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Ministerial aspirants lobby as Kumaraswamy struggles to save coalition govt

Bengaluru, 29 May 2019 [Fik/News Sources]: Ministerial aspirants started lobbying Tuesday, with Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamyreportedly planning cabinet expansion or reshuffle in a bid to save the Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition government in Karnataka. The development came as Kumaraswamy himself swung into action by personally meeting disgruntled legislators, mainly from the Congress and made attempts to pacify them. Senior Congress legislator, V Muniyappa, who is also political secretary to the Chief Minister, met Kumaraswamy and is said to have expressed his desire to become minister this time. “I have seniority, I have six terms, I have experience both administrative and political, so why can’t I claim?” Muniyappa told reporters in response to a question. Claiming that he has not made any demand

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“100 per cent I will prove my majority,” says Yediyurappa

Bengaluru, 28 July 2019 [Fik/News Sources]: A day ahead of seeking the trust vote in the Karnataka assembly, Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday expressed confidence about proving the majority. He also said that the finance bill prepared by the previous Congress-JD(S) government would be tabled by him in the assembly on Monday, without any changes. “On Monday hundred per cent I will prove the majority,” Yediyurappa told reporters here. The finance bill (appropriation bill) needs to be passed “urgently”, as otherwise “we will not be able to draw funds even to pay salaries,” he said. “So tomorrow after moving the confidence motion, we will first take up the finance bill. I have not even changed a comma or full stop in it. I will be tabling the finance bill prepared by the

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Body of Cafe Coffee Day founder Siddhartha found

Mangaluru, 31 July 2019 [Fik/News Sources]: Body of Coffee Day founder and son-in-law of former chief minister S M Krishna, who was missing since the evening of Monday was found on Wednesday morning on the riverbank at Hoige Bazar area in city. A local fisherman named Rithesh who spotted the body intimated authorities, following which police reached the spot. Mangaluru MLA U T Khader said friends and relatives have confirmed that the body is of Siddhartha. Earlier, police said the body, which appeared to be of Siddhartha, was yet to be identified by his family. “A body has been found, which appears to be him. Final confirmation has to be done by the family,” said deputy commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district Sasikanth Senthil. City Police Commissioner Sandeep Patil said Siddhartha’s family has been

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