Mysore:  The former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (S) national president H.D. Deve Gowda on Sunday said that the Janata Dal(S) is not a party of one family or of a father-and-son but a party fighting for the cause of social justice. Mr. Deve Gowda, who is part of the efforts being made by leaders […]

Bangalore: With efforts to form a unified alternative to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress gaining momentum, the Janata Dal (Secular) is determined to improve its performance in the State to make its presence felt in the “new bloc”. It has set a target of winning at least 13 seats in the Lok […]

Hassan: The Congress, which has often identified Hassan as a key Lok Sabha constituency which it has to win, finds it difficult to identify a candidate who can match the stature of JD(S) national president and former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda. Mr. Gowda, a five-time Lok Sabha member, is yet to decide whether to […]

Bangalore: In an emotional appeal to strengthen the Janata Dal (Secular) with Lok Sabha elections around the corner, the party national president and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda on Friday said he was “reluctantly” contesting from Hassan for the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. The 82-year-old JD(S) leader said he was not at all […]

Bangalore : JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda said on Wednesday that his party would neither have an alliance nor try to have any kind of understanding with any party in the upcoming elections. Speaking after inaugurating the party’s election office at Basavanagudi in Bangalore, he said the party would contest all 224 Assembly constituencies […]

Bangalore : The former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda met Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Tuesday and discussed ways to dissuade the Centre from notifying the final award of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT). Mr. Gowda is said to have suggested to take legal course against the notification. Water Resources Minister Basavaraj Bommai and […]

Bangalore : JD(S) leader and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda on Friday said he would launch a fast unto death agitation if the State fails to get justice in the Cauvery water sharing imbroglio with neighbouring Tamil Nadu. Addressing a press conference here, Gowda said he would first seek an appointment with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, […]

Bangalore : S.M. Krishna quit as external affairs minister ostensibly because the Congress wants the services of its tallest leader in Karnataka to recapture power in the state in the assembly polls, due early next year. A grand plan, no doubt. The catch, however, is that there are few takers for this spin, even within […]

Bangalore: Lokayukta Court here on Thursday ordered a probe against three former Karnataka chief ministers – former prime minister H.D. Deve Gowda, External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and B.S. Yeddyurappa, on a complaint alleging irregularities in the Bengaluru-Mysore expressway project. Judge N.K. Sudhindra Rao directed Additional DGP (Lokayukta) H.N. Sathyanarayana Rao to conduct the probe […]

Moodabidri: H.D. Deve Gowda inaugurating a JD-S convention of 2 coastal district here on Sunday, Feb.12, stated that his party did not believe in cartelistic polities but was committed to the progress of a whole state. 4 team would be informed to tour 30 district in Karnataka to reach people he added. The former PM […]