Mysore/Mysuru: Siddharamaiah expressed his delight over his grandson’s interest in politics. Dhawan, the son of Siddharamaiah’s late elder son Rakesh Siddharamaiah, accompanied his grandfather to Mysuru to witness Siddharamaiah’s nomination filing as the Congress candidate for Varuna. Siddharamaiah explained that he is happy to see his grandson’s interest in politics and that Dhawan’s visit was…
Hubballi: Accusing B. L. Santosh, BJP National General Secretary (Organisation), of shaking the very foundation of the party by cutting short the prospects of popular party leaders, former Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar, who quit the BJP to join the Congress, squarely blamed Santosh for him being denied the BJP ticket from Hubballi-Dharwad Central seat. Addressing…
Mysore/Mysuru: S.A. Ramdas, the BJP MLA of Krishnaraja Assembly Constituency, who had been sulking over not getting the ticket to contest the coming election on May 10, has decided to remain as a common worker of the party. Addressing media persons at his office in Vidyaranyapuram in city last evening, Ramdas said: “It is important…
Mysore/Mysuru: The nomination-spree continued on the fifth day today, with many candidates representing different parties and independent contestants filing their nomination papers across the district. The deadline for filing of nomination papers is Apr. 20. As the last day (Thursday) is considered as inauspicious due to Amavasya (New Moon Day) coupled with solar eclipse, candidates…
New Delhi: India has become the world’s most populous country, overtaking China, data released by the United Nations today showed. According to UN estimates, India’s population is 142.86 crore against China’s 142.57 crore. This is the first time that India has topped the UN list of most populous countries since it started collecting population data…
Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra, who is also the District Electoral Officer, has announced that with the Model Code of Conduct in effect for the May 10 Assembly polls, candidates and political parties are required to obtain prior permission (pre-certification) before releasing campaign advertisements on electronic and social media. The move has come after…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) yesterday attached assets worth Rs. 11.04 crore belonging to Congress MP Karti Chidambaram and others in connection with the alleged INX media money laundering case. The seized assets include both movable and immovable properties in the Kodagu district, according to a statement. “During the investigation, it was revealed that…
Mysore/Mysuru: A leopard, which was trapped in a cage at an agricultural field in Rangasamudra village of T. Narasipur taluk, has been shifted to Bannerghatta Biological Park in Bengaluru. Villagers of Rangasamudra, who had spotted the leopard in the agricultural field, had lodged a complaint to the Forest Department officials. The T. Narasipur Leopard Task…
Mysore/Mysuru: Former Congress MLA Vasu of Chamaraja Constituency, who was not given ticket for the coming elections on May 10, has said: “I belong to the Congress party forever and have decided not to contest the election either from any other party or as an independent candidate. I have decided not to leave Congress forever.”…
Mandya: If speculations turn out to be true, the Mandya Assembly Constituency will witness another closely contested electoral battle, as Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy is considering running in Mandya as his second seat, alongside Channapatna, which he currently represents in the Legislative Assembly. In the 2018 elections, Kumaraswamy successfully contested from both Channapatna…
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