Bengaluru: In its first direct interaction with the Centre in two years, Karnataka govt led by DK Shivakumar participated in the NITI Aayog governing council meeting in New Delhi on Thursday. He later met PM Modi seeking approvals and funds for major state projects.Karnataka’s memorandum to the PM flagged pending central grants of Rs 2,860…
Karnataka assembly LoP R Ashoka BENGALURU: Opposition leader R Ashoka Wednesday alleged that the Rs 39,437-crore waste management contract awarded by the state govt to a Delhi-based firm involved kickbacks worth Rs 10,000 crore to Congress party.Ashoka told reporters that MSWS Solutions Ltd’s 30-year contract was approved despite objections raised by ministers and senior finance…
Gadag: In a gesture of quiet generosity, Gruhalaxmi beneficiaries in Kotabal village of Gadag district, who are also members of the school development monitoring committee (SDMC), have sponsored school bags for students using money from the Gruhalaxmi scheme. In another collective effort, beneficiaries from Kotabal and Kuratti villages have mobilised Rs 5 lakh to construct…
Ganesanathan Geathiswaran, deputy high commissioner of Sri Lanka to Southern India, called on chief minister DK Shivakumar at his office in Vidhana Soudha on Tuesday Bengaluru: Barely a week into his tenure as chief minister, DK Shivakumar has made headlines not only for policy decisions but also for a string of highly visible religious engagements…
Union minister HD Kumaraswamy greets his father and JD(S) president HD Deve Gowda in Bengaluru Bengaluru: Union minister HD Kumaraswamy revealed former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda “never applied” for a ticket to contest Rajya Sabha polls and that Congress was trying to create a rift in the JD(S)-BJP alliance with what he called “false…
Mysuru: KPCC spokesperson M Lakshmana on Tuesday claimed that if NDA had informed that JD(S) supremo and former PM HD Deve Gowda that he will not be renominated to Rajya Sabha, Congress would have thought about giving one of the three seats to him.He termed BJP’s decision to deny RS seat to Gowda is an…
Last Updated:June 09, 2026, 22:13 IST Shivakumar, who recently took the oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, remains engaged in firefighting amid dissent among his cabinet colleagues over portfolio allocation Shivakumar, who recently took the oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka, remains engaged in firefighting amid dissent among his cabinet colleagues over portfolio…
Gadag: Haveri MP Basavaraj Bommai has predicted political instability in the state for the next two years.Speaking to reporters here on Tuesday, Bommai said that though the transfer of power appears smooth on the surface, internal conflicts are still simmering strongly. “The state will witness dissatisfaction and administrative decline, and the lives of common people…
Mangaluru: The Dakshina Kannada district Youth Congress Committee has expelled its district general secretary, Nizam, following his arrest by the Urwa police in connection with a extortion case.District Youth Congress president Ibrahim Nawaz stated that Nizam has been removed not only from his organisational post but also from the primary membership of the Youth Congress….
Union minister HD Kumaraswamy Mandya: Union minister and JD(S) state unit chief HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday accused Congress leaders of attempting to create divisions within the BJP-JD(S) alliance.Speaking to reporters at Mandya, he said the ruling party is trying to create divisions between the NDA partners in the state, as BJP has not nominated former…
