Mysuru: It is exactly a week since the elections to the keenly-awaited Karnataka State Assembly was announced and already electoral officers have started cracking the whip. Till now, 144 raids have been conducted for violation of Election Model Code of Conduct that came into force the moment the election date was announced (Mar.27). Twenty-nine people…
Book row: Sreenivasa Prasad asks Cong. leaders to move Court against him
April 3, 2018Mysuru: Hitting back at Congress leaders who had asked him to move the Court in case any irregularities had taken place in last year’s Nanjangud by-poll, senior BJP leader and former Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad has said that whatever he had written in his book ‘Swabhimaana Rajakaranada Hinnele – Nanjangudu Vidhanasabha Upachunavane-Vishleshane’, explaining the electoral…
Varuna set to see a battle of first families of Karnataka politics
April 3, 2018Mysuru: Assembly elections in Mysuru region will see a battle between first families of Karnataka politics as in Varuna Dr. Yathindra Siddharamaiah, the second son of the current Chief Minister and Kuruba strongman Siddharamaiah is all set to take on B.Y. Vijayendra, the second son of former CM and Lingayat leader B.S. Yeddyurappa. Siddharamaiah is…
CM says BSY’s son Vijayendra ‘irrelevant’ in Varuna
April 3, 2018Mysuru: Brushing off the reports of former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa’s son B.Y. Vijayendra gaining popularity in Varuna constituency, Chief Minster Siddharamaiah has said that Vijayendra will not make any impact at Varuna. “Ask Vijayendra’s father to contest in Varuna…,” a visibly upset Siddharamaiah told reporters yesterday when asked about the candidature of Vijayendra from…
MCC implements cashless administration
April 3, 2018Mysuru: The property tax collection has begun this month and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is taking measures to transform the way payments are collected. It has implemented a cashless administration effective from Apr.1. The new system has been implemented following a directive by Directorate of Municipal Administration that has asked all the 274 local administrative…
Model Poll Code of Conduct: Govt. Guest Houses, vehicles under District Election Officer’s custody
April 3, 2018Mysuru: Following the announcement of poll schedule and Model Poll Code of Conduct in force from Mar.27 to May 18, all Guest Houses under the Government will be under the control of the Deputy Commissioner (DC), who is also the District Election Officer (DEO). Guest House rooms in city limits will be allotted at the…
Siddu to file nomination from Chamundeshwari on Apr. 23
April 3, 2018Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, who has been repeatedly asserting that he would be contesting from Chamundeshwari, will file his nomination papers from the constituency on Apr. 23. Addressing a poll rally at Harohalli in the taluk yesterday, Siddharamaiah said he had contested from Chamundeshwari seven times, out of which he won five times. Now he…
CM’s political career will end in Chamundeshwari: Deve Gowda
April 3, 2018Bengaluru: Lashing out at Chief Minister Siddharamaiah for his arrogance, JD(S) supremo and former PM H.D. Deve Gowda has said that the political career of the CM which began with Chamundeshwari Constituency, will also end there itself. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, Deve Gowda hit out at the seven rebel JD(S) MLAs who deserted…
Zoo Giraffe Gowri off to Bannerghatta Biological Park
April 3, 2018Mysuru: The more than a century-old Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) has begun the process of transporting a female giraffe to Bannerghatta Biological Park in Bengaluru today. Gowri, the giraffe, is being transported in a specially-designed container which is 16 ft. tall that will be mounted on a long-chassis truck with the help of…
Cauvery Water Dispute: SC to hear TN govt’s plea on Apr.9
April 3, 2018New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday posted to April 9, hearing of the Tamil Nadu government’s petition in the Cauvery water dispute. The TN government had filed a plea for initiation of contempt of court proceedings against the Centre for failing to implement the directions of the Feb.16 judgement to set up the Cauvery Management…
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