Saving fuel: MoS Somanna travels on metro & bike to flag off express train in BengaluruMinister of State V Somanna travelled by Namma Metro and an electric bike, responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call to reduce fuel...
17 May, 2026, 09.16 PM IST
Jal Jeevan: Somanna disputes CM Siddaramaiah’s claims on Centre’s support to KarnatakaA dispute has emerged between Union Minister V Somanna and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah regarding the Jal Jeevan Mission program. ...
30 Apr, 2026, 09.27 PM IST
Somanna, Bommai & Wadiyar hit out at Congress over women’s quota BillUnion Minister V Somanna, MP Basavaraj Bommai, and MP Yaduveer Wadiyar criticized Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. They stated the Congress par...
23 Apr, 2026, 07.08 PM IST
Karnataka got record budget allocation for railways, says MoS Jalshakti V SomannaSixty-one railway stations across the state are being redeveloped under the Amrit Bharat Station Scheme, he told the media in Bengaluru.
09 Apr, 2026, 09.26 PM IST
Somanna hits back at Siddaramaiah’s ‘jobless minister’ jibe, invites him to Delhi office to see his workMinister of State for Railways V. Somanna challenged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to visit his Delhi office to verify his work, responding t...
04 Apr, 2026, 10.37 PM IST
Industries minister urges railway ministry to launch Bengaluru-Vijayapura express trainKarnataka Industries Minister MB Patil has urged the Union Railway Minister to introduce a long-awaited express train service connecting Be...
01 Apr, 2026, 07.56 PM IST
MoS V Somanna meets Amit Shah, seeks inclusion of Kadugolla in ST listUnion Minister V Somanna met Amit Shah to advocate for the Kadugolla community's inclusion in Karnataka's Scheduled Tribe list. A delegatio...
25 Mar, 2026, 09.57 PM IST
MoS V Somanna calls Siddaramaiah’s budget 'debt driven' with no focus on repaymentUnion Minister V Somanna has strongly criticized Karnataka's budget. He called it a debt-driven and anti-people exercise. Somanna alleged t...
06 Mar, 2026, 09.02 PM IST
Ballari violence: Karnataka pushed towards Goonda Raj, says MoS SomannaRather than accepting responsibility, the Congress government is resorting to misguided and desperate measures to mask its failures and shi...
04 Jan, 2026, 09.03 PM IST
Deputy CM Shivakumar will become Chief Minister on Jan 6: Congress MLAA Congress MLA predicts Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar will become Chief Minister on January 6. He believes Shivakumar should be give...
13 Dec, 2025, 03.57 PM IST
Union Minister instructs Railway exam board to rescind rule mandating students remove religious symbolsUnion Minister V Somanna instructed the Railway Recruitment Board to eliminate the rule requiring students to remove religious symbols duri...
28 Apr, 2025, 02.18 PM IST
Karnataka: BJP leader V Somanna not discussed joining Congress, says KPCC president ShivakumarShivakumar's comments come in the wake of heightened efforts in the Somanna camp to bargain a deal with the BJP central leadership. Section...
27 Nov, 2023, 07.34 PM IST
Nalin Kumar Kateel rubbishes reports of resigning as Karnataka BJP chiefAccording to Kateel, he was asked to continue due to the Assembly election. "Already, the process of my replacement has started," he told r...
24 Jun, 2023, 01.46 PM IST
Karnataka: Over a dozen Cabinet colleagues of Basavaraj Bommai lose in assembly electionMinisters V Somanna and R Ashoka contested from two constituencies each. While Ashoka retained his Padmanabhanagar seat and lost in Kanakap...
15 May, 2023, 12.23 PM IST
BJP will come back to power with 130 to 135 seats, says Yediyurappa"(V) Somanna (Minister and BJP candidate) will win the election in Varuna constituency. That's also I wanted to convey to you because I had...
08 May, 2023, 03.37 PM IST
Karnataka plans nine water aerodromes to boost connectivity, promote tourismThe government has identified Kali River, Byndur, Malpe, Mangaluru, Tungabhadra, KRS, Linganamakki, Almatti and Hidkal reservoirs as potent...
13 Jul, 2022, 10.41 PM IST
- B S Yeddyurappa appears before Lokayukta court; case posted to June 30
B S Yeddyurappa & V Somanna today appeared before a Lokayukta court in a case relating to alleged irregularities in denotification of land.
20 Jun, 2012, 02.14 PM IST