CCD founder V G Siddhartha cremated at his ancestral village in Karnataka

19:06 July 31

Siddhartha's elder son Amartya lights the pyre

Siddhartha's elder son Amartya lit the pyre and performed the last rites at his native place Chethanahalli in Chikkamagaluru.

19:04 July 31

Hospitalised Gangaiah Hegde unable to attend his son's funeral

Siddhartha's father - Gangaiah Hegde, who has been undergoing treatment in a hospital, couldn't attend his son's funeral.

 

16:49 July 31

Chief Minister BS Yeddiyurappa reaches at Chikkamagaluru

Chief Minister BS Yeddiyurappa reaches at Chikkamagaluru

Chief Minister BS Yeddiyurappa reaches at Chikkamagaluru, for the funeral ceremony of the son-in-law of Former Union Minister SM Krishna and founder of Cafe Coffee Day VG Siddharatha.
 

Paying tributes to V G Siddhartha, Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa said that he was a simple man, a pioneer in popularising Indian coffee in the world. 

16:31 July 31

Huge crowd bids farewell to Coffee King in Chikkamagaluru

Huge crowd bids farewell to Coffee King in Chikkamagaluru. 

11:20 July 31

CCD outlets to be closed today

Cafe Coffee Day outlets closed to remain closed today. 

10:38 July 31

Siddhartha to be cremated at Chetanhalli estate

Post-mortem of coffee tycoon VG Siddhartha concludes

Preparation for VG Siddhartha's last rites begin Chetanhalli estate in Medgere. 

10:34 July 31

'Siddhartha's death exposes the ugly face of politically motivated institutions'

Former Karnataka Chief minister Siddaramaiah tweeted to express his disappointment saying that Siddhartha's death exposes the ugly face of politically motivated institutions. 

10:07 July 31

Karnataka Congress condemns Siddhartha's death

The Karnataka Congress tweeted to express its disappointment over Siddhartha's death claiming that it is a result of harrasment by the IT officials and a decline in India's entrepreneurial position. 

10:04 July 31

Relatives, friends confirm body found as Siddhartha's

Friends and relatives confirmed that the body recovered on the banks of Netravati river was of Siddhartha. 

09:40 July 31

Siddhartha's body fished out by fishermen

The body had washed ashore near Ullal and was fished out by local fishermen,  following which police reached the spot.

09:40 July 31

'Family members informed, body sent for autopsy'

Mangaluru Police Commissioner Sandeep Patil said: 

We found the body early this morning. It needs to be identified, we have already informed the family members.

We are shifting the body to Wenlock Hospital.

We will continue further investigation

09:30 July 31

CCD founder V G Siddhartha cremated at his ancestral village in Karnataka

CCD founder V G Siddhartha dead, cremation today

Mangalore: Following a massive search operation involving multiple agencies, the body of missing CCD founder-owner VG Siddhartha was found on the banks of Netravati River near Hoige Bazaar in Mangaluru.