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    Karnataka-Tamil Nadu water feud peaks, protests sweep Bengaluru

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya September 26, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya September 26, 2023

      Even as Bengaluru, the IT capital of India, on Tuesday observed a total bandh to protest against the release of Cauvery water to neighbouring Tamil Nadu, the Cauvery Water …

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    Ahead of Lok Sabha elections next year, JD (S) reaches out to BJP for a poll alliance

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya September 12, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya September 12, 2023

    Having convinced both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah that a BJP-JD(S) tie up in the May 2024 Lok Sabha elections would be “a win-win alliance” for …

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    Congress alliance with DMK puts Siddaramaiah Govt in a fix over Cauvery dispute

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya August 29, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya August 29, 2023

    Bengaluru: In the midst of a looming drought due to the failure of monsoon rains and fast depleting reservoirs, the Cauvery Water Regulation Commission’s (CWRC) “order” to Karnataka to release …

  • India

    Congress Govt in Karnataka under cloud as two ministers accused of corruption 

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya August 10, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya August 10, 2023

    Bengaluru: Within three months of coming into power in Karnataka, the Siddaramaiah government has come under a cloud with at least two senior ministers being accused of indulging in “rampant …

  • India

    Karnataka running out of funds as cost of freebies soars

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya August 4, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya August 4, 2023

    Bengaluru: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised the Congress governments in Karnataka and Rajasthan for “emptying the states’ treasuries on freebies” and warned that “such reckless spending would …

  • India

    Siddaramaiah Govt runs into controversy over Udupi college sleaze video case

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya July 29, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya July 29, 2023

     Bengaluru: After facing the public wrath over its attempts to withdraw the murder and rioting charges filed against those accused of indulging in communal violence at DJ Halli and KG …

  • India

    Siddaramaiah Govt under fire over move to free 150 youths arrested in cases of communal riots

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya July 26, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya July 26, 2023

     Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka has strongly condemned the Siddaramaiah government’s move to release from police custody over 150 accused in various communal riot cases, mostly Muslims, based …

  • India

    Karnataka High Court to decide whether Congress’s ‘guarantee gifts’ in poll amounted to bribing voters

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya July 26, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya July 26, 2023

    Bengaluru: The shadow of disqualification looms over Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah for “bribing the voters” in the recent Assembly elections, if the former Supreme Court judge Santosh Hegde’s “interpretation” of …

  • India

    Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah under attack over dictatorial style of functioning

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya July 22, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya July 22, 2023

    Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has come under pincer attacks on multiple fronts with the Opposition as well as his own colleagues finding fault with his “dictatorial style of functioning” …

  • India

    BJP leaders seek CBI probe into brutal murder of Jain monk in Karnataka 

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya July 12, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya July 12, 2023

    Bengaluru: The back-to-back brutal killing of a Digambar Jain monk in Belagavi district and the murder of a Hindu activist at T Narasipura in Karnataka in less than two months …

  • India

    Congress Govt under fire as 5 freebie guarantees fall flat in Karnataka

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya July 4, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya July 4, 2023

    Bengaluru: Indicative of the fierce political battle ahead between the ruling and opposition parties in Karnataka after the Congress party assumed office, the first day of the first session of …

  • India

    Karnataka Govt floats cash in lieu of free rice offer but where is the Rs 10,000 crore going to come from?

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya June 29, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya June 29, 2023

     Bengaluru: Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi taunted the opposition parties about the offer of freebie guarantees to win elections as a “guaranteed scam of Rs 20 lakh crores vs …

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    Congress Govt freebies start boomeranging in Karnataka

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya June 23, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya June 23, 2023

    Bengaluru: The ‘five freebies’, including “200 units of free supply of electricity to the poor” that propelled the Congress party led by Siddaramaiah to power in Karnataka, have begun to …

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    Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah appeasing jihadi forces with eye on Lok Sabha polls

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya June 20, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya June 20, 2023

    In a clear sign of “encouragement” to jihadi forces who had a free run during his last tenure between 2013 and 2018, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, within a month of …

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    Siddaramaiah’s free rice scheme flops

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya June 19, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya June 19, 2023

    Having made an irrational and impractical promise of supplying “10 kilos of rice per person per month, free of cost” and being unable to implement it after coming to power, …

  • Opinion

    In Karnataka, has the Congress unleashed its anti-Hindu agenda on steroids?

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya June 16, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya June 16, 2023

    In less than a month after coming to power in Karnataka, the Congress government led by Siddaramaiah has begun to unleash its “anti-Hindu agenda” on the people by deciding to …

  • Opinion

    Siddaramaiah’s announcement on 5 mega freebies turns out to be a damp squib

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya June 3, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya June 3, 2023

    Bengaluru: Akin to a fake magician promising to produce a rabbit out of the hat, but coming up with a limp rat, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s plans of implementing “five …

  • India

    Karnataka CM faces reality check as cash runs out for freebies promised during elections

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya May 31, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya May 31, 2023

    Having ridden to power with absolute majority on the back of huge expectations raised by the “five mega freebies”, the Siddaramaiah government is desperately looking for ways to cut down …

  • Opinion

    With Gandhi family calling the shots role of Karnataka CM reduced to glorified manager 

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya May 28, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya May 28, 2023

    Bengaluru: The much-awaited formation of the Siddaramaiah government in Karnataka shows that the “high command culture” of the Congress party with the Gandhi family calling the shots has reduced the …

  • India

    Battle royale rages in Karnataka Congress over power sharing formula for CM’s post

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya May 25, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya May 25, 2023

    Bengaluru: The supporters of Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar have started a “street war” on whether there is an agreement or not over power sharing …

  • India

    Congress’s poll promise on 5 guarantees for freebies from Day 1 falls flat in Karnataka

    by Ramakrishna Upadhya May 21, 2023
    by Ramakrishna Upadhya May 21, 2023

    Bengaluru: The Congress party’s election promise of implementing five “guarantees” to the people of Karnataka from Day One of coming to power is turning out to be a “big hoax” …

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