Bengaluru: Even as Chief Minister Siddaramaiah was issued a show-cause notice by Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot in connection with the multi-crore MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) site scam, the Congress High Command has resolved to support Siddaramaiah on the issue. The backing follows a meeting in the State capital Bengaluru on Sunday between AICC General…
HDK, DKS intensify personal attacks
August 5, 2024Bengaluru: The bitter rivalry between JD(S) leader and Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS), who is also the KPCC President, turned all the more bitter on Sunday when the two leaders resorted to personal attacks on each other. Kumaraswamy, training guns at D.K. Shivakumar…
HDK’s family wealth in benami names: D.K. Shivakumar
August 5, 2024Even as Kumaraswamy continued to attack him over acquisition of properties worth hundreds of crores illegally, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) questionedthe source of Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy’s (HDK) wealth. Addressing the Congress party’s Janandolana rally on Sunday at Channapatna to counter the BJP-JD(S) Mysuru-Chalo Padayatra, Shivakumar said “Kumaraswamy could not have made thousands…
MUDA site allotment scam: Cabinet advises Guv to withdraw notice to CM Siddaramaiah
August 2, 2024Bengaluru: The Karnataka Council of Ministers, led by Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar, decided on Thursday to “strongly advise the Governor to withdraw the (show-cause) notice” and reject the application filed by activist T.J. Abraham against CM Siddaramaiah regarding Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam. The decision followed a marathon meeting of the Council lasting over…
Janandolana Public Rally from Bidadi today to counter Mysuru Chalo
August 2, 2024Mysuru/Bengaluru: To condemn the injustice being meted out to Karnataka by the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre and to protest against the corruptions during the tenure of previous BJP and JD(S) Governments in the State, Congress party has launched Janandolana public rallies beginning from Bidadi near Bengaluru in the State from today. According to…
Kabini Dam is safe: DKS
August 2, 2024Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS), who holds Water Resources portfolio, has clarified that, no cracks have appeared in Kabini Dam and hence there is no threat to the Dam. Referring to media reports about the cracks in Kabini Dam, the Deputy CM said, those residing in river banks are in the grip of…
Congress bosses confront State leaders on scams, internal discord
July 31, 2024Bengaluru: Internal power struggle within Congress in Karnataka, MUDA scam worth thousands of crores of rupees and the Rs. 187 crore scam in Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki ST Development Corporation figured prominently at Congress party meeting in New Delhi yesterday. The meeting was chaired by AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge. Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul…
CM offers ‘Bagina’ at KRS Dam
July 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah offered ‘Bagina’ at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam at Srirangapatna Taluk in Mandya District at 12.15 pm today, following traditional rituals performed by priests. The ‘Bagina,’ placed on the traditional ‘mora,’ contained saree, a blouse piece, flowers, fruits, bangles, ‘arishina-kumkuma’ and rice. After the Bagina offering, Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar,…
Cauvery Aarati at KRS similar to Ganga Aarati
July 22, 2024Dy.CM D.K. Shivakumar revives idea of Cauvery Brindavan Amusement Park Mandya: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS), who also holds the Water Resources portfolio, announced that plans are being formulated to conduct ‘Cauvery Aarati’ at KRS in Mandya similar to the renowned ‘Ganga Aarati’ performed at the sacred site of Varanasi. “Just as Ganga is…
‘Sorry. Dismissed’
July 16, 2024Setback for D.K. Shivakumar in Supreme Court over CBI case against him New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar’s plea to quash a case registered by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against him in a disproportionate assets case. A bench of Justices Bela M. Trivedi and S.C. Sharma…
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