New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday declared 218 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka assembly elections to be held on May 12 with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah contesting from Chamundeshwari constituency. Siddaramaiah returned to his old constituency in Mysuru, instead of neighbouring Varuna, from where he is the sitting MLA. The Indian National[Read More…]
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Siddaramaiah presents popular budget for poll-bound Karnataka
Bengaluru: With an eye on Assembly election, due in late April or early May, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday presented a popular state budget for fiscal 2018-19 to please all sections of society. Barring 8 per cent increase in additional excise duty on Indian-made liquor, the budget spared the[Read More…]
People waiting to oust Congress government in Karnataka: Amit Shah
Dubbing the Karnataka government “corrupt at all levels”, BJP President Amit Shah on Wednesday said the state’s people are waiting to throw out the ruling Congress in the upcoming assembly elections, due in April. “The countdown for the exit of the Congress government headed by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has begun,[Read More…]
Doctor strike shuts OPDs in Karnataka private hospitals
Hundreds of private hospitals across Karnataka on Thursday shut their OPDs again as thousands of doctors intensified their strike against the penal provisions in the amendment bill to the KPME Act drafted by the government. The four-day strike began on Tuesday. The OPDs were also shut on November 3. “OPDs[Read More…]
Budget: Karnataka govt puts limit of Rs 200 on film ticket; VAT on liquor removed
The movie tickets cannot be priced above Rs 200 each in multiplexes across the state as per the Karnataka Budget presented by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday. The Karnataka Budget for 2017-18 has proposed numerous measures that will bring a smile to alcohol and cinema lovers. The value-added tax (VAT)[Read More…]