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DK Shivakumar to replace Siddaramaiah as Karnataka CM? Cong MLA sparks buzz

After Congress' May 2023 win, Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar vied for the CM's post. The party named Siddaramaiah as CM and convinced Shivakumar to be Deputy CM

Working to revive Karnataka economy after BJP's mismanagement: Siddaramaiah

The chief minister said that the BJP government took up projects worth seven times more than the budget allocated

Lokayukta police files 11,000 page final report to court in Muda case

The Karnataka Lokayukta Police submitted a 11,000 page final report in the MUDA site allotment case to the court on Thursday. The development came a day after the clean chit given to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah by the Lokayukta police was officially made public. Lokayukta police have submitted the 11,000 page final report to the Special Court that exclusively deals with criminal cases related to former and incumbent MPs/MLAs in Bengaluru, a senior official told PTI. Siddaramaiah is facing allegations of illegalities in Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) allotting 14 sites to his wife Parvathi B M. Siddaramaiah, his wife, brother-in-law B M Mallikarjun Swamy, Devaraju -- from whom Swamy had purchased a land and gifted it to Parvathi -- and others were named in the FIR registered by the Lokayukta police establishment located in Mysuru on September 27 after the special court gave an order to this effect. The FIR was registered based on a complaint filed by RTI activis

Siddaramaiah gets clean chit in Muda case, police find no evidence

The Lokayukta police failed to prove charges against the chief minister and his wife Parvathi in the absence of evidence against the couple

BJP demands white paper on Karnataka's financial health ahead of budget

The Assembly session in Karnataka is scheduled to begin on March 3, and this will be Siddaramaiah's 16th budget presentation

Bengaluru metro row explained: Fare hike, protests, and govt blame game

Namma Metro's decision to hike fares led to widespread outcry in Bengaluru. Here's what happened

Invest Karnataka 2025 wraps up with Rs 10.27 trillion commitment

Nearly 75 per cent of these investments are outside the Bengaluru district, with more than 45 per cent concentrated in North Karnataka

Karnataka govt unveils new single window system to boost investments

The system also introduces Udyog Mitra Assistant (UMA), a generative AI-powered chatbot that provides real-time, multilingual assistance on policies, approvals, and incentives to investors

Rahul, Kharge skip Invest K'taka Summit over 'prominence to BJP leaders'?

The Karnataka global investors' meet, scheduled from February 12 to 14 in Bengaluru, is themed "Reimagining Growth" and aims to showcase Karnataka as a key destination for global investment

Siddaramaiah gets relief as Karnataka HC rejects CBI probe in MUDA case

The Karnataka HC dismissed a plea for a CBI probe against CM Siddaramaiah in the MUDA case, affirming the Lokayukta's independence and ruling that its investigation is fair

Budget 2025: From Siddaramaiah to Nitish Kumar, here are CMs' views

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar calls Budget 'progressive' while Karnataka CM SIddaramaiah said that it has given Karnataka an 'empty vessel'

Karnataka CM submits demands to FM ahead of Budget, calls for fair approach

The Karnataka CM said that the Centre must recognise their contributions and positively respond to their needs, ensuring that resource distribution is just and proportional

Siddaramaiah, family, Muda officials under ED probe in Rs 56 cr land scam

An ED report reveals serious lapses, including tampering with official records, misuse of political influence, and document forgery in land allotment by the Mysore Urban Development Authority

All cases against pro-Kannada activists will be withdrawn: CM Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that all cases registered against pro-Kannada activists who held protests against alleged violation of language norms by business establishments in the state, will be withdrawn. The CM was addressing a gathering at the unveiling of the 25-feet-tall bronze statue of Bhuvaneshwari, the goddess who represents the Karnataka state identity, on the Vidhana Soudha premises on Monday. The statue sculpted at an approximate cost of Rs 21.24 crore is 41-feet-tall including the pedestal, and weighs around 31.5 tonne. While speaking at the event, although he acknowledged that one must love and embrace all languages, the CM said, in Karnataka, Kannadigas should follow the culture of speaking and interacting with their brothers and other speakers in Kannada. "Instead of speaking incorrectly in other languages, we should speak our own language. In all our neighbouring states, the language spoken by the people of the respective state is sovereign. Thi

MUDA case: ED summons Siddaramaiah's wife to appear before it on Tuesday

The ED has asked Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's wife Parvathi B M to appear before it on Tuesday in connection with the MUDA land allotment scam. The Additional Director of Enforcement Directorate, Muralikannan has written to her submit evidences and records. Muralikkannan said he is investigating the matter under the provisions of the Prevention of Money - laundering Act, 2002. He said he considered Parvathi's attendance necessary to give evidence and for production of records in connection with the investigation or proceeding under PMLA. In the MUDA site allotment case, it is alleged compensatory sites were allotted to Siddaramaiah's wife in an upmarket area in Mysuru, which had higher property value as compared to the location of her land which had been "acquired" by the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA). MUDA had allotted plots to Parvathi under a 50:50 ratio scheme in lieu of 3.16 acres of her land, where it developed a residential layout. Under the controversial schem

Will amend law to help borrowers, control microfinance firms: Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said the state government would amend the existing laws related to money lending business and introduce new legislation to protect the interest of the genuine borrowers. In the wake public outrage against the alleged harassment by micro-finance companies to recover money from borrowers, Siddaramaiah chaired an emergency meeting with his deputy D K Shivakumar, Revenue Minister Krishna Byre Gowda, Home Minister G Parameshwara, Law Minister H K Patil, senior government and top police officials. Representatives of the microfinance companies association, regional officers of the Reserve Bank of India and NABARD officials were also present. Later, briefing reporters, the CM said he took the opinion of the microfinance companies as well as the RBI officials. "After taking their view, we told them that we won't say not to give loan or do not recover money from borrowers but while recovering money you should not torture and harass people," .

Karnataka court accepts closure report in bribery case against Siddaramaiah

A special court to try criminal cases against against elected representatives has accepted the closure report filed by the Karnataka Lokayukta police in a bribery case involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The case was based on allegations made by a BJP leader, who accused Siddaramaiah of receiving Rs 1.3 crore during his previous tenure as CM in exchange for appointing a steward at the Bengaluru Turf Club (BTC). In its ruling on January 18, the court stated, The closure report filed by the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Karnataka Lokayukta, Bengaluru, dated 12.9.2024, is hereby accepted. The court further observed that while records indicated that Accused No.1 Mr. Siddaramaiah had received a sum of Rs 1,30,00,000 from Accused No.2 L Vivekananda, the same cannot be held to be an act of quid pro quo towards his nomination as Steward of BTC. Previously, the special court had instructed the Lokayukta police to reopen and investigate the case. However, following the inquiry, the ..

Congress believes in Gandhi's Hindutva, says CM Siddaramaiah in Belagavi

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said Mahatma Gandhi was a diehard Hindu and the Congress believes in "Gandhi's Hindutva". BJP always projected Mahatma Gandhi as 'anti-Hindu' but one must understand that it is 100 per cent false, Siddaramaiah said at the inauguration of Mahatma Gandhi's statue in front of Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, top Congress functionaries such as K C Venugopal, Randeep Singh Surjewala Congress ministers, MPs and legislators participated in the event. The event was organised to commemorate the centenary of the lone Congress session in which Mahatma Gandhi had chaired as the Congress president way back in 1924. The Chief Minister said, "Mahatma Gandhi used to utter the name of Lord Rama, always. When Nathuram Godse assassinated him, he uttered 'Hey Ram'. There cannot be a better example of it. He was a diehard Hindu." According to him,

Haven't rapes taken place during BJP regime, asks CM Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday wondered whether there were no rapes during the BJP regime. He was reacting to BJP's allegation about the deteriorating law and order situation in the state in the wake of a woman raped at KR Market in Bengaluru on Sunday night. The victim who was waiting for a bus to Yelahanka was allegedly raped by two men. Police have arrested two people in this connection. "The incident happened in SJ Park. The complaint pertains to extortion and sexual assault. Two people have been arrested," Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda told reporters here in Bengaluru. Reacting to BJP's charges in this regard while speaking to reporters in Belagavi, Siddaramaiah asked "Haven't rapes taken place during the BJP regime?" He said that rapes should not happen and women should be protected. "Anti-social elements in the society do such things. We will take stringent action against them," the Chief Minister added. The BJP on Tuesday demanded the resign

Dissenting voices mar BJP's campaign against Siddaramaiah after ED action

Dissenting voices in the BJP marred the party's efforts on Saturday to gear up for a decisive fight against the Congress government in Karnataka, following the ED's confirmation about the MUDA site-allotment scam, in which Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his wife, Parvathi B M, are among the accused. Two dissident Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs -- Basanagouda Patil Yatnal and Ramesh Jarkiholi -- launched a verbal attack on state party chief B Y Vijayendra, questioning his leadership quality and "antecedents". "People talk of squabbling in the BJP but we do not have any internal fight. Our fight is only against the party president. We are happy both ways -- whether the president is changed or not," Jarkiholi said during a party event at Ankalgavi village in Gokak taluk of Belagavi district., "You (Vijayendra) are still a child, you are not fit to be the state president," the MLA from Gokak said. He, however, clarified that Vijayendra's father and former chief minister B S ...