Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and AICC general secretary and ex-Deputy CM Sachin Pilot have greeted DK Shiv Kumar on being sworn in as Chief Minister of Karnataka.
The Congress leadership is expected to unveil the first set of ministers alongside DK Shivakumar's swearing-in, with a broader cabinet expansion likely after June 18.
The smooth transfer of power in Karnataka has been hailed as a rare display of discipline in contemporary Indian politics.
Senior Congress leaders, including Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah, have been holding a series of meetings with the party high command to iron out the final contours of the new government amid competing claims from various factions and aspirants.
With Karnataka set for a leadership transition on June 3, Chief Minister-designate D K Shivakumar and caretaker Chief Minister Siddaramaiah spent Monday in New Delhi engaged in crucial consultations with the Congress high command as the party moved to finalize the contours of a new government that could reshape the political balance within the state unit.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday rejected the Karnataka government's charge of fiscal bias against the state, asserting that every penny due to the state is accounted for and was released on time.
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) is slated to meet on Tuesday to discuss the party's manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls that are scheduled to be held in seven phases beginning from April 19.
Such news doesn’t even shock us any more. It’s easy to blame the SYSTEM and demand some miraculous solution to this alarming issue. But we too are a part of this destructive ‘system’ as teachers, parents, government officials and policy makers, and also as unconcerned spectators.
These facilities approved for the State of Karnataka are a step towards promoting education and ensuring a conducive environment aiding in the holistic intellectual stimulation of the students.
The exploration licence (EL) regime was introduced through amendment to the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 to further boost exploration and mining of 29 critical and deep-seated minerals in the country.
