New Delhi: Terming protests against its judgement on the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act as “ill-informed” or “misled”, the Supreme Court yesterday refused to suspend operation of the verdict and clarified that it had not diluted a single provision of the legislation. “The judgement is not in conflict with the SC/ST Act. It does not…
Mysuru: Among the Assembly constituencies that will come under intense scrutiny in Karnataka is Chamundeshwari, the constituency that has got its name from Goddess Chamundeshwari, the presiding deity of Mysuru where former friends Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and current MLA G.T. Devegowda are fighting a bitter electoral battle. After some indecision, the CM has finally decided…
Mysuru: BJP State Vice-President and former Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad has taken objection to Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s statement where the CM had said, “Ask B.Y. Vijayendra’s father B.S. Yeddyurappa to contest in Varuna Constituency.” Sreenivasa Prasad said, “These words from the CM do not suit his position. The CM’s words demean his own stature,” he…
Mysuru: Accusing Chief Minister Siddharamaiah of resorting to caste politics by ticking some Vokkaliga leaders to hold a press meet supporting him (CM) yesterday, State JD(S) President and former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy said that the CM’s caste politics will not at all work in Chamundeshwari constituency from where he (CM) is contesting. Addressing a press…
Bagalkot/Haveri: Close on the heels of the State Government submitting recommendation to the Centre for a separate minority status for Lingayats, BJP National President Amit Shah has announced that BJP on no count will allow division of a religious community citing the decision of Siddharamaiah as pre-planned. He was speaking at a meeting of over…
Shivamogga: Congress President Rahul Gandhi yesterday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “not uttering a word” on the CBSE question paper leak. “Information leak and question paper leak – this is Modi’s governance,” Rahul Gandhi said. Rahul addressed a public meeting in Shivamogga on the fifth leg of his tour of poll-bound Karnataka…
Bengaluru: The BJP which is making all efforts to regain power in the State, is most likely to release its first list of candidates on Apr.10. BJP National President Amit Shah will tour Mumbai-Karnataka districts from April. 8 to 10, during which the BJP Parliamentary Board will meet at a resort in the outskirts of…
Mysuru: The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry’s National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) has announced the yearly Ranking yesterday and sadly the century-old University of Mysore, is missing from the list. Last year the University with 42.82 marks was placed 36 among the Universities in the country and overall 57th and had bagged the first…
Mysuru: In the wake of reports that Chief Minister Siddharamaiah is finding it difficult in Chamundeshwari Constituency, a group of veteran Vokkaliga leaders from the Constituency have thrown its weight behind the Chief Minister. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, Mavinahalli Siddegowda, who had unsuccessfully contested from the constituency in 1989, said that Siddharamaiah had…
Mysuru: A park which was lying in a state of neglect with wild growth is now blooming with greenery even in the summer season. In a park where hardly anybody could step in has now become a favourite place of the walkers. And one person, a retired government official is responsible for this transformation. Retired…
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