Mandya: Darshan Puttannaiah of Sarvodaya Karnataka Party (SKP) is the only farmer’s representative of the State entering the Vidhana Soudha this time. The SKP, founded in 2005, has seen 2 Legislators thus far. They are the father son-duo of K.S. Puttannaiah and Darshan. While Puttannaiah had won in 2013 and 1994 (from Pandavapura), his son…
Booktalk: ‘Coorg Stories and Essays’ released
May 14, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: C.P. Belliappa’s latest book ‘Coorg Stories and Essays,’ published by Rupa Publications, was released recently. The blurb on the back cover summarises the contents of the book: A 360-degree perspective of history of the enchanting land of Coorg. In this deeply researched and evocative collection, C.P. Belliappa tracks the heartbeat of Coorg (Kodagu), portraying…
Congress retains hold over Chamarajanagar district, wins three out of four Constituencies
May 14, 2023Chamarajanagar: The Congress registered a big win in its stronghold of Chamarajanagar district, winning three out of the Four assembly segments. While, A.R. Krishnamurthy won from Kollegal (SC Reserve), former Minister C. Puttarangashetty who was pitted against BJP candidate and Minister V.Somanna in Chamarajanagar registered victory and so did H.M. Ganeshprasad in Gundlupet. The JD(S)…
BJP wins Bengaluru’s Jayanagar seat by just 16 votes after re-count
May 14, 2023Bengaluru: The high profile Jayanagar Assembly constituency in Bengaluru, became the last result to be announced by the Election Commission, after several rounds of re-counting of votes was taken up following a complaint by BJP candidate C.K. Ramamurthy after his Congress rival and sitting MLA Sowmya Reddy was declared winner yesterday afternoon. Sowmya Reddy of…
Environmental Changes by Bitcoin Mining in Niger
May 14, 2023Bitcoin mining refers to the process of solving complex mathematical algorithms to validate transactions on the blockchain network. However, this process requires a significant amount of computational power, which often leads to a massive consumption of electricity. Bitcoin mining operations have caused significant environmental changes, mainly due to their energy consumption. Mining operations consume an…
Voter is King. Long live the King
May 14, 2023Karnataka 2023 Assembly elections Indira Gandhi had reacted, rather cryptically, to a journalist who asked her how she felt after her 1980 Parliamentary elections’ victory trouncing the Janata Party, saying, ‘the whole world loves the winner.’ Of course, she did not say that the loser is an orphan. After yesterday’s unprecedented victory of the Congress…
Verdict 2023: Lessons & Warning
May 14, 2023What an emphatic victory for Congress and what a lesson the Karnataka voters have taught the State BJP that was corrupt, arrogant, incompetent and ill-prepared. The scale of Congress’ victory in the Karnataka Assembly elections is a record of both seats and vote share in over 30 years. The party has won 135 seats with…
An illuminating election!
May 14, 2023By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD This article is not about what happened at the election that we have just had in our State and what its outcome was. It is also not about who should have won and who should have lost at the hustings this time. It’s too late for that, because, by…
Shift MCC Zonal Office back to Gayathripuram
May 14, 2023Sir, The residents of K.C. Nagar and adjacent areas were visiting Gayathripuram Zonal Office of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) for payment of property tax and other issues concerning their property. But a couple of years back this Office was shifted to K.R. Mohalla, near Akkana Balaga, off Thyagaraja Road, inconveniencing the residents of this area….
C.S. Vijayalakshmi
May 14, 2023C.S. Vijayalakshmi (94), wife of late C. Srikantan, passed away at her residence ‘Mahalakshmi’, JLB Road, Lakshmipuram, today. She leaves behind two sons, two daughters, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at the foot of Chamundi Hill this afternoon, according to family sources.
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