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DKS and CM Siddaramaiah (File pic) KANAKAPURA: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar stirred the political pot further on Tuesday, claiming there has, indeed, been “a confidential understanding on leadership transition among five-six leaders” soon after Congress won a landslide in the 2023 elections.Speaking to reporters in his home constituency of Kanakapura, 60km from Bengaluru, Shivakumar…
Siddaramaiah, Mallikarjun Kharge and DK Shivakumar NEW DELHI: Congress leader and Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday remarked that he does not want to discuss the CM change issue “publicly,” describing it as a “secret deal” involving “four and five people” in the party. Shivakumar, who also heads the Karnataka Congress, explained that…
CHITRADURGA: An autorickshaw driver set himself ablaze after heated arguments with police over an alleged case of drunken driving in Chitradurga on Sunday.The condition of Tippeswamy, who has sustained 50% burns, is said to be critical at a private hospital in neighbouring Davanagere.SP Ranjit Kumar Bandaru said police plan to register a case of drunken…
NEW DELHI: Amid persistent speculation over a possible change of chief minister in Karnataka, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said the party high command will take a call, adding that he had “nothing to say now.” His comments came a day after he held a meeting of over an hour with chief minister Siddaramaiah.“I…
NEW DELHI: Will the Congress replace Siddaramaiah with D K Shivakumar as the chief minister of Karnataka? Had the top Congress leadership agreed to a power-sharing formula in 2023 to broker truce between two of its tallest leaders in the state – both vying for the top post? While the Congress has refused to clear…
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, Deputy CM Shivakumar BENGALURU: “Making a group is not in my blood. All 140 MLAs are my MLAs,” Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar said on Friday, responding to questions on the growing political activity within the party amid speculation over the chief minister’s chair and a possible cabinet reshuffle. “CM decided…
BELAGAVI: As many as 28 blackbucks died in the past three days in a Belagavi zoo due to suspected bacterial infection, prompting forest minister Eshwar Khandre to announce a probe by experts into the incident and order zoo staff to isolate the remaining animals.Rani Channamma Mini Zoo, which sits over 34 acres 12km from Belagavi,…
Nanki Devi with husband Rakesh Kumar MADIKERI: Three Haryana natives were found transporting a woman’s body in a car to an undisclosed destination on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, prompting Kodagu district police to launch an investigation.Vigilant forest department personnel discovered the body inside the vehicle while conducting a routine check at Lingapur…
Panaji: The prices of vegetables in Goa have spiked due to the unseasonal rain in Karnataka, where most of the state’s vegetable supply comes from. The prices were stable until last month, despite the unseasonal rain in Goa, due to the steady chain of supplies in vegetable imports.Prices of vegetables such as tomatoes have increased…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a plea filed by Tamil Nadu government against Karnataka over construction of a reservoir across the Cauvery River and called it “premature.” During the hearing, bench comprising Chief Justice of India BR Gavai, Justices K Vinod Chandran and Justice NV Anjaria asserted that the plan…
