Mysuru, June 14 -- 'IPS Officer Hemanth Nimbalkar gets paid leave overseas despite stadium stampede intelligence failure'

Predicting a major political shake-up by year-end, MLC A.H. Vishwanath asserted that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be replaced, with either Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar or AICC President M. Mallikarjun Kharge stepping in to lead the State.

Addressing a press conference at Jaladarshini Guest House in Mysuru this morning, Vishwanath criticised Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for Government's decision to conduct a fresh caste census.

He pointed out that over Rs. 180 crore had already been spent on the Kantharaj and Jayaprakash Hegde Commissions for the same purpose, questioning the fate of those reports now that a new surv...