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Shivakumar heads to Hiriyur as Congress and BJP gear up for a bypoll with a deadline
Karnataka Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar visits Hiriyur on Tuesday to launch development works, including a Rs 244 crore project to fill 16 tanks and the Gayatri reservoir. The seat fell vacant after the death of MLA D. Sudhakar on May 10. A bypoll must be declared within six months, a deadline that ends on November 10. BJP state president B. Y. Vijayendra said the NDA wants the seat and will discuss a joint candidate with JD(S) leader H. D. Kumaraswamy.
₹1.30 crore for a leaked paper: Karnataka clears prosecution of IAS officer in KPSC scam
The Karnataka government has sanctioned the prosecution of jailed IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar, former KPSC controller of examinations, in the veterinary officers' recruitment paper leak case. The CID alleges he took ₹1.30 crore of ₹1.52 crore collected from candidates.
Police stopped three Dalit ministers at Mysuru Dasara puja; chief minister orders probe
Police stopped three Dalit ministers at Mysuru Palace during the Nandi Dhwaja puja before the Dasara procession. Chief minister D K Shivakumar ordered an inquiry. The BJP and JD(S) alleged the ministers were singled out because they are Dalits; deputy CM Parameshwara urged caution.
BJP chief predicts revolt against Shivakumar, but rules out a toppling bid
Karnataka BJP president B.Y. Vijayendra claims dissidence in the ruling Congress has hit a flashpoint and that leaders and MLAs will rebel against Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar. He ruled out any bid to bring the government down.
Woman minister induction turns into fresh flashpoint in Karnataka cabinet, exposes Siddaramaiah-DKS rift
A move to induct a woman minister into the Karnataka cabinet has become the latest flashpoint between Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, with the two leaders said to be at odds over the choice. The rift has surfaced just months into the Congress government's term.