Former Prime Minister and JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda inaugurated the newly-constructed Srirama Hatthu Janara Garadi Mane at K.G. Koppal in city yesterday. Former MUDA Chairman L. Nagendra, Arpitha Pratap Simha, former Mayor R. Lingappa, Adichunchanagiri Shakha Mutt’s Sri Somanatha Swamiji, Karnataka Kavalu Pade State President M. Mohankumar Gowda were present. Inaugurating the Garadi Mane,…
Cauvery verdict unfavourable to us, says Deve Gowda
February 27, 2018Bengaluru: Over ten days after the Supreme Court verdict on the vexed Cauvery dispute, JD(S) patriarch H.D. Deve Gowda yesterday said mere allocation of excess water was not good news for Karnataka as it could neither be diverted beyond the basin nor utilised for crops. He told the media here that though Bengaluru was not…
86-year-old Deve Gowda climbs over 700 steps of Vindhyagiri Hill
February 25, 2018Shravanabelagola: Former Prime Minister and JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda along with his wife Chennamma and other family members visited Lord Bahubali shrine at Shravanabelagola and took part in the eighth day of Veneration Ceremony on Saturday. Even at the age of 86 years, it was not a tough task for former PM Deve Gowda…
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…
Book on H.D. Deve Gowda released
February 11, 2018Mysuru: ‘Saadhaneya Shikararohana’, the revised edition of the biography of former PM and JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda, in Kannada, was released at a programme organised at Senate Bhavan in Manasagangothri here yesterday. Former Mangalore and Goa Universities VC Prof. B. Sheik Ali, who presided over the programme, said that it was a matter of…
Rani Abbakka statue should be installed in Mangaluru or Ullal, suggests H.D. Deve Gowda
February 11, 2018Mysuru: “A statue of Rani Abbakka who fought for four decades against Portuguese should be installed at Mangaluru or Ullal,” suggested former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda citizens of coastal region. He was speaking after inaugurating a two-day Rani Abbakka Cultural Festival organised jointly by Rani Abbakka Utsava Samithi, Dakshina Kannada District Association and organisations…
Assembly polls: JD(S) ties up with BSP
February 9, 2018New Delhi: Ahead of the Assembly polls in Karnataka, the JD(S) and Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Thursday announced an alliance with an eye on the sizeable dalit votes in the State. BSP General Secretary Satish Chandra Mishra and JD(S) General Secretary Kunwar Danish Ali, who addressed a joint press conference here, said the…
Book on former PM Deve Gowda to be released tomorrow
February 9, 2018Mysuru: The book on former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda titled ‘Sadaneya Shikhararohana’ encapsulating his ten months and ten days as Prime Minister of the country will be released tomorrow (Feb.10), said former Vice Chancellor of University of Mysore and JD(S) leader Prof. K.S. Rangappa. Addressing a press conference at a private hotel in city…
President inaugurates Mahamastakabhisheka
February 7, 2018Hassan: The 20-day 88th Mahamastakabhisheka (head anointing ceremony) of the 57-feet monolithic statue of Lord Bahubali began at Shravanabelagola this morning amidst fanfare. A festive atmosphere prevailed in the Jain pilgrimage town where hundreds of men and women danced along the streets holding colourful flags, beating cymbals and jaagates and blowing conches. There were several…
Hassan DC ousted for blocking Minister’s percentage business: H.D. Deve Gowda
January 24, 2018Bengaluru: The transfer of Hassan Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri Dasari has sparked a political slugfest with Janata Dal (Secular) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda accusing Hassan District in-charge Minister A. Manju of getting her transferred for not allowing “cuts” in civil works taken up for the Mahamastakabhisheka event in February. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru yesterday,…
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