Mysore/Mysuru: Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK), called out Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar (DKS), asking who is responsible for the death of Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) Founder V.G. Siddhartha. “Shivakumar was given a political life by S.M. Krishna at a time when he was living with Kotwal Ramachandra (a notorious rowdy)….
D.K. Shivakumar’s daughter ties knot with S.M. Krishna’s grandson
February 14, 2021Bengaluru: Aisshwarya, the daughter of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar and Usha tied the knot with Amarthya Hegde, son of Cafe Coffee Day founder, late V.G. Siddhartha Hegde and Malavika this morning at The Sheraton Grand, Whitefield, Bengaluru, on the occasion of Valentine’s Day. Amarthya Hegde is the grandson of former CM…
Big fat wedding on cards: D.K. Shivakumar’s daughter to marry son of Cafe Coffee Day Founder late V.G. Siddhartha
June 16, 2020Bengaluru: Former Minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar’s daughter Aishwarya is all set to marry Amartya Hegde, son of Cafe Coffee Day Founder late V.G. Siddhartha later this year. The marriage alliance was proposed before the untimely demise of Siddhartha and was kept on hold until now, according to sources. On…
Probe finds Rs. 20 billion missing after V.G. Siddhartha’s suicide
March 16, 2020New Delhi: An investigation into Coffee Day Enterprises Ltd., initiated by its Board after the death of Founder V.G. Siddhartha, is likely to conclude that at least Rs. 20 billion is missing from its accounts, according to people familiar with the matter, a report said. The months-long probe following the suicide of Siddhartha in July…
Unaware of his son’s death, CCD Founder’s father passes away
August 26, 2019Mysuru: Less than a month after the death of serial entrepreneur and Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) Founder V.G. Siddhartha passed away, his 96-year-old father, Gangaiah Hegde, breathed his last evening. He had been admitted to Gopala Gowda Shanthaveri Memorial Hospital in city about a month ago after suffering from old-age-related health issues. V.G. Siddhartha, who…
Strength is Life, Weakness is Death
August 3, 2019The death of V.G. Siddhartha, Founder of Cafe Coffee Day (CCD), shocked everyone but the way he died was what made it disturbing, sombre and sad. Now it has been assumed that the “reclusive billionaire,” once ranked the 75th richest man in India by Forbes magazine-2015, gave up on life because of money problems !…
A Sad and Needless Death !
August 2, 2019By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD I feel that in the sad and untimely death of V.G. Siddhartha, we have lost a very dignified and respectable man who was much loved and admired although sometimes also envied in plantation and industry circles. The circumstances leading to his premature death and the obvious and unseen forces…
Cafe Coffee Day mess linked to I-T raids on Congress leader
August 1, 2019Bengaluru: The death of Coffee Day Founder V.G. Siddhartha has left many questions unanswered and doubts over him taking to extreme step of ending life. In a letter, supposedly written by Siddhartha, addressed to the Board of Directors of Coffee Day Enterprises and Coffee Day family members dated July 27, 2019, he has mentioned about…
Body found: Search for V.G. Siddhartha, Founder of Cafe Coffee Day, ends; deemed suicide
July 31, 2019Mangaluru: The body of V.G. Siddhartha, Founder of India’s largest coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day, was found this morning near Nethravathi River in Mangaluru. Siddhartha, who is the son-in-law of former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader S.M. Krishna, had been missing since Monday evening. The body was found on the banks of Nethravathi, close…
Siddhartha’s death raises many questions
July 31, 2019Mysuru: Now that coffee tycoon V.G. Siddhartha’s body has been found, the question of why he took his own life is haunting not only his family but even the public. This has led to many theories and questions. He kept on apologising V.G. Siddhartha’s driver (Basavaraj Patil) told the Police that while travelling towards Mangaluru,…
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