Karnataka

Bengaluru, May 23: Soon after taking oath as chief minister of Karnataka on Wednesday, H D K Kumaraswamy advised the religious leaders and heads of the mutts to stop politicking and concentrate on spreading religion and being a guide to the government The new CM’s statement came after a seer in central Karnataka who is apparently lenient towards BJP spoke ill of the alliance. “Seers should

New Delhi, May 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated H D Kumaraswamy on taking oath as the Karnataka chief minister and extended his best wishes on his new assignment. "I congratulate Shri @hd_kumaraswamy Ji and @DrParameshwara ji on taking oath as Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka. My best wishes for their tenure ahead," he tweeted. Kumaraswamy was sworn-in as

Karnataka, May 23: After swearing in as Karnataka's 24th chief minister, H.D. Kumaraswamy assured that their coalition government -- Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) -- will run better than any one-party government. Addressing a press conference here as chief minister, Kumaraswamy said, "This coalition government (Congress-JD(S)) will run better than anyone party government and we will

Bengaluru, May 23: The Dalit face of the Congress in Karnataka and its state unit chief G Parameshwara has finally made it to the deputy chief minister's post, for which he has been a contender for too long. The longest-serving state state party president since October 2010, Parameshwara has remained a hardcore loyalist of the party ever since his political debut through the Congress. An

Bengaluru, May 23: Janata Dal (Secular) leader today took oath as Karnataka chief minister in the name of God and the people of Karnataka amid show of unity by anti-communal parties front of the Vidhana Soudha. On the same occasion, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president was sworn in as Deputy Chief Minister. Governor Vajubhai Vala administers oath of office to the new CM and his deputy.

Bengaluru, May 23: H D Kumaraswamy has promised that all pro-people schemes launched in Karnataka during the tenure of former chief minister Siddaramaiah would be continued under the coalition government. Speaking to reporters in Mysuru before flying to Bengaluru to take oath as chief minister today, he said, farmers' crop loans will be waived as per the manifesto promise; but it would take some

Bengaluru, May 23: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday observed 'Anti-People's Mandate Day' in Karnataka ahead of the formation of the Janata Dal (Secular)-Congress coalition government in the state. BJP president for Karnataka and former Chief Minister, B. S. Yeddyurappa, led the demonstrations in Bengaluru. Speaking to reporters here, Yeddyurappa lambasted the JD(S)-Congress alliance

Bengaluru, May 23: Hours before taking oath as the chief minister of Karnataka, JD(S) state president H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday reached out to the farmers and promised them to be with them in their difficulties. Speaking to reporters atop Chamundi Hills in Mysuru, he scotched reports that he was backtracking on farmers’ loan waiver issue as being speculated in a section of the media. He said

Bengaluru, May 23: After several rounds of meetings and consultations an understanding has been reached on sharing of berths in the Ministry between the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) in H D Kumaraswamy-led government. With the size of the Ministry fixed at 34, the Congress will get 22 berths, including that of Deputy Chief Minister, while the JD(S) will get 12, including the Chief Minister

Mangaluru/Udupi, May 23: Officials in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of coastal Karnataka have urged the people to take maximum precautionary measures and not panic over Nipah virus that has claimed at least a dozen lives in neighbouring Kerala. The twin districts have been put on high alert after two suspected case of Nipah were surfaced in Mangaluru yesterday. All private hospitals have