Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has presented a disappointing budget without acknowledging any demands of the state.
"Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who also attended the meeting, has ignored the concerns of the people of Karnataka. We don't feel Kannadigas are heard, and hence there is no point in attending the NITI Aayog meeting," added the Karnataka Chief Minister.
The search and rescue operations are continuing in the Ankola region in the village. The Chief Minister interacted with the SDRF and NDRF teams which are undertaking the operations.
Azim Premji Foundation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Karnataka to support the nutritional content of mid-day meals served in government and government-aided schools across the state over the next three years.
Congress MLA Satish Sail on Friday expressed veiled displeasure over Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy, DK Shivakumar, not visiting the landslide site in Uttara Kannada.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said that the SIT is already conducting an investigation into the financial irregularities at the Valmiki Corporation, and the government has complete confidence in this investigation.
Karnataka Chief Minister K Siddaramaiah said on Friday that four persons have been arrested and around Rs 85 crores and 25 lakhs have been seized and recovered by SIT.
Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra on Thursday alleged that Karnataka has turned into an ATM for the leaders of the Congress High Command and sought CM Siddaramaiah's resignation following the alleged Karnataka Maharishi Valmiki Corporation Board scam.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and asked why did they didn't implement legislation to increase the allocation for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes when they were in power.
Days after the arrest of Karnataka Minister B Nagendra by the ED in the alleged Karnataka Maharishi Valmiki Corporation Board scam, Karnataka Congress on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of using the central agencies to "topple" the opposition-led state government and said that
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that the bill enforcing 50 per cent reservation for administrative posts and 75 per cent for non-administrative posts for Kannadigas in private sector organizations, industries and enterprises has been temporarily put on hold.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced on Wednesday that the cabinet, in its Monday meeting, approved a bill enforcing 50% reservation for administrative posts and 75% for non-administrative posts for Kannadigas in private industries.