Mysuru: Minister and NR Constituency Congress candidate Tanveer Sait’s assets has risen by Rs.4.94 crore in the past five years. Tanveer Sait had declared assets worth Rs.5.08 crore in 2013 and now his assets has reached Rs.10.02 crore, an increase of Rs.4.94 in five years. Tanveer Sait, a graduate, has property worth Rs.4.10 crore, his…
BJP leaders holed up in city hotel; hold talks since 6 am
April 24, 2018Bengaluru-Nilgiri Road out of bounds for public and party workers Mysuru: The President Hotel near Sub-Urban Bus Station on the Bengaluru-Nilgiri Road became a beehive of activity this morning where a meeting between BJP National General-Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Karnataka in-charge K. Muralidhar Rao and BJP’s election-in-charge for Karnataka, Union HRD Minister…
M.K. Somashekar declares Rs.7.50 crore assetes
April 24, 2018Mysuru: K.R. Constituency Congress MLA and party candidate M.K. Somashekar has declared his assets as worth Rs.7.50 crore. Somashekar, in his asset declaration in nomination papers filed yesterday, has said that his wife L. Kusuma and daughters M.S. Meghana and M.S. Pranusha as dependents. Somashekar has said that he has movable properties worth Rs.34,35,433 and…
Congress leaders want Priyanka Gandhi to campaign
April 24, 2018Bengaluru: With the May 12 Assembly Polls fast approaching, Congress leaders are said to be exhorting pressure on Priyanka Gandhi, sister of All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Rahul Gandhi, to campaign in the State. Some top Congress leaders who met Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and KPCC President Dr. G. Parameshwara, have urged them to convince…
HDK says Bhavani Revanna’s remark was not against MLA
April 24, 2018Mysuru: State JD(S) President and former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) has maintained that party leader Bhavani Revanna’s remark in a video was not aimed at defeating K.R. Nagar MLA S.R. Mahesh and the remark was in fact a call to defeat father-son duo. Making a reference to Bhavani Revanna’s remark which went viral a few…
Cartoons that will make you want to go vote
April 24, 2018Mysuru: Where would India feature on a list of the top 25 countries with the highest voter turnout in the world? In 2104 general elections, the average election turnout over all nine phases was around 66.38%, the highest ever in the history of Indian general elections. Compare this statistics with Belgium where 87.2% of voting-age…
Mega voters awareness rally this evening
April 24, 2018Mysuru: In a bid to create awareness among people on the necessity and importance of voting in election, SVEEP (Systematic Voters Educational Electoral Participation) Committee has organised a mega awareness rally today at 4 pm in city. About 1,300 people from all walks of life are expected to participate in the event. The mega rally…
HC asks UGC to expedite decision on KSOU plea
April 24, 2018Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has ordered the University Grants Commission (UGC) to grant recognition at the earliest to the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) in the academic year 2018-19 itself. The UGC had filed a writ appeal with the Division Bench, questioning the order of the Single Bench regarding recognition to KSOU. The matter…
Stones pelted at BJP office in city
April 24, 2018Mysuru: In the wake of BJP denying ticket to party State President B.S. Yeddyurappa’s son B.Y. Vijayendra to contest from Varuna, irate party workers threw stones at the party office in Nazarbad this afternoon. Angry party workers, shouting slogans in support of Vijayendra, pelted stones at the portraits of leaders that were pasted outside the…
Thespian Dr. Rajkumar remembered
April 24, 2018Mysuru: The 89th birth anniversary of Thespian late Dr. Rajkumar was celebrated at various places in city this morning. On behalf of the District Administration, the statue of Dr. Rajkumar at Rajkumar Park in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple was garlanded by Deputy Commissioner Darpan Jain. ADC T. Yogesh, ZP CEO P. Shivashankar, DCP N….
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