D K Shivakumar

Not stopping guarantee schemes: Shivakumar after criticism over reapplication plan

June 14, 2026 7:13 pm

According to Karnataka CM D K Shivakumar, some had forged documents in the names of dead people to avail of the Gruha Lakshmi and Gruha Jyothi schemes’ benefits.

BJP, JD(S) write to Rahul Gandhi: ‘Ask your CM to halt Bidadi township project until farmers heard’

June 14, 2026 6:11 pm

Union minister H D Kumaraswamy of the JD(S) responds to Chief Minister D K Shivakumar's remark that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had appreciated the Bidadi township project.

Shivakumar ends Karnataka’s NITI Aayog boycott

June 11, 2026 2:32 pm

D K Shivakumar’s predecessor, Siddaramaiah, boycotted the 2024 Niti Aayog governing council meeting to protest against the alleged neglect of Karnataka in the Union budget.

After ascent to CM, Shivakumar's ties with Bengaluru real estate firms back in focus

June 11, 2026 9:45 am

Shivakumar’s CM tenure would be under scrutiny not just for his moves to help Congress buck “anti-incumbency” in 2028 elections, but also over various conflict of interest rows marking his political innings

As logjam over Bengaluru development portfolio continues, insiders point fingers at CM Shivakumar

June 09, 2026 8:53 pm

D K Shivakumar’s decision to retain the BDA and BMRDA was seen as a bid to mollify Ramalinga Reddy by later handing him control over them, but the matter appears more complex.

Karnataka to issue smart cards for women under Shakti free bus ride scheme

June 09, 2026 3:07 pm

Transport Minister Byrathi Suresh said that prepaid rechargeable smart cards would be extended to men as well.

10 factors why Congress replaced Siddaramaiah with Shivakumar in Karnataka

June 09, 2026 1:41 pm

Congress high command expects that the ambitious Shivakumar, who aspires to play the CM innings for long, will rise to help the party buck anti-incumbency and clinch its second term in 2028.

Rs 39,437 cr, single firm, 30 years: Karnataka reviews Bengaluru garbage deals cleared despite warnings

June 07, 2026 5:37 pm

On June 4, a day after D K Shivakumar was sworn in as the Karnataka CM, the government constituted a panel to look into the contracts awarded towards the end of Siddaramaiah's tenure.

Karnataka government exempts houses on plots up to 2,400 sq ft in Bengaluru from Occupancy Certificates

June 07, 2026 1:39 pm

The move is expected to benefit Bengaluru’s construction sector, particularly small-scale and mid-scale residential projects.

How DK Shivakumar rose to power in Rahul Gandhi’s Congress

June 05, 2026 1:27 pm

DK does not blend into the anti-establishment image that Gandhi is trying to fit himself into. He does not seem averse to a centralising impulse that jettisons the federal arrangement

Siddaramaiah resigns as Karnataka Chief Minister, declines Rajya Sabha seat offer

May 28, 2026 6:03 pm

Siddaramaiah said he had maintained in the past that he would resign as CM whenever the Congress leadership asked him

Karnataka Elections 2023: Celebrations rage across cities as Congress wins

May 13, 2023 2:30 pm

I-T Department Raids Karnataka Energy Minister's Residence

June 22, 2020 6:57 pm