasara will be celebrated with much fanfare from Sept. 21 to 30 despite uncertainty of monsoon being normal in Karnataka this season, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah said yesterday. Speaking to reporters, he said though the early monsoon was tardy, it was expected to bring sufficient rain to farmers lead a normal…
Hiccups galore at Dr. Ambedkar Intl. Conference in Bengaluru
July 22, 2017Bengaluru: The 126th birth anniversary celebrations of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, organised by the Social Welfare Department, was inaugurated amidst hiccups galore, here yesterday. Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, Leader of the Congress Party Mallikarjun Kharge, American Civil Rights Activist Martin Luther King III (son of Civil Rights…
No early polls in State, asserts Siddharamaiah
July 22, 2017Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday categorically said that the Assembly Polls will be held in April-May 2018 as scheduled. Addressing the newly-appointed Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) office-bearers here, the Chief Minister alleged that the Opposition BJP was trying to spread rumours about early elections. Asking party-men not to pay heed to rumours of early…
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