Bengaluru: Former Nagamangala MLA L.R. Shivaramegowda, his son L.S. Chetan Gowda and Supreme Court Advocate Brijesh Kalappa re-joined the Congress in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister and KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar at the KPCC Office here yesterday. Shivaramegowda, a two-time former MLA of Nagamangala in Mandya district, had joined the BJP after his expulsion…
C.T. Ravi lodges complaint with DG&IGP; seeks action
January 1, 2025Bengaluru: BJP MLC C.T. Ravi has escalated his allegations of Police misconduct, filing a formal complaint yesterday with Karnataka’s Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) Alok Mohan. A day earlier, Ravi had approached Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, accusing the Police of harassment, ill-treatment and illegal detention following an incident in the Legislative Council. Ravi…
Politicians should be kept out of sports: Dy.CM D.K. Shivakumar
January 1, 2025Bengaluru: Cricketers should take charge of cricket keeping out politicians from the helm of affairs, said Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) here recently. He was speaking during the release of former Indian cricketer Syed Kirmani’s autobiography “Stumped: Life Behind and Beyond the Twenty-Two Yards” at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in the city. Stating that politicians…
Not afraid over BJP’s protest plan: DKS
December 24, 2024Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) said, he is still the KPCC President and won’t bog down to any of the protests by BJP. Speaking to media persons yesterday, Shivakumar said, “I am still alive and not dead. Mahatma Gandhiji, as Congress President, brought freedom to the country. It is all due to the…
D.K. Shivakumar’s burning desire to become CM!
December 13, 2024Winter session at Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi sees some funny moments with both Dy.CM and Opposition Leader R. Ashoka, airing their views over snatching power by ‘hook or crook’ Belagavi: The ongoing winter session of State Legislative Assembly witnessed some funny moments, as Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, made no bones of his burning desire…
Krishna’s last journey
December 11, 2024Lakhs pay respects to S.M. Krishna as funeral cortege moves from his residence at Sadashivanagar in Bengaluru to his native village Somanahalli in Maddur taluk for cremation this evening with full State honours Bengaluru: Lakhs of people paid their last respects to former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna, who passed away in Bengaluru yesterday, as the…
Power sharing sparks political chatter again
December 5, 2024CM Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar issue contradictory statements adding intrigue Bengaluru: The issue of power sharing within the Congress, which had remained dormant for months, has resurfaced. Dy.CM D.K. Shivakumar, in a recent interview with a private TV channel, reiterated that an ‘understanding’ on power sharing was reached shortly after Congress achieved an absolute…
DKS for lifting of night traffic ban in Bandipur
November 12, 2024Dy.CM D.K. Shivakumar’s statement is for political gain in Wayanad bypolls: MP Mysuru: The remarks made by Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) in Wayanad, suggesting that Karnataka may reconsider the night traffic ban in Bandipur Tiger Reserve, have sparked a major controversy in the State. Since 2009, the Karnataka government has enforced night traffic…
DKS unearthed MUDA scam to oust Siddaramaiah: Janardhan Reddy
November 10, 2024Mysuru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar unearthed MUDA scam with an intention to oust Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, said MLA Janardhan Reddy. In an interview with a private television channel yesterday, Reddy said, none of the BJP leaders or workers had applied under RTI to secure information about the MUDA scam or had tried to topple…
DKS hints Govt. considering changes in ‘Shakti’ Scheme
October 31, 2024No proposal to discontinue the free bus travel scheme: CM clarifies Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) hinted at potential changes to the Shakti scheme, which provides free bus travel for women across the State. He claimed that some women commuters have expressed a preference to pay for their tickets, despite the scheme’s goal…
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