BENGALURU: Karnataka’s Congress govt has ordered a probe into whether DGP (Police Housing Corporation) Ramachandra Rao had any role in the alleged gold-smuggling racket of his daughter and Kannada actress Ranya Rao. A one-man committee, led by additional chief secretary (ACS) Gaurav Gupta, will investigate the matter.Senior officers were reportedly unaware that a constable had…
NEW DELHI: Congress MLA Basavaraju V Shivaganga on Sunday claimed that deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar will ascend to the position of chief minister by December. He predicted that Shivakumar would continue as chief minister for 7.5 years from December, anticipating the party’s success in forthcoming Assembly elections.“Write it down, it will happen by…
NEW DELHI: Is the Congress staring at a crisis in yet another party-ruled state? Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar‘s holy dip at the Maha Kumbh and his visit to Sadhguru‘s ashram for Mahashivratri celebrations, where home minister Amit Shah was also present, have raised the hackles of some Congress leaders triggering a row that…
In another sign of a widening chasm within Karnataka Congress, state PWD minister Satish Jarkiholi has called for the appointment of a new president for Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC), replacing DK Shivakumar, who is on a six-month extension. Jarkiholi’s statement comes amid ongoing tension between rival factions led by Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah &…
MYSURU: M Lakshmana, the state Congress spokesperson who lost the Lok Sabha elections from Mysuru, has called upon CM Siddaramaiah to reassess and reevaluate the guarantee schemes being run by the government in Karnataka. Addressing reporters here on Saturday, Lakshmana pointed out that BJP has accused the state govt of encouraging laziness through these guarantee…
