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Cabinet expansion: DKS, UTK, Zameer, George, Revanna, among others take oath as ministers

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June 6, 2018

Bengaluru, Jun 6: Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday expanded his cabinet by inducting 25 legislators who took the oath of office as ministers at a simple ceremony at Raj Bhavan.

In all, 14 legislators from the Congress, nine from the JD(S) and one each from the BSP and the KPJP were sworn in as ministers by Governor Vajubhai Vala.

The Congress-JD(S) coalition government came into existence on May 23 when Kumaraswamy took oath as chief minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president G Parameshwara as his deputy.

Congress ministers:

1) R V Deshpande

2) D K Shivakumar

3) K J George

4) Krishna Byre Gowda

5) Shivashankara Reddy

6) Ramesh Jarkiholi

7) Priyank Kharge

8) U T Khader

9) Zameer Ahmed khan

10) Shivanand Patil

11) Venkataramanappa

12) Rajshekar Patil

13) Puttaranga Shetty

14) Jayamala

JD(S) ministers:

1) H D Revanna

2) Bandeppa Kashampur

3) G T Deve Gowda

4) D C Thammanna

5) M C Managali

6) S R Srinivas

7) Venkatrao Nadagouda

8) C S Puttaraju

9) Sa Ra Mahesh

Others:

Mahesh (BSP)

R Shankar (KPJP)

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OPTIMISTIC
 - 
Wednesday, 6 Jun 2018

Gentlemen,

Let us be optimistic and wish for success.

They formed the government under the provisions of the combined mandate in relevance to constituiton.

 

Let us wish all the best and they serve the state.

 

Danish
 - 
Wednesday, 6 Jun 2018

This govt will be the best govt in KN history.. Totally anti BJP

Farooq
 - 
Wednesday, 6 Jun 2018

Hope this govt give focuses on agriculture field. Wiithout production we cant survive

Shahir
 - 
Wednesday, 6 Jun 2018

Ministers sworn. Now you can start drama, politricks and fights for next 5 years

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July 9,2020

Bengaluru, Jul 9: The M Chinnaswamy cricket stadium and the Bengaluru Palace in Karnataka will be converted into a COVID-19 care centre, informed the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) on Thursday.

The Bangalore International Exhibition Centre was also recently converted into a COVID-19 care facility by the state government amid the rising number of COVID-19 cases.

R Ashoka, the state's COVID management in charge said, "People of Bangalore need not panic. All necessary equipment and preparation are being arranged by the state. We have over 600 ambulances ready to take care of COVID patients."

As per the data from the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Karnataka now has a total of 28,877 COVID-19 cases, including 16,531 active cases and 11,876 recoveries.

470 people have died of the infectious virus in the state so far.

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July 27,2020

Udupi, Jul 27: Karnataka chief minister B S Yediyurappa has appointed BJP leader Lalaji R Mendon as the new chairman of the State Backward Classes Commission.

Mendon is a three-time MLA from the Kapu Assembly constituency. During his second term as MLA, he was the Director in Konkan Railway’s Board.

Mr Yediyurappa has appointed 24 MLAs to different corporations in the state. Mendon is only one from coastal Karnataka.

Mendon is the only MLA representing BJP from fishermen's community. He was the president of Kaup unit of BJP Yuvamorcha. He also served as the state BJP secretary.

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July 12,2020

Tumakuru, Jul 12: A four-year-old boy was killed by a leopard at Rajendrapur hamlet at Hasige Hobli village near Huliyurdurga in Kunigal taluk.

Police said on Sunday that this was the third such attack by big cats in the district in a span of six months.

Forest officials said that the boy had gone with his mother to wash clothes at a tank and the animal attacked him while playing there on Saturday late evening. 

A passerby who witnessed the incident scared the animal, it escaped leaving the boy’s body behind.

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