Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Monday condoled the loss of lives in the accident in Darjeeling involving the Kanchenjunga Express train and a goods train in which at least eight passengers were killed and over 20 people sustained injuries.
On Friday, according to a media report, Kumaraswamy questioned if India needed investments like US-based semiconductor manufacturer Micron Technology setting up a 2.5-billion-dollar unit in Gujarat and potentially receiving Rs 3.2 crore in subsidies for every job it creates.
Union Heavy Industries and Steel Minister HD Kumaraswamy offered prayers to Lord Sri Venkateswara Swami at Tirumala Temple on Saturday morning. He sought blessings to succeed in his work as a minister in the Union Government.
Janata Dal (Secular) MP and Union Minister HD Kumaraswamy held a massive roadshow in Bengaluru on Friday, marking his first major public event since the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) secured a victory in the Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka.
JD(S) Youth Wing President, Nikhil Kumaraswamy, said on Thursday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recognised his father HD Kumaraswamy's leadership by appointing him as a Union Minister in Modi 3.0 Cabinet.
While Janata Dal (Secular) chief HD Kumaraswamy has been allocated Minister of Heavy Industries; and Minister of Steel, Telugu Desam Party's Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu has been allocated Minister of Civil Aviation.
"Shiv Sena is an old ally of NDA. We have been supporting the Central government and the organization for many years. Yesterday, Shiv Sena got one MoS seat, but I think the party should have got a Cabinet berth. There are many small parties like Majhi and Kumaraswamy. Kumaraswamy has two MPs
After taking oath as Union Minister in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet on Sunday, Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy thanked the people of Mandya Lok Sabha Constituency.
The five former CMs who made their way into Modi's 3. O cabinet include JD (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy, four-time Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Hindustan Aawam Morcha (HAM) leader and former CM of Bihar, Jeetam Ram Manjhi, and two-time Haryana chief minister Man
Allies of BJP in NDA joined the union government on Sunday during the swearing in ceremony of the union cabinet at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and Janata Dal (Secular) leader and former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy was the first among the BJP's partners to take oath of office and se