Bengaluru: A special court in Bengaluru has deferred its decision on the Enforcement Directorate’s petition challenging the “B report” of Lokayukta in the MUDA land case, in which Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been named. The court said it would not give a decision on the petition until the final report of the Lokayukta Police is … Read more
Bengaluru: The state Assembly on Friday passed the ‘Karnataka Legislature Salaries, Pensions and Allowances (Amendment) Bil, 2025, which proposes significant salary hikes and allowances for MLAs, MLCs, ministers and Assembly staffers. The move which has come amid the government complaining of shortage of funds has invoked criticism and also raised debate. The Bill was passed … Read more
Bengaluru: Dramatic scenes played out at the Karnataka Assembly complex on Friday after 18 BJP MLAs were suspended following an uproar over alleged honey trap attempts against nearly 50 leaders, including ministers, and the 4 per cent minority quota in government contracts. Videos showed marshals carrying at least four MLAs out of the Assembly on … Read more
New Delhi: The Karnataka High Court on Friday quashed the Enforcement Directorate’s summons to BM Parvathi, the wife of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, both whom are key accused in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority, or MUDA, land scam case. A single-judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna also struck down summons to Urban Development Minister Byrathi Suresh, … Read more
Ballari: Amid the infighting within the Congress party in Karnataka Congress, State Minister for Housing and Waqf B.Z. Zameer Ahmad Khan made a controversial statement saying that whoever dares to touch Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be reduced to ashes. The remark comes amid the ongoing discussion about power-sharing and a possible change of the party’s … Read more
The Lokayukta’s clean chit to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the alleged MUDA land scam has triggered a political slugfest, with the BJP alleging that the state government handpicked the officers investigating the case and the Congress hitting back and saying that the issue was politically motivated. The Lokayukta on Thursday submitted an 11,000-page closure … Read more
Bengaluru: Ex-Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has been given a clean chit in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority, or MUDA, land scam case by anti-corruption watchdog Lokayukta. The MUDA land scam pertains to the allotment of land to Siddaramaiah’s wife, BM Parvathi, when he was Chief Minister. Anti-corruption activists alleged irregularities in the allotment cost the … Read more
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Tuesday that he is confident of getting justice by the judiciary in connection with the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) scam. Siddaramaiah is the accused number one and his wife BM Parvathi is named as the second accused in the case. The Dharwad bench of Karnataka High Court … Read more
As we reach almost the end of the first month of the new year, the Congress government in Karnataka completes 20 months in office—a third of its 60-month (five-year year) term. The next 20 months will decide the fate of the government in the state. One notices that most regimes in Karnataka tend to slip … Read more