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Bengaluru, March 20 – Karnataka BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said on Friday that there is opposition within the ruling party itself regarding the Budget presented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.Speaking to media persons, he said there is a sense of disappointment within the ruling...

Kalaburagi, March 20 Responding to a question about "dinner politics" within the ruling Congress party, State BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said that the party's MLAs had informed him that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah would certainly resign. However, the question of who will become the...

Bengaluru, March 20 Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Friday that any decision regarding the cabinet reshuffle rests solely with the Congress high command and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.His remarks come as several party legislators are intensifying their demands for ministerial...

Bengaluru, March 20 Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara said on Friday that any decision regarding the cabinet reshuffle rests solely with the Congress high command and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.His remarks come as several party legislators have been intensifying their demands for...

Bengaluru, March 19 Amid the ongoing leadership struggle, Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar said on Thursday that time will determine whether there will be a Cabinet reshuffle or a power-sharing arrangement in the state.It is worth noting that Shivakumar is...

New Delhi/Bengaluru, March 19 The BJP announced its candidates for the upcoming Assembly bypolls in Karnataka's Bagalkote and Davangere South constituencies on Thursday, which have fallen vacant, necessitating fresh elections.The party has fielded Veerabhadrayya Charantimath from Bagalkote and...

New Delhi, March 18 The Rajya Sabha witnessed some lighter moments on Wednesday when Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that former prime minister H D Devegowda was "in love" with the Congress but "married" to the BJP.Devegowda responded, saying that he was in a "forced marriage" with...

New Delhi, March 18 Amid the leadership tussle, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar stated on Wednesday that the responsibility of maintaining discipline among MLAs lies with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.Speaking to the media here, Shivakumar, when asked whether MLAs were holding...

Bengaluru, March 18 – Former Prime Minister and JD(S) Rajya Sabha member H.D. Deve Gowda responded to remarks made by AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament regarding his party’s alliance choices, stating that his association with the Congress in the past was a "forced marriage" that...

Bengaluru, March 18 Amid intense lobbying, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Wednesday that the selection of candidates for the April 9 assembly bypolls to the Bagalkote and Davanagere Assembly constituencies will be decided by the Congress high command, with consultations underway...

Bengaluru, March 18 Legislative Council Chairman Basavaraj Horatti on Wednesday set a deadline of March 25 for the state government to provide all pending responses, warning that action would follow on the next day if the direction is not adhered to, while state Home Minister G Parameshwara...

Bengaluru, March 18 – The Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC), class 10th Board exams commenced on Wednesday with 8,65,988 students appearing for them.Minister for School Education and Literacy, S. Madhu Bangarappa, visited the SSLC examination centre at Karnataka Public School, 13th...

New Delhi/Bengaluru, March 18 – Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi criticised the Karnataka Congress government on Tuesday, stating that it had repeatedly displayed administrative failures, and that the latest incident, where the Assembly Speaker...

Bengaluru, March 17 A group of senior Congress legislators met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday, urging a cabinet reshuffle to provide them an opportunity to serve as Ministers.The group of about 40 legislators, who have been MLAs for over three terms, have planned to go to New Delhi...

Bengaluru, March 17 – Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah criticised the Railway Department on Tuesday for abruptly cancelling promotion examinations for railway employees after protests by Kannada organisations over the denial of an option to write the test in Kannada.In a statement...

Bengaluru, March 17 South Western Railway abruptly postponed its recruitment examinations on Tuesday following protests by pro-Kannada organizations over the conduct of tests only in English and Hindi.Members of the Karnataka Rakshana Vedike gathered outside exam centers in Bengaluru and...

Bengaluru, March 17 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has reprimanded his cabinet colleagues for the delay in responding to questions from legislators, warning that this lapse has caused embarrassment to the government and undermined the dignity of the House.In a letter addressed to all...

Bengaluru, March 16 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah met some of his cabinet colleagues for dinner on Monday, sparking speculation amid the ongoing power struggle within the ruling Congress over the leadership change issue.According to official sources, about 14 ministers were present at...

Bengaluru, March 16 Karnataka Assembly Speaker U T Khader adjourned the House and walked out on Monday, expressing his displeasure over the insufficient number of written replies from government departments to questions from MLAs. He stated that he would not run the House until concerned...

On Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the Congress-led Karnataka government of "disrespecting democracy" after the Assembly Speaker, U.T. Khader, adjourned the state Assembly when state ministers allegedly failed to provide written replies to questions raised by opposition MLAs...