Mysuru: Today being the last day for filing of nominations for 14 Lok Sabha seats in Southern half of the State, there was a frenzy for filing of papers. The 14 LS seats going to polls on Apr. 18 are Mysuru-Kodagu, Mandya, Hassan, Chamarajanagar, Bengaluru North, Bengaluru Central, Bengaluru South, Bengaluru Rural, Tumakuru, Chikkaballapur, Dakshina…
Midnight Surprise: BJP picks young face Tejasvi over Tejaswini for Bengaluru South
March 26, 2019New Delhi/ Bengaluru: In a midnight surprise, the BJP has picked young face Tejasvi Surya for the prestigious Bengaluru South Lok Sabha seat, which was widely expected to go to Tejaswini Ananth Kumar, wife of late Union Minister Ananth Kumar, who passed away in November last year. The Minister had won six straight terms from…
Creating another Ananth Kumar in Bengaluru South…
March 26, 2019Bengaluru: In 1996, Bengaluru South Lok Sabha Constituency was held by BJP MP K. Venkatagiri Gowda, a veteran. Although he was expecting a re-election, the BJP decided to bring in a young candidate to Bengaluru South. The candidate was 37-year-old Ananth Kumar. The decision to give a newcomer the ticket was frowned upon by many…
PM Modi in Mysuru on Apr. 7
March 26, 2019Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address an election rally in Mysuru on Apr.7, said Senior BJP leader R. Ashoka in city yesterday. Modi is expected to address huge rallies at seven places across Karnataka.
JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda files nomination from Tumakuru
March 26, 2019Tumakuru: JD(S) Supremo and former PM H.D. Deve Gowda filed his nomination as the JD(S)-Congress coalition candidate from Tumakuru Lok Sabha seat at the Deputy Commissioner’s office here on Monday. Deve Gowda had given up his Hassan seat to his grandson Prajwal Revanna, son of PWD Minister H.D. Revanna. The JD(S) Supremo after performing puja…
Nikhil’s nomination: SP letter asking CESC officials to provide uninterrupted power lands in soup
March 26, 2019Mandya: A letter purportedly written by Mandya SP Shivaprakash Devaraj asking the CESC authorities to ensure uninterrupted power supply across the district during the filing of nomination by JD(S)-Congress coalition candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy has led to controversy. The SP, in his letter, is said to have asked for uninterrupted power supply at Mandya city during…
Traffic diversion during Nikhil’s nomination filing causes hardship to commuters
March 26, 2019Mandya: The District Administration’s decision to divert traffic from Mandya on the ever-busy Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway, caused severe inconvenience and a lot of hardship to thousands of commuters. As Nikhil Kumaraswamy was scheduled to file his nomination in a huge road show, the authorities had diverted traffic on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway passing through Mandya, from 9 am…
Phone tapping: Sumalatha files complaint with EC against HDK Govt.
March 26, 2019Bengaluru: Accusing that the State Government was tapping her phones and misusing Government machinery, Actor Sumalatha, who is contesting as an independent candidate from the Mandya Lok Sabha seat against Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy’s (HDK) son Nikhil, has filed a complaint with the Election Commission (EC) here yesterday. Speaking to reporters after meeting the…
Maria Monica Susairaj back in news
March 26, 2019Former Kannada starlet from Mysuru on the run; named in seven complaints of cheating Mysuru: It is nearly 11 years since the sensational murder case of Television Executive Neeraj Grover in which the Mysuru’s former Kannada starlet Maria Monica Susairaj was an accused. She was released after serving a jail sentence of three years. After…
FIR registered against MP Pratap Simha
March 26, 2019Mysuru: An FIR has been registered against Mysuru- Kodagu Parliament Seat BJP candidate Pratap Simha for violating model code of conduct by allegedly misusing Postal Service for campaigning. It may be recalled that President of Karnataka Backward Classes Awareness Forum K.S. Shivaramu recently accused MP Pratap Simha and BJP of misusing Postal Department officials for…
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