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Varuna is still open for father: Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah's son

Jan 28, 2023, at 04:40 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Days after BJP's top leader BS Yediyurappa said Siddaramaiah will not contest from Kolar but from Old Mysuru region, LoP's son Yathindra Siddaramaiah raised an element of doubt by saying that his constituency Varuna is still open for his father to contest next assembly election from.

Basavraj Bommai seeks resolution of border row with Maharashtra as per State Reorganisation Act

Dec 21, 2022, at 05:45 am

Belagavi/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday sought the cooperation of the Opposition members in both houses of the legislature to pass a resolution reiterating the state's stand on an inter-state border row with Maharashtra as per the 1956 State Reorganisation Act.

Karnataka leaders slam Ajay Devgn for calling Hindi national language

Apr 28, 2022, at 07:09 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS: Former Karnataka Chief Ministers Siddaramaiah and HD Kumaraswamy have slammed Bollywood actor Ajay Devgn for calling Hindi a "national language" in a new row which was triggered on Wednesday.

Former PM Manmohan Singh hospitalised with fever and weakness

Oct 14, 2021, at 01:38 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh was on Wednesday evening hospitalised after he complained of fever and weakness.

NEP implementation is undemocratic, dictatorial: former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

Aug 09, 2021, at 04:28 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Senior Congress leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the decision of the state government to implement the New Education Policy from the current academic year is undemocratic and dictatorial.

Yogi Adityanath govt failed to maintain law and oprder in UP: Siddaramaiah

Oct 02, 2020, at 10:23 pm

Belagavi/UNI: Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah on Friday alleged that there is no Law and Order in Uttar Pradesh and Chief Minister Yogi Aditiyanath is running a 'Jungle Raj.'

Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah tests Covid-19 negative

Aug 13, 2020, at 11:36 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday tested negative for Covid-19.

Karnataka: Former CM Siddaramaiah tests COVID-19 positive

Aug 04, 2020, at 03:16 pm

Bangalore: After Karnataka CM Yediyurappa testing Covid-19 positive, former chief minister and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Tuesday confirmed he has tested positive for the contagion.

Congress leader Siddaramaih critical of extravagant welcome given to Trump

Feb 24, 2020, at 05:56 pm

Kalaburagi/UNI: Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah said on Monday that US President Donald Trump is our guest, and it is out duty to welcome him wholeheartedly, but our Prime minister Narendra Modi has gone out of his way and treating him like an extra special guest which is absolutely unnecessary.

Yediyurappa’s hand had been tied down by the central leaders: Congress

Jan 28, 2020, at 02:48 pm

Hubballi/UNI: Charting that the Bharatiya Janata party’s central leaders have not given a free-hand to the Chief minister B S Yediyurappa on the issue of expansion of Cabinet, former Chief minister and the Congress leader Siddaramaiah had opined that ''it has hampered the State’s development''.

Karnataka bypolls debacle: Congress leader Siddaramaiah, KPCC chief to step down

Dec 09, 2019, at 05:51 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS/UNI: Opposition leader in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Siddaramaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President Dinesh Gundu Rao on Monday decided to tender resignations from their respective posts, owning to moral responsibility for the party's debacle in the by-election held on December 5.

Siddaramaiah quits as Congress Legislative Party leader after Karnataka bypolls debacle

Dec 09, 2019, at 04:33 pm

Bangalore/IBNS: As the Congress failed to deliver strong results in the Karnataka bypolls, former state CM Siddaramaiah quit as Congress Legislative party leader on Monday. 

Siddaramaiah day-dreaming of becoming CM: BS Yediyurappa

Dec 01, 2019, at 07:41 pm

Belagavi/UNI: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa said here on Sunday that Congress leader and former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah is seeing a day-dream of becoming the Chief Minister and coming to power again, after the December 5 by-elections in the state.

Amit Shah involved in Operation Kamala: Cong

Nov 07, 2019, at 07:59 pm

Bengaluru/UNI: Charging that BJP National President and Union Home Minister Amit Shah was involved in luring the Opposition MLAs to topple the Congress-JD (S) coalition government in Karnataka, Opposition leader in the Karnataka Assembly Siddaramaiah on Thursday said the party would meet President Ramnath Kovind and submit a petition in this connection.

Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah releases Congress manifesto for MCC elections

Nov 06, 2019, at 08:43 pm

Mangaluru/UNI: Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC president Dinesh Gundu Rao released the manifesto for the MCC elections at the District Congress office, Mallikatta here on Wednesday.

V Somanna comes out in support of Yediyurappa , says Karnataka CM didn't say anything objectionable

Nov 02, 2019, at 08:06 pm

Mysuru/UNI: Coming to the rescue of Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa in a video controversy, senior BJP leader and Karnataka Minister for Housing V Somanna on Saturday said that he (Yediyurappa) had not spoken anything objectionable in the video that has gone viral on the social media now.

Congress to contest upcoming bypolls independently: Siddaramaiah

Sep 24, 2019, at 02:34 pm

Hubballi, Sept 24 (UNI): The Congress which fought the Lok Sabha elections recently in an alliance with the JD(S) has now decided to go it alone in the Oct 21 byelections to 15 Assembly seats in Karnatkaka, Congress Legislative Party leader, Siddaramaiah said on Tuesday.

BJP government in Karnataka cancels celebration of Tippu Sultan's birth anniversary

Jul 30, 2019, at 04:35 pm

Bangalore, July 30 (IBNS/UNI): In the first major decision taken since coming to power in recent times, the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government has dropped celebration of birth anniversary of erstwhile Mysore ruler Tippu Sultan.

National Education Policy row: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar says no language will be “imposed”

Jun 03, 2019, at 09:10 am

New Delhi, June 3 (IBNS): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar reacted to the ongoing controversy surrounding the draft national education policy and said his government respected all languages and no language would be “imposed”.   

'Ache Din' seen only by rich people of India: Siddaramaiah

Apr 08, 2019, at 05:11 pm

Bengaluru, Apr 8 (UNI) Criticising that in the last five years of BJP rule at the Center only people belonging to Rich were benefited and the poor left on the lurch in the country, former Chief minister and Chairman of the JD(S)-Congress Co-Ordination committee, Siddaramaiah has charged that Prime minister Narendra Modi had waived bank loan of the Industrialists to the tune of over Rs 3.5 lakh crore but refused to write off farm loans to help farmers who are in distress.

Kumaraswamy threatens to quit after Cong MLA refers to Siddaramaiah as K'taka CM

Jan 28, 2019, at 10:10 am

Bengaluru, Jan 28 (IBNS): Days after praising Rahul Gandhi as a potent Prime Ministerial candidate, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has threatened to quit after he was disregarded as the government post-holder by a Congress MLA.

Siddaramaiah confident that Cong-JD(S) to form govt in Karnataka

May 17, 2018, at 12:31 am

Bangalore, May 16 (IBNS): Ex-Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah has said he is confident that his Congress and JD(S) will form a government in the state.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wins Badami seat, loses Chamundeshwari

May 15, 2018, at 09:49 pm

Bangalore, May 13 (IBNS):Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has won the  Badami  Assembly seat as results of the state polls were declared on Tuesday.

Karnataka poll results: Congress' Siddaramaiah leads in one seat, trails in other

May 15, 2018, at 05:10 pm

Bengaluru, May 15 (IBNS): Karnataka's outgoing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who had contested from two assembly constituencies, is leading in Badami but trailing in Chamundeshwari as the state poll results are being declared on Tuesday.

Karnataka Assembly polls: Counting of votes on, Congress marginally ahead

May 15, 2018, at 01:52 pm

Bangalore, May 15 (IBNS): Counting of votes for the Assembly polls in Karnataka has started with the ruling Congress marginally leading against rival Bharatiya Janata Party, as per early trends on Tuesday.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah completes five years in office, expresses confidence about returning to power in Karnataka

May 13, 2018, at 10:48 pm

Bangalore, May 13 (IBNS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah completed five years in his office on Sunday and said he is confident that the Congress will once again form the government in the southern state.

Karnataka poll campaign ends today, election on May 12

May 10, 2018, at 04:28 pm

Bengaluru, May 10 (IBNS): The campaign for the Karnataka polls, which is scheduled to be held on May 12, will end on Thursday.

Siddaramaiah sends defamation notice to PM Modi, Amit Shah, BS Yeddyurappa for accusing CM of corruption

May 08, 2018, at 12:25 am

Bengaluru, May 7 (IBNS): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has sent defamation notice to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah and the party's Chief Ministerial candidate in poll-bound Karnataka, BS Yeddyurappa, for accusing the CM of corruption, media reports said.

Karnataka poll: Siddaramaiah asks Yeddyurappa to join him in open debate

May 07, 2018, at 11:45 pm

Bengaluru, May 7 (IBNS): Challenging Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) Chief Ministerial candidate B.S. Yeddyurappa, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah asked the former to participate in an open debate with him.

PM Modi takes 'PPP' jibe at Congress, Siddaramaiah hits back

May 06, 2018, at 03:29 am

Bengaluru, May 5 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing a rally in poll-bound Karnataka on Saturday, took a jibe at Congress stating the party will get reduced to only two states after the conclusion of election process in the southern state.