Bengaluru: Stung by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “10 per cent commission” jibe against his government, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said Modi was, in fact, a facilitator of corruption. “You made common people stand in queues to deposit their money in the banks (referring to the note ban in[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…]
Siddaramaiah to present record 13th state budget on Friday
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, would set a record of sorts on Friday by presenting his 13th state budget and 6th in a row, an official said on Wednesday. Siddaramaiah will present the budget for 2018-19 on Friday though it will not be a full-fledged[Read More…]
Against Hindi imposition, Bengaluru Metro removes Hindi sign boards
Soon after the Karnataka chief minister, Siddaramaiah asked the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited to temporarily redesign the signs at metro stations and remove Hindi names from them, Hindi sign boards outside metro stations in Bengaluru were removed by the authorities today. According to ANI reports, in Karnataka, after protests[Read More…]