Mangaluru : Former Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde has said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah should resign over the Karnataka High Court’s verdict in connection with the MUDA case “in terms of propriety”, even though legally there is nothing wrong if he does not. Talking to reporters in Mangaluru on Wednesday, Mr. Hegde said, “Whether to resign or […]

Bangaluru : Chief Minister Siddaramaiah suggested that priority should be given to the implementation of complementary projects to improve the Human Development Index of Kalyan Karnataka. reviewed the progress of Kalyan Karnataka Regional Development Board at Home Office Krishna today. Emphasis should be laid on those areas in which we are lagging behind. Emphasis should […]

Kalaburagi : Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that Rs. 3464 crores Drought relief is being by the Central Government on the instructions of the Supreme Court. This is not even a quarter of the request submitted by the state government. He was addressing a press conference in Kalaburagi today. Answering a media query about the release […]

Bangaluru: Kannada actor ‘Kichcha’ Sudeep said on Wednesday that he had no plans to join politics, spiking rumours of his meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on December 11. He was launching the logo of ‘We Respect Farmers Trust’ in the city. Sudeep said he would sell one of his luxury cars and donate money to […]

Mangaluru: Minister for Food and Civil Supplies U T Khader said that Veera Rani Abbakka Utsava will be held at Mysuru on January 6 and 7. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will inaugurate the Utsava. Briefing reporters here on Saturday, he said that the Utsava will be organised jointly by Karavali Sanghagala Okkuta in Mysuru and Veerarani […]

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government transferred DIG (Prisons) D Roopa on Monday, days after the top cop exposed special treatment extended to AIADMK leader VK Sasikala at a Bengaluru prison. Roopa, who has been transferred to the traffic wing, had submitted a report to her seniors last week in which she had alleged that Sasikala, convicted […]

Mangaluru : Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the BJP should stop daydreaming about coming to power in the state. The BJP is creating Communal violence when the elections are nearing. He was speaking at the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee, Dakshina Kannada, Kodagu and Udupi districts of Mysuru Division organised the Party Workers Convention at Adyar […]

Bengaluru: Tension gripped most parts of northern Karnataka like Gadag, Hubballi, Dharwad, Haveri, Belagavi where police have made tight security arrangements to prevent any untoward incident. Shops, commercial establishments and educational institutions at most places remained shut, officials said. Protests by several organisations and farmers are also being held across the state, including Bengaluru. Pro-Kannada […]

Bangalore : Karnataka Friday celebrated the 68th Independence Day with patriotic fervour, gaiety and a spirit of freedom gripping the state after the tri-colour was hoisted and the national anthem sung. In this tech hub, on a sunny day with cool breeze wafting, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah unfurled the national flag and reviewed the guard of […]

Bangalore: The State government will take up development of 3,745 km of State Highway (SH) at a cost of Rs 1,500 crore under the second phase of State Highway Development Project (SHDP), Public Works Minister H C Mahadevappa said on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters, he said widening of narrow stretches, asphalting, pothole filling and construction […]