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'Attack on freedom of language’: Siddaramaiah slams Kerala Bill mandating Malayalam in schools, cites Kannada speakers of Kasaragod

January 09, 2026 5:48 am

CM Siddaramaiah says the border district of Kasaragod emotionally belongs to Karnataka even though it is part of Kerala administratively.

FIR against Bengaluru school for collecting admission fees without approvals

January 09, 2026 7:11 am

A woman alleged that she paid an admission fees government of Rs 25,000 based on the Bengaluru school's claims of having all required licences.

After Pinarayi’s ‘bulldozer raj’ jibe, Karnataka govt hits back: ‘Don’t comment without facts’

December 28, 2025 4:06 am

Siddaramaiah said the action was necessary against the illegal occupation of government land. In Delhi, Siddaramaiah said that since 2019, people were living unauthorised on a five-acre plot designated for solid waste management.

Congress MLA Ashok Kumar Rai, former BJP MLA Sanjeeva Matandoor among several booked for cockfighting in Karnataka

December 22, 2025 3:22 pm

Congress MLA Ashok Kumar Rai defended cockfighting as a cultural practice linked to the Ullalthi shrine in the Dakshina Kannada district.

Philanthropist, promoter of education: Karnataka legislators pay tribute to Congress leader Shamanuru Shivashankarappa

December 15, 2025 4:20 pm

Shamanuru Shivashankarappa had a complex relationship with Siddaramaiah, having been removed from the Cabinet during the CM's first term but later reconciled.

Now, Congress Govt in Karnataka warns of bulldozer action in drug cases

December 12, 2025 2:36 am

While for the past several years, the Opposition has criticised BJP-led governments in various states over “bulldozer justice”, this is one of the first instances of a senior minister in a Congress government suggesting the potential use of bulldozers to deal with alleged crimes.

7-10 yrs jail, collective punishment: Karnataka tables hate speech Bill

December 11, 2025 5:32 am

The Bill defines “prejudicial interest” to include bias on the grounds of religion, race, caste or community; sex, gender, sexual orientation, place of birth, residence, language, disability, or tribe.

'Aligned with ‘equal protection of laws’: Karnataka Govt on menstrual leave policy before High Court

December 10, 2025 3:51 pm

Meanwhile, the All India Central Council of Trade Unions also filed an impleading application in the matter of the menstrual leave policy in Karnataka.

Inside the Karnataka Congress power tussle: As Siddaramaiah-Shivakumar rivalry intensifies again, why the high command may not intervene

November 22, 2025 7:40 am

With his government completing half its tenure, CM Siddaramaiah has been pushing for a Cabinet reshuffle, but is facing resistance from the Deputy CM’s camp that wants a change at the top if that happens

Karnataka government orders constitution of SIT to probe Aland ‘vote chori’ attempts

September 21, 2025 5:23 am

The constitution of the SIT comes in the wake of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi citing the Aland case as an example of vote theft with the tacit consent of the Election Commission of India.

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