Thiruvananthapuram, Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader K. Krishnankutty was sworn in as the new Minister for Water Resources in the Kerala government on Tuesday. Governor P. Sathasivam administered the oath of office and secrecy. The present President of JD-S, Krishnankutty, 74, replaced Mathew T. Thomas who resigned on Tuesday in accordance[Read More…]
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Karnataka by-polls: Congress hands Shivamogga and Mandya to JD(S)
Janata Dal-Secular bags the two Lok Sabha seats from its alliance partner Congress for the upcoming scheduled Karnataka By-polls and will be fielding Madhu Bangarappa from Shivamogga and LR Shivarame Gowda from Mandya seat. Two former chief minister sons are contesting against each other for Shivamogga seat. Madhu is the[Read More…]
Kumaraswamy accuses BJP of offering Rs 100 cr to JD-S MLAs
Bengaluru: Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy on Wednesday accused the BJP of offering Rs 100 crore and cabinet posts to its newly elected legislators in a desperate attempt to form a government in Karnataka. Our legislators have been offered Rs 100 crore and cabinet seats by the BJP in[Read More…]
Civil court grants anticipatory bail to Karnataka’s ex-CM Kumaraswamy
On Wednesday, a city civil court awarded a 7 day anticipatory bail to former Karnataka CM and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) lawmaker H.D. Kumaraswamy. He is allegedly involved in a mining scam in which a serving IAS officer was arrested on Monday. Kumaraswamy, who was the JD-S Chief Minister in 2006-07,[Read More…]