Chamarajanagar BJP candidate S. Balraj’s wife owns more properties than him Chamarajanagar: Congress candidate Sunil Bose, son of Social Welfare Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, contesting from the Chamarajanagar (SC reserved) Lok Sabha Constituency, has declared assets worth Rs. 7.84 crore. Intriguingly, he does not possess any vehicle registered in his name. The 42-year-old Sunil Bose…
Dr. C.N. Manjunath files nomination from Bangalore Rural seat
April 4, 2024Ramanagara: Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha Constituency BJP candidate Dr. C.N. Manjunath, renowned Cardiologist and a former Director of Bengaluru’s Jaydeva Hospital, filed his nomination papers at the DC office here this morning, with the deadline for filing of nomination papers ending today. Dr. Manjunath was accompanied by his wife Anasuya, MLAs Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan, M….
Siddu’s new-found love for Vokkaligas ridiculed
April 4, 2024Siddaramaiah made disrespectful remarks against Vokkaligas for many years: HDK Mysore/Mysuru: Former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) ridiculed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah for his sudden display of affection towards the Vokkaliga community, despite making disrespectful remarks about them for years. Addressing the media at Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Kumaraswamy sarcastically questioned Siddaramaiah’s newfound affinity for the…
Rahul Gandhi files papers, seeks re-election from Wayanad
April 4, 2024Wayanad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi filed his nomination on Wednesday seeking re-election from Wayanad Constituency in Kerala for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. Kerala will be going to elections in the second phase on Apr. 26 along with Karnataka. Rahul Gandhi, the sitting MP of Wayanad, accompanied by his sister Priyanka Gandhi and All India…
‘Go Back’ posters target Sunil Bose in Chamarajanagar
April 4, 2024Chamarajanagar: Hours before Sunil Bose submitted his nomination papers for the Chamarajanagar Constituency, ‘Go Back’ posters surfaced in various parts of Chamarajanagar town. These posters targeted Sunil Bose, accusing him of involvement in the sand mafia. The ‘Go Back’ posters labelled Sunil Bose as the ‘king of the sand mafia’ and were found pasted at…
Prathap Simha’s comment on KSOU ‘Vokkaliga Certificate’ angers academicians
April 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Incumbent Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha’s re-mark directed at Congress candidate M. Lakshmana, questioning and likening his ‘Vokkaliga caste certificate’ to those issued by KSOU, has drawn criticism from academicians. Speaking to the media after BJP candidate Yaduveer Wadiyar filed his nomination yesterday, Simha criticised Lakshmana’s candidacy. He highlighted Lakshmana’s habit of making uncivilised comments,…
16 file nomination papers as deadline ends today
April 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: With just under an hour left for the deadline for filing of nomination papers for 14 Lok Sabha seats in the State which are going to the polls on Apr.26, as many as 16 candidates have filed their nomination papers for Mysuru-Kodagu LS constituency, when we went to the press this afternoon. On the…
IPS Officer Vipul Kumar on Central deputation
April 4, 2024Bengaluru: Senior IPS Officer Vipul Kumar has been immediately relieved to take up a Central deputation. Vipul Kumar, who is the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Recruitment, has been appointed as the Inspector General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on a deputation basis for five years, a Government Order said. The State…
Pickpocketing during BJP events at Kushalnagar, Madikeri: 13 arrested; Rs. 65,960 cash, 12 mobile phones, two cars seized
April 4, 202411 among arrested are from Bhadravati in Shivamogga Madikeri: While it is unfortunately not uncommon for political leaders from different parties during election rallies to engage in mudslinging and accuse each other of being thieves and pickpockets, the situation took an ironic turn for certain BJP leaders in Kodagu. At recent rallies held in Madikeri…
Health Department official trapped while receiving bribe from caterer
April 4, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Lokayukta sleuths have caught a First Division Assistant (FDA) of the Health and Family Welfare Department while he was receiving a bribe of Rs. 50,000 from a food caterer to release the bill amount. Shivanaga, Proprietor of Vinayaka Catering, had supplied food amounting to Rs. 5,16,000 to the trainees of Health and Family Welfare…
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