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Mysuru: Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar visited KRS dam on Wednesday evening to inspect preparations for the symbolic Cauvery Aarti, scheduled to be held from Sept 26. During his visit, the DCM reviewed the stage setup, the venue for the Aarti, and the seating arrangements for spectators. He emphasised the need for smooth execution of the event and instructed officials to ensure that all arrangements are flawless.Ram Prasad Manohar, commissioner of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Boa ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Congress-led Karnataka government has welcomed the statement made by 'Dharmadhikari' and BJP Rajya Sabha Member Veerendra Heggade on Friday, and reiterated that the government always works for good causes. The Dharmadhikari of the famous Dharmasthala temple and BJP Rajya Sabha Member stated that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the mass grave case is bringing out the truth, and expressed his gratitude to the Congress-led government in the state ...Read More >
BENGALURU: BJP Rajya Sabha member Lahar Singh Siroya on Tuesday stated that by ordering a caste census in a tearing hurry, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has made everybody, including his cabinet colleagues, unhappy. "As of today, the Vokkaligas, the Lingayats, the Dalits, the OBCs, the Brahmins, the minorities, the tribes, and the nomads are upset with the Congress government. The Chief Minister should ask if his own Kuruba community is with him or if they too are upset. Who is really happy with ...Read More >
Patna, September 23: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) will convene its meeting at Sadaqat Ashram in Patna on Wednesday, a politically significant development ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections. The gathering will be attended by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, and all 170 members of the committee. While the Congress has described the meeting as crucial in the backdrop of unemployment and the law-and-order situation in Bihar under the NDA ...Read More >
Patna, Sep 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Congress Working Committee (CWC) will convene its meeting at Sadaqat Ashram in Patna on Wednesday, a politically significant development ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections. The gathering will be attended by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, and all 170 members of the committee. While the Congress has described the meeting as crucial in the backdrop of unemployment and the law-and-order situation in Bihar un ...Read More >
1. Karnataka HC declines to interfere with government's invitation to Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate Mysuru Dasara 2025 The High Court of Karnataka on September 15 declined to interfere with the State Government's decision to invite writer and activist Banu Mushtaq, whose collection of Kannada short stories translated to English won the international Booker award 2025, to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara festival, which begins on September 22. A division bench passed the order while dismissing petitio ...Read More >
Bengaluru, September 15: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday that Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq is facing opposition for the inauguration of the historic Dussehra festival as she belongs to a different religion. Speaking in Bengaluru on Monday, CM Siddaramaiah said: "Tolerance and coexistence must be embraced by everyone. The Constitution clearly calls for equality beyond caste, religion, and class. Vested interests and electoral intolerance must be collectively condemned. De ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Monday that Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq is facing opposition for the inauguration of the historic Dussehra festival as she belongs to a different religion. Speaking in Bengaluru on Monday, CM Siddaramaiah said: "Tolerance and coexistence must be embraced by everyone. The Constitution clearly calls for equality beyond caste, religion, and class. Vested interests and electoral intolerance must be collectively co ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Monday quashed all three petitions submitted by former BJP MP Pratap Simha and two others seeking a stay on the Congress-led government's decision to have Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq inaugurate the historic festival. The matter was heard by the Division Bench headed by Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Joshi. The High Court quashed all the petitions by observing that no rights had been violated. The counsel for the government, Advocate Gene ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Sep 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Karnataka High Court on Monday took up the petition submitted by former BJP MP Pratap Simha seeking a stay on the Congress-led government's decision to have Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq inaugurate the historic festival. The matter is being heard by the bench headed by Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru. Senior counsel Sudarshan is presenting arguments in favour of Pratap Simha. The counsel submitted that there is a tradition of paying floral tributes to Goddes ...Read More >
The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) has announced a scheduled Bengaluru water cut from September 15 to 17. The water supply disruption is part of emergency repair and maintenance work under the Cauvery Water Supply Project, which serves as the backbone of Bengaluru's drinking water infrastructure. Bengaluru water cut: Cauvery water supply to be halted in phases According to the BWSSB, the shutdown will be carried out in two phases across different stages of the Cauvery supply ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Sep 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Following the violence and stiff opposition from the BJP and local farmers, the Congress-led government in Karnataka has assured that the government will ensure no injustice in controversial Hemavati Link Canal. Earlier, violence erupted in May and June 2025 during protests against the Hemavati Express Link Canal Project in Gubbi taluk, Tumakuru district, Karnataka, where an estimated 20,000 farmers, along with BJP and JD (S) legislators and seers, clashed wit ...Read More >
New Delhi: Industry leaders welcomed the recently announced GST reforms, which reduce the number of tax slabs, stating that it will make tax compliance easier while also directly benefiting consumers through lower prices. Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce Joint Secretary Navjot Alang Rubal said that the reduction of the number of slabs from four to two under the new GST structure is a highly positive step. According to Rubal, this reform will greatly benefit the middle and lower-income groups as t ...Read More >
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strongly criticized this move, accusing the Congress-led state government of attempting to manipulate the electoral process. The Karnataka government's decision to revert to using ballot papers instead of electronic voting machines (EVMs) for upcoming local body elections has ignited a significant political controversy. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has strongly criticized this move, accusing the Congress-led state government of attempting to manipulate the e ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Sep 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar's supporter H.C. Balakrishna on Wednesday reiterated his earlier assertion that sacked minister K.N. Rajanna was planning to join the BJP. K.N. Rajanna is a close associate of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the supporters of the CM and Dy CM have accused each other of preparing to join the BJP. Senior Congress MLA H.C. Balakrishna, a staunch supporter of Dy CM Shivakumar, who earlier claimed that Rajanna is all ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A major controversy has broken out in Karnataka over the state government's decision to invite Booker Prize-winning author and social activist Banu Mushtaq, a Muslim, to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara celebrations, a festival with deep-rooted religious and cultural significance. This move has sparked major political backlash and drawn responses from the Mysuru royal family. The debate began when Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that Banu Mushtaq would inaugurate this yea ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Criticising Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Congress President D.K. Shivakumar for apologising over singing the RSS anthem, the BJP, on Tuesday, chided that if not for the motherland, should Indians hail the lady from Italy (indirectly referring to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi). Responding to Shivakumar's apology over singing the RSS anthem, the Leader of the Opposition and BJP leader R. Ashoka said, "If Deputy Chief Minister Shivakumar has to apologise for bowing to Mother India ...Read More >
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar faces criticism for singing an RSS prayer in the state assembly. He expresses readiness to apologize if anyone is hurt by his action. Shivakumar reaffirms his loyalty to the Congress party and the Gandhi family. Senior Congress leader B K Hariprasad questions Shivakumar's motives. Apparently stung by criticism from within the party for singing the RSS' prayer song, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday offered to apologise if an ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Aug 22 (SocialNews.XYZ) BJP leader Rohan Gupta, on Friday, has supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strong stance against terrorism, asserting that India's defence policy under his leadership has drawn a "new line of resolve". Gupta's remarks came after PM Modi declared that "no one will be able to escape by sending terrorists and carrying out attacks in India," citing the success of Operation Sindoor. The BJP leader also praised PM Modi's uncompromising approach towards terrori ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday said that the Congress-led government had "put Rs 1 lakh crore directly into the pockets of the poor" through various public welfare schemes. Shivakumar, who is also the Congress state unit chief, made the remark at the state party office here during the celebration of the birth anniversaries of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and former Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs. "Our government has been running guarantee schemes f ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Aug 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Wednesday said that the Congress-led government had "put Rs 1 lakh crore directly into the pockets of the poor" through various public welfare schemes. Shivakumar, who is also the Congress state unit chief, made the remark at the state party office here during the celebration of the birth anniversaries of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and former Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs. "Our government has been run ...Read More >
Karnataka's cooperation minister, KN Rajanna, was dismissed after publicly contradicting Rahul Gandhi's claims of voter list manipulation. Rajanna, a Siddaramaiah loyalist, criticized the party's inaction during the electoral roll preparation. The Congress high command, displeased with Rajanna's remarks, instructed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to remove him immediately, despite the CM's plea for leniency. Karnataka's cooperation minister KN Rajanna was sacked on Monday after an upset Congress hi ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that a movement to "protect" democracy and the Constitution has begun under the leadership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the people of the state will support it. Siddaramaiah made the remark addressing a protest rally at Freedom Park against "electoral malpractice and vote theft" during the Lok Sabha elections. The Chief Minister alleged that the Election Commission has become a branch office of the BJP. "The protest moveme ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 2 (ANI): Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries MB Patil on Friday dismissed Maharashtra's claim that raising the height of the Alamatti dam to 524.256 metres would cause floods in Sangli and Kolhapur districts. He asserted that this argument has already been rejected by the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal, the Supreme Court, and even in the Lok Sabha. Also Read | Andhra Pradesh Government Bans Display of Political Symbols in Schools. "Sangli ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 2 (ANI): Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries MB Patil on Friday dismissed Maharashtra claim that raising the height of the Alamatti dam to 524.256 metres would cause floods in Sangli and Kolhapur districts. He asserted that this argument has already been rejected by the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal, the Supreme Court, and even in the Lok Sabha. Sangli and surrounding regions in Maharashtra witnessed severe floods in 1964, 1976, 1994 and 1 ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Volvo, the Swedish luxury carmaker on Friday said it plans to bring the new Volvo EX30 SUV, the entry level luxury electric car, during the forthcoming festive season, to boost electric penetration in the world's third largest car market. "In the last six months the electric car market in India has grown about 4.5 per cent in the mass car market while the luxury car market rose to 9 per cent. We want to accelerate this growth by bringing our new Volvo EX30 electric car during the fes ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Buoyed by the overwhelming response to the inaugural Quantum India Bengaluru Summit 2025, Karnataka is now planning to make it an annual event, State Minister for Minor Irrigation and Science & Technology N.S. Boseraju announced on Thursday. Speaking at the summit's valedictory session, Mr. Boseraju said, "This first edition has marked a milestone on the global quantum map. Given its scale and impact, the state government is considering hosting it annually." The summit drew 1,951 de ...Read More >
Bengaluru : The inaugural edition of Quantum India Bengaluru (QIB) 2025, held at Hilton Bengaluru Embassy, Manyata Tech Park, concluded today with resounding success, spotlighting Karnataka's growing leadership in quantum science and technology. Themed "Building a Quantum Ecosystem: Qubits to Society," the two-day summit brought together Nobel Laureates, policy leaders, scientists, startup founders, technologists, and students, reflecting the diversity and depth of India's quantum vision. Organ ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Taking a jibe at the decision of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to sanction Rs 50 crore each for local area development to all MLAs, especially those from the ruling party, following their one-on-one meeting with Congress National General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala, the state BJP has dubbed the Karnataka Incharge as the 'Super CM' of the state. Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Legislative Assembly, R. Ashoka stated on Saturday, "For the past 26 months, Congress MLAs were una ...Read More >
MANDYA, July 19: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress chief D.K. Shivakumar had a narrow escape as his escort vehicle overturned on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway on Saturday. Two personnel in the vehicle sustained minor injuries in the incident, which occurred near TM Hosur in Gowdahalli, on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway near Srirangapatna town in Karnataka's Mandya district. The escort vehicle reportedly hit a road divider and overturned. The two injured individuals have be ...Read More >
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