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A government school teacher was suspended after he criticised the newly elected chief minister Siddaramaiah for his new policies. The suspension came on the same day when the senior Congress leader took oath. According to reports, the teacher, Shantanamurthy MG from Chitradurga district, shared a Facebook post that read, “When SM Krishna was the CM, the debt was Rs 3590 crore. During Dharam Singh, H D Kumaraswamy and B S Yediyurappa, Sadananada Gowda and Jagadish Shettar’s tenures the debt was Rs 15,635, Rs 3545, Rs 25,653, Rs 9464 and Rs 13, 464 crores respectively. But during Siddaramaiah’s last tenure, the state debt touched Rs 2,42,000 crores. Which is why it is for him to announce freebies.” Also Read ‘We don’t care’: BJP reacts to minister’s ‘probe into scams’ remark Taking cognizance, the block education officer of Hosadurga taluk issued a suspension order for Shantanamurthy stating the teacher had violated the Karnataka Civil Service (Conduct) Rules – 1966. A department

Bengaluru: The first Karnataka Legislative Assembly session, after the formation of the new Congress government will be held today in Bengaluru, during which newly elected MLAs will be administered oaths and a new Speaker will be elected. The session will be held for three days till May 24. Senior Congress leader RV Deshpande will be the pro-tem Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly for the ongoing session. Congress leader Siddaramaiah was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka for the second time on Saturday after the party’s thumping victory in the Assembly elections. Also Read Is ID proof required to exchange Rs 2000 currency notes? Know what SBI says DK Shivakumar was sworn in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka. Eight Congress MLAs were also sworn in as ministers in the Karnataka Cabinet during the oath-taking ceremony in Bengaluru. Soon after being sworn in as the chief minister, Siddaramaiah said that the first Cabinet meeting has issued orders for

Bengaluru : An old building collapsed in Vidyaranyapura in Bengaluru after heavy rains lashed the city on Sunday, officials said. No casualties were reported, officials added. Heavy rainfall accompanied by hailstorms lashed Bengaluru on Sunday leading to severe water-logging in several parts of the city. The rains disrupted normal activities for residents in different parts of the city. Trees were uprooted in several localities and severe water-logging was witnessed in an underpass in the KR circle area. People stuck in the underpass were safely rescued and taken to the hospital. The onset of monsoon over Kerala is likely to be delayed this year, predicting its arrival on June 4, four days after the normal date predicted on June 1, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Also Read Video: Man collapses, dies while dancing at wedding in Chhattisgarh “Southwest monsoon normally sets in over Kerala on June 1 with a standard deviation of about 7 days. India Meteorological D

Bengaluru: A woman drowned on Sunday after a car she was travelling in with her family got stuck in neck-deep water at KR Circle underpass, just a stone’s throw from Vidhana Soudha, the seat of power in Karnataka. Fire and emergency services personnel saved five others of the family and the driver, with the help of people who had rushed to save those trapped in the flooded underpass in the heart of the city. The victim as well as the others were taken to St Martha’s Hospital where doctors declared the woman, identified as Bhanurekha, dead. Learning about the incident, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah rushed to the hospital and took stock of the situation. He announced a compensation of Rs five lakh to the next of kin of the deceased and free treatment for those admitted in the hospital. “The family from Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh had hired a car and come to see Bengaluru. Bhanurekha works in Infosys. Due to the downpour, the barricade at the underpass fell down and the driver took t

Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka on Sunday criticised the ruling Congress after a Cabinet minister said that all scams and scandals that surfaced during the tenure of the previous government would be probed. Karnataka Cabinet Minister M B Patil earlier on Sunday said that all scandals and scams committed during the tenure of the BJP government in the state would be investigated by the new Siddaramaiah-led government. Reacting to Patil’s statement, BJP veteran and former Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa said “It is natural for Patil to come out with such a statement”. “We do not care about it. Let them carry out an investigation. Let the guilty be punished,” he said. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said that “the Congress is not at all interested in fulfilling the assurances given to the people”. “They had given false promises to people for elections. Let them investigate the alleged scams during the tenure of the BJP government,” he said. Also Rea

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said that ‘no one in BJP has lost their life due to terrorism, but Late Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi died in terror attacks. He was speaking to reporters on the occasion of the Rajiv Gandhi Punya Smarane (death anniversary) programme organised at the Congress office in Bengaluru. Siddaramaiah stated that the objective of Congress is to eradicate terrorism. From the beginning Congress is waging a war against terrorism, he said. #WATCH | Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and Dy CM DK Shivakumar pay tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his 32nd death anniversary, in the KPCC office in Bengaluru pic.twitter.com/Dfn87Dyeop — ANI (@ANI) May 21, 2023 “Late PM Jawahar Lal Nehru laid the strong foundation of democracy. It is because of Nehru, that democracy is successful in India. The Congress party has strengthened the foundations of democracy,” he said. “Nehru always maintained that the opposition should work ho

Bengaluru:  Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday hailed the people of Karnataka for giving a ray of hope to the entire country by defeating a “fascist, communal and divisive” BJP in the recently-concluded Assembly election. She, however, cautioned people against the developments that happened in Delhi, saying that it was a wake-up call for everyone as it can happen anywhere in the country. #WATCH | "For the survival of the idea of India, Congress has the biggest responsibility as compared to the other parties," says PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti in Bengaluru. pic.twitter.com/oTFG93mSKr — ANI (@ANI) May 21, 2023 Mufti was referring to an ordinance passed by the President on Friday, May 20, giving overriding powers to the Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor — a union government nominee — to oversee the transfer, posting and disciplinary proceedings against civil servants in Delhi. The ordinance was brought in just a week after a Supreme Court Constitu