Mysuru: Accusing Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa of betraying the farmers, the Karnataka State Sugar Cane Growers Association has vowed to defeat the two in the upcoming Assembly polls. This decision was taken at a meeting of the Association that took place at Kuvempu Park near Gun House Circle here…
Polarisation of caste lines in high-profile Chamundeshwari
April 29, 2018Mysuru: The big fight of the Karnataka Electoral battle 2018 will be witnessed in Chamundeshwari in Mysuru district with Chief Minister Siddharamaiah taking on his one-time close friend G.T. Devegowda of the Janata Dal (secular). Will the constituency vote for the return of the prodigal or give its mandate to Devegowda is the talk of…
PM Narendra Modi to address 15 rallies in Karnataka from May 1
April 29, 2018Mysuru: With the Karnataka Assembly Polls heading for a bitter battle between the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP and JD(S), Prime Minister Narendra Modi who will address 15 rallies across the State from May 1. Announcing this at a press meet here this morning, MP Pratap Simha said that PM Modi will begin his…
Rahul Gandhi releases Congress Manifesto in Mangaluru
April 29, 2018Mangaluru: The ruling Congress Party in Karnataka released its manifesto in Mangaluru on Friday and assured to remove unemployment by creating 10 million jobs in the next five years, if the party is voted back to power. The Congress manifesto promises insurance for owners of micro, small and medium enterprises, one water tap in every…
JD(S) will come to power, asserts H.D. Deve Gowda
April 29, 2018Mysuru: Asserting that the JD(S)-BSP alliance will rule the State, no matter if it fell short of majority, JD(S) Supremo and former PM H.D. Deve Gowda debunked pre-poll surveys by some agencies, which have predicted that the JD(S) would not get more than 40 seats. Addressing a press meet here this morning, Deve Gowda said…
Siddharamaiah is funding Anna Bhagya scheme from State exchequer: HDK
April 29, 2018Mysuru: Strongly criticising Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s claim of distributing rice at subsidised rates to the public, State JD(S) President and former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy has maintained that the Government was funding the Anna Bhagya scheme from the State exchequer. Addressing a gathering in front of Chamundeshwari Temple at K.G. Koppal in city on Friday, Kumaraswamy,…
Gun shots fired at BJP leader’s house in South Kodagu
April 29, 2018Gonikoppa: Unidentified persons have fired gun shots at the house of Bollengada Dadu Poovaiah, Joint Secretary of BJP Krishi Morcha, at Cheenivada near Ponnampet on Friday midnight. However, no one was injured in the incident. But the gun shots have shattered the glass panes of the windows of the house. Poovaiah, who was fast asleep,…
‘Namma Yadavagiri Santhe’ draws huge crowd
April 29, 2018Mysuru: A one-day ‘Namma Yadavagiri Santhe’ (Funfair),’ organised by Namma Yadavagiri Residents Association, commenced this morning at Yadavagiri Bayalu Rangamandira. The fair concludes at 9 pm today. The fair has 24 stalls displaying organic food items, handmade paper covers, decorative festoons, bags and many more including dress materials. For the foodies there are a couple…
Parties banking on women self-help groups to bring votes
April 29, 2018Mysuru: With the May 12 Assembly polls fast approaching, political parties are looking at women self-help groups (Sthree Shakti Sanghas) to lure voters. The women self help groups, which are active in both urban and rural areas, have been a boon to some political parties. With the polls nearing, the women self-help groups have become…
Kannada Research Scholars undergo training in evaluation
April 29, 2018Mysuru: A five-day training-cum-workshop on “Testing and Evaluation and Item Writing” for the Kannada Research Scholars of Karnataka, was held at National Testing Service-India (NTS-I) of Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, recently. Prof. P.R. Dharmesh Fernandez, Professor-cum-Deputy Director, CIIL and Head, Centre for Testing and Evaluation, in his inaugural address, introduced about the…
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