President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief over the demise of the pontiff of Sree Siddaganga Matha, Shivakumara Swami, who passed away at the age of 111 after a prolonged illness.
Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on requested the central government to confer Bharat Ratna - highest civilian honour - on late Siddaganga seer Shivakumara Swami.
New Delhi [India], Jan 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah expressed grief over the demise of the pontiff of Sree Siddaganga Matha, Shivakumara Swami, who passed away on Monday after a prolonged illness.
Tumkur (Karnataka) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): Shivakumara Swami, the pontiff of Sree Siddaganga Matha, passed away here on Monday after a prolonged illness.
Tumkuru (Karnataka) [India], Jan 21 (ANI): Shivakumara Swami, the main pontiff of Sree Siddaganga Mutt, health has slightly improved in past hours, his doctor said on Monday.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan 20 (ANI): Karnataka's deputy chief minister G Parameshwara said he was unaware of what ensued between Congress MLAs Anand Singh and J N Ganesh on Saturday night.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Lingayat religious head of Sree Siddaganga Matha, the 111-year-old Sri Shivakumara Swamiji, who is being treated for a lung infection is now stable, according to his doctor.
Aurangabad (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 17 (ANI): Amid the ongoing high octane drama in Karnataka, state minister DK Shivakumar claimed that Congress and JD(S)-led coalition government in the state is stable. He added that it is the BJP which is trying to 'create chaos'.
Mumbai/Bengaluru (Maharashtra)/ (Karnataka) [India], Jan 15 (ANI): Congress leader Zameer Ahmed on Tuesday stated that four to five party MLAs are in Mumbai and also claimed that the party will not be silent if poaching attempts are made.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] Jan 14 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Monday denied reports of three Congress MLAs visited Mumbai along with BJP leaders and said that they had informed him about the visit and were in touch with him during the visit.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 24 (ANI): Senior Congress leader and former minister Ramalinga Reddy cried foul over being dropped from the state cabinet and questioned the reason for his removal.