Bangaluru: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday, said that disgruntlement over not getting ministerial berths, was an issue that his coalition accomplice Congress was confronting and not JD(S). He stated that things were ‘alright’ in his party. “The issue is in the Congress. I will attempt my best to determine it. To the best […]

Bangaluru: Bharatiya Janata Party State president B.S. Yeddyurappa has shot off a letter to Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, offering to bear the expenses of the helicopter ride he took to Ilkal from here when he was the Chief Minister for two days recently. Mr. Kumaraswamy had apparently questioned the expensive helicopter charges for Mr. Yeddyurappa’s […]

Bangaluru: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara on Wednesday strongly defended the two-week delay in the expansion of the Cabinet, citing the complexity of the coalition structure. “It needs breathing time for the formation of the Cabinet in the coalition model. While it is a difficult exercise for a single-party government […]

Bangaluru: Alleviating fears over the survival of the JD-S-Congress coalition government, Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Wednesday said the union accomplices would give a steady government for the following five years. “I might want to tell the sceptics that we will give a steady and productive government, which will last its full five-year term. […]

Bengaluru: The 15-day-old H D Kumaraswamy ministry in Karnataka was expanded today with the induction of 25 ministers. Fourteen ministers are from the Congress, nine from its ruling coalition partner JDS and one each from the BSP and the KPJP. Governor Vajubhai Vala administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers at […]

Bangaluru: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, on Monday, said the State government was planning to implement free education for girls from class 1 till postgraduation. He was speaking during the felicitation ceremony organised by his alma mater National Education Society (NES), which is also in its centenary year. This was also part of former Chief Minister […]

Bangaluru: Acting on their promise of farm loan waiver, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara conducted a meeting on Wednesday, seeking the suggestions of farmer representatives from 30 districts. The representatives welcome the proposal of farm loan waiver and requested that all types of loans borrowed from national commercial banks and […]

Mangaluru: Chief minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday, while asserting that the state government is keeping a close watch on the developments in coastal Karnataka in general and Dakshina Kannada in particular that is reeling under heavy rains, said all possible assistance will be provided to the district administrations to tide over the crisis. The […]

Bangaluru: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy will start his well known program ‘Janatha Darshana’ at his official habitation Krishna from Tuesday (today). As per the official statement, the Chief Minister will hear people’s grievances and get their objections from 10 am onwards as a feature of ‘Janatha Darshana’ program. Later he would lead a meeting […]

Udupi: Udupi district unit of the BJP took out a protest march from Jodukatte to service bus stand to condemn the Congress JD(S) coalition government for failing to waive farm loans on May 28th. Addressing the protestors Udupi MLA K Raghupathi Bhat said that the Chief Minister Kumaraswamy had assured prior to the elections to […]