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Centre 'betrayed' states by transferring compensation cess to CFI: Siddaramaiah

The CAG has found that Centre in the first two years of the GST implementation wrongly retained ₹47,272 crore of GST compensation cess which was meant to be used specifically to compensate states for loss of revenue

1 min read26 Sep 2020
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Former Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah discharged from hospital after testing negative for Covid-19

He has been advised follow-up and home quarantine as per guidelines, said Chairman, Manipal HospitalsHe has also thanked people of the state and others, who wished his speedy recovery, the statement said

1 min read13 Aug 2020
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After treatment, Congress's Siddaramaiah tests negative for covid- 19

Siddaramaiah who turned 72 on Wednesday was admitted to Manipal Hospital, a private healthcare provider in Bengaluru, on 4 August after testing positive for the respiratory disease

1 min read12 Aug 2020
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Siddaramaiah to be discharged tomorrow after Covid-19 test found negative

Siddaramaiah has tested Covid-19 negative and will be discharged tomorrow, a statement from his office said The 71-year-old leader was admitted on August 4

1 min read12 Aug 2020
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Karnataka gets 681 ventilators from Centre under PM CARES

The state government said another 1279 ventilators will arrive in Karnataka during the month The number of people requiring intensive care has risen in Karnataka over the last few weeks

1 min read4 Aug 2020
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Covid positive Siddaramaiah running high temperature: Karnataka health minister

Karnataka has seen a surge in covid-19 cases over the last few weeks, with over 1.3 lakh infected of which nearly 75,000 cases are active. The death toll has touched 2,500, with 1,077 dead in Bengaluru

1 min read4 Aug 2020
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Siddaramaiah says liberalising farmland ownership in Karnataka bigger scam than illegal mining

Siddaramaiah said that the state government had done away with a legislation that was meant to protect poor and small farmers The statements come at a time when the Yediyurappa-led government has been accused of trying to profiteer from the rapidly deteriorating covid-19 health crisis in Karnataka

2 min read16 Jul 2020
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Siddaramaiah corners BSY over 'undelivered' relief package to people hardest hit by lockdown

The statements by Siddaramaiah comes at a time when the political opposition has been sharpening its criticism of the government’s handling of the covid-19 crisis

1 min read27 May 2020
Politics

Race heats up for top Karnataka Cong post

The front runners include D.K.Shivakumar and M.B. Patil while S.P. Muddahanumegowda and K.R.Ramesh Kumar among others are also in race Though Siddaramaiah also resigned as leader of the opposition, the party high command is likely to retain him to counter Yediyurappa and the BJP

2 min read17 Jan 2020
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Siddaramaiah: The antagonising protagonist

After losing power in 2018, Siddaramaiah was inducted into the CWC and later made chairman of the coordination and monitoring committee Siddaramaiah has a reputation of making things personal and caring little about the damage to the party he may cause in his pursuit, politicians and analysts say

2 min read10 Dec 2019