Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the Budget allocated for the capital expenditure in the current year is Rs 54,374 crore and directed officials to ensure the funds allocated to various departments are spent by February.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday speaking on the Cauvery water row, said, "We are protecting the interest of Karnataka's farmers".
Raising the spectre of 'Operation Lotus' 2.0 in Karnataka, senior BJP leader KS Eshwarappa on Sunday claimed that there will be no Congress left in the state before or after the Lok Sabha elections next year.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar in a press conference at Vikas Soudha on Friday said that in the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) meeting which was held regarding the Cauvery issue, Tamil Nadu insisted that 24 thousand cusecs should be released but the state representa
"The only solution is the Mekedatu project. We will request the authorities to visit the sites in Karnataka and see the problems being faced by the state," Shivkumar told ANI.
Farmers associations in Karnataka will on Thursday stage a fresh protest near Krishna Raja Sagar(KRS) reservoir in Mandya district against the release of 5,000 cusecs (cubic feet per second) of Cauvery water to the neighbouring state of Tamil Nadu. The Farmers will also stage a protest in
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday said that Karnataka will seek to reduce the amount of Cauvery water released to neighbouring Tamil Nadu by making the Supreme Court understand the "situation" prevailing in his state.
Farmers in Karnataka's Mandya are staging a protest a day after the Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) passed an interim order asking Karnataka to release 5,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu daily for the next 15 days till September 2.
Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Tuesday claimed that the Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government has implemented all the promises made in the Congress guarantee card before the election and said, “Our government has done as promised”.
The Cauvery water issue has been a controversial issue between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu for decades and they have been locked in a battle over the sharing of water from the Cauvery River, which is a major source of irrigation and drinking water for millions of people in the region.