Demands resignation of CM, Dy.CM and Home Minister on moral responsibility Bengaluru: Mounting pressure on the Karnataka Government over the stampede at the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) victory celebration event in M. Chinnaswamy Stadium that claimed 11 lives on June 4, the BJP on Tuesday staged a massive protest demanding the resignation of Chief Minister…
Congress High Command reprimands CM Siddaramaiah, Dy.CM D.K. Shivakumar
June 11, 2025New Delhi: The Congress High Command has expressed its disappointment on both Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar over the recent stampede incident at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru that claimed the lives of 11 RCB fans and left many injured. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is said to…
Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede fallout: CM Siddaramaiah, Dy.CM Shivakumar meet Rahul Gandhi, Kharge in Delhi
June 10, 2025New Delhi: In the wake of the stampede at Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium during Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) IPL victory celebrations — a tragedy that claimed 11 lives and left over 45 injured — Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar met Congress High Command in New Delhi this morning. The incident has sparked…
Dy.CM Shivakumar sidesteps questions on Police letter
June 9, 2025Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Sunday chose not to respond to media queries regarding a letter sent by the Police to the Government, walking away from reporters without offering any comment. The controversy revolves around a communication from Vidhana Soudha DCP M.N. Karibasavanagowda to Sathyavati, Secretary of the Department of Personnel and Administrative…
Cauvery Aarti: D.K. Shivakumar commissions devotional song
May 26, 2025Bengaluru: To elevate the cultural splendour of the Cauvery Aarti — modelled on the iconic Ganga Aarti — the Karnataka Government has invited noted music directors Hamsalekha, Sadhu Kokila and Arjun Janya to compose a special devotional song dedicated to River Cauvery. Water Resources Minister and Cauvery Aarti Committee Chairman, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar,…
Birthday in the Wild
May 16, 2025Deputy CM celebrates 63rd birthday at Kabini H.D. Kote: Amidst the usual political bustle and controversies, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar stepped away from the spotlight on Wednesday evening to celebrate his 63rd birthday amidst the serene wilderness of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve. Shivakumar, accompanied by his wife Usha Shivakumar, daughter Aisshwarya D.K.S. Hegde, and son…
Cauvery water to Bengaluru South by December: Dy. CM
May 6, 2025Belakawadi (Malavalli Taluk): Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar announced that the long-pending permanent Cauvery drinking water supply project for taluks in Bengaluru South district will be completed by December 2025. Speaking to reporters yesterday after performing the ground-breaking ceremony near the Sattegala reservoir, he said the Rs. 540-crore project would fulfil a poll promise made…
Cauvery Aarati to debut at KRS Dam during Dasara
May 4, 2025Bengaluru: Taking inspiration from the iconic Ganga Aarati of Varanasi, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) has announced the launch of a grand Cauvery Aarati event at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya district during Mysuru Dasara celebrations. Addressing reporters after a high-level meeting with officials from the…
Cauvery Aarati at KRS Dam: State allocates Rs. 92 crore
April 25, 2025Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar inspects site, orders detailed action plan Mysuru: In a major initiative to honour sacred River Cauvery, Karnataka Government has approved Rs. 92 crore for organising Cauvery Aarati at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya district, on the lines of Ganga Aarati performed at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. The decision was…
Mysuru Dasara Sports to include Kambala: D.K. Shivakumar
April 13, 2025Three acres of land to be identified for 25,000 spectators to witness Kambala, says Dy.CM Mangaluru: Deputy Chief Minister (Dy.CM) D.K. Shivakumar announced that Kambala, the traditional water buffalo race held in slushy fields, will be featured in this year’s Dasara Sports in Mysuru. Speaking at the Muloor-Addoor Gurupura Kambala event in Dakshina Kannada yesterday,…












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