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"Phone-Tapping Hasn't Happened. Let BS Yediyurappa Probe": DK Shivakumar

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 16, 2019

Even as the clamour grows for a probe into the alleged phone-tapping scandal during the previous Congress-JD(S) government headed by H D Kumaraswamy, senior Congress leader DK Shivakumar on Friday rejected the snooping charges, and appeared to take side with the former chief minister

Congress Leader DK Shivakumar Files Defamation Case Against BJP Lawmaker

Karnataka News | ANI | Sunday August 4, 2019

DK Shivakumar has already paid a court fee of over one crore in a case against BJP leader Basanagouda Patil Yatnal. The case will be taken up for hearing on September 18.

CCD Founder VG Siddhartha's Son Breaks Down At Funeral, Hundreds Attend

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Wednesday July 31, 2019

The funeral of Cafe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha, whose body was found 36 hours after he went missing from a bridge near Mangaluru in Karnataka, took place at one of his coffee estates at his village in Chikkamagaluru district on Wednesday evening. Hundreds of people, including Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa, senior Congress leader DK ...

"BJP's Cattle Auction": Shashi Tharoor Slams Rebels After Karnataka Blow

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Tuesday July 23, 2019

Shortly after the HD Kumaraswamy government lost the trust vote in the Karnataka assembly, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor compared the developments that led to the ruling coalition's downfall to a past decision by the Narendra Modi government to curb the sale of cattle.

Karnataka Speaker Gave Legislators Time Till Tomorrow: Congress Leader

India News | ANI | Monday July 22, 2019

Congress leader and Minister DK Shivakumar said today that Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar has served notice to rebel lawmakers, giving them time till 11 am tomorrow to come and attend the proceedings of the House.

No Karnataka Trust Vote Till Monday, Speaker Adjourns Assembly: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday July 20, 2019

Karnataka's Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition won a two-day breather as the assembly was adjourned despite Governor Vajubhai Vala asking for a trust vote on Friday, hours after the government ignored his previous deadline of 1:30 pm. "Kindly prove your majority by the end of today (Friday)," Governor Vajubhai Vala wrote in his second letter sin...

Before Trust Vote, Congress Leader's "Sincere Personal Request" To Rebels

Karnataka News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday July 17, 2019

As the Karnataka coalition faces a floor test it may not breeze through because of multiple resignations over the past few days, DK Shivakumar, the Congress's chief troubleshooter, said he was confident that the government would survive. He also made a "sincere personal request" to the rebel lawmakers on a day the Supreme Court said they couldn't b...

"Party Ready To Meet Demands Of Rebels": Karnataka Congress Leader

Karnataka News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday July 15, 2019

In a last-ditch effort to save its shaky coalition government in Karnataka, Congress' trouble-shooter and senior minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday assured the rebel legislators of meeting their demands if they withdrew their resignations and attend the Assembly session underway.

Congress Rebel Who Raised Karnataka Coalition's Hopes Flies To Mumbai

Karnataka News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Maya Sharma, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday July 14, 2019

One of the rebel lawmakers of the Congress in Karnataka, who on Saturday raised hopes for the troubled Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition by hinting he may take back his resignation, was today seen in Mumbai, creating a buzz on his next move.

"If They Vote Against...": DK Shivakumar On Karnataka Crisis, Floor Test

India News | Reported by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday July 14, 2019

Karnataka minister DK Shivakumar, who last week went to Mumbai to convince rebel lawmakers to return to the fold, expressed confidence today that his party colleagues would return to "save the government"

"Confident Legislators Will Not Leave": DK Shivakumar On Karnataka Crisis

Karnataka News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Thursday July 11, 2019

Karnataka Minister DK Shivakumar, the Congres-JDS alliance's troubleshooter who went to Mumbai to convince the rebels to return to the alliance fold, has exuded confidence that the lawmakers would not quit the party from which they had been elected to the legislature.

"Money Was Given, Given, Given!": Deve Gowda On Lawmakers Switching Sides

India News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday July 10, 2019

Janata Dal Secular chief Deve Gowda today dubbed the Karnataka political crisis as a situation that's "worse than Emergency", and attributed the resignation of 16 legislators of the ruling coalition to the BJP's alleged eagerness to wrest power in the southern state by any means possible.

Karnataka Congress Leader Fails To Meet Rebels, "Escorted" To Mumbai Airport

India News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday July 10, 2019

Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar was "escorted" to the Mumbai airport by policemen on Wednesday, which ended his efforts to meet rebel lawmakers staying at a five-star hotel in the city since Saturday.

Karnataka Coalition Down 18; No Entry For Leader at Rebels' Mumbai Hotel

India News | NDTV News Desk | Wednesday July 10, 2019

Two more Congress legislators submitted their resignation to the Karnataka speaker today, worsening the crisis for the state's ruling coalition, even as Congress troubleshooter DK Shivakumar tried desperately to meet the rebel lawmakers who are camped at a hotel in Mumbai.

BJP Says Karnataka Government Lacks Majority, Pushes For Early Floor Test

Karnataka News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday July 10, 2019

A delegation of the Karnataka BJP today asked Governor Vajubhai Vala to issue a directive to Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar, asking him to conduct a floor test at a time when the ruling Congress-Janata Dal Secular (JDS) coalition seems to be teetering on the brink after the resignation of 16 legislators.