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HDK accuses DKS of extorting ₹100 per sq. ft from builders

Deve Gowda & Kumaraswamy attack Congress govt. Kumaraswamy accuses Shivakumar of extorting ₹100/sq ft from builders. Deve Gowda blames Siddaramaiah & Rajanna for his 2019 LS defeat. Parameshwara invited him to contest from Tumakuru. Deve Gowda & Kumaraswamy question Congress' role in BJP coming to power in Karnataka.

The Hindu · Sep 10, 2023

C.T. Ravi says Cong leader Hariprasad’s comments hint at an earthquake in Cong

BJP leader C.T. Ravi claims Congress leader B.K. Hariprasad's comments on CM Siddaramaiah hint at a possible earthquake in the party. Ravi says Congress has failed to deliver on promises, and farmers are not getting sufficient power. BJP and JD(S) alliance not yet finalised. BJP VP B.Y. Vijayendra takes exception…

The Hindu · Sep 10, 2023

Medical college shifting row: Ramanagara bandh gets unprecedented support

Unprecedented support for bandh against shifting of Kengal Hanumanthaiah Medical College from Ramanagara to Kanakapura. Protest held by Kengal Hanumanthaiah Medical College Horata Samithi, pro-Kannada, pro-farmer, and progressive organisations. BJP and JDS workers join forces in first joint protest. Shop owners, APMC market, schools, colleges, cocoon market, and vehicular traffic…

The Hindu · Sep 8, 2023

15 to 20 legislators will be appointed to boards, corporations: D.K. Shivakumar

With simmering discontent in the ruling Congress in Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Tuesday said appointments of heads to the government-owned boards and corporations would be made soon, and both Congress legislators and party workers would be placed in these posts.

The Hindu · Sep 5, 2023

D.K. Shivakumar says Karnataka govt. will release 50% of pending bills for BBMP works

Karnataka government will release 50% of the pending bills of all completed works of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has announced on Monday.

The Hindu · Sep 4, 2023

Cauvery row: Karnataka will place ground reality before CWMA, but won’t approach SC now, says DKS

Following legal experts’ opinion on the ongoing row on the release of Cauvery waters during the distress year to Tamil Nadu, the Karnataka government has decided to place the ground reality in the basin area before the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA).

The Hindu · Sep 1, 2023

Karnataka invites CWMA to visit its reservoirs in Cauvery basin

Karnataka has invited the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) to visit the reservoirs across the Cauvery in the State to understand the ground reality and know the water distress that is being faced.

The Hindu · Aug 31, 2023

BBMP chief engineer injured in fire accident dies

Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) chief engineer, Shivakumar, 45, who suffered injuries in the fire accident at the quality control and laboratory office on August 12, succumbed at a private hospital on Wednesday. Shivakumar was on ventilator support for management with a heart lung machine ECMO (Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation).

The Hindu · Aug 30, 2023

Karnataka’s Congress government and the ‘commission’ millstone

The uncleared bills of civic contractors are haunting Karnataka's Congress government

The Hindu · Aug 29, 2023

Cauvery water row | Karnataka to consult legal experts on Cauvery Water Management Authority directive

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said that the State would discuss with legal experts the latest directives by the Cauvery Water Management Authority to release water at the rate of 5,000 cusecs per day for the next 15 days to Tamil Nadu.

The Hindu · Aug 29, 2023