New Delhi: A day after his release from Tihar Jail, former Minister and senior Congress leader from Karnataka D.K. Shivakumar met All India Congress Committee (AICC) Interim President Sonia Gandhi and former President Rahul Gandhi, yesterday. Shivakumar’s younger brother and MP D.K. Suresh accompanied him. It may be recalled that Sonia Gandhi and MP Ambika…
Protests galore in City
October 25, 2019Mysuru: The city witnessed a series of protests by various organisations for different reasons this morning. Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Mahasabha: Nearly 1,000 members of Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Mahasabha held a silent protest march this morning seeking the arrest of journalist Vishweshwar Bhat for his alleged defamatory comments against Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji in…
District Minister calls for transparent distribution of relief money
October 25, 2019Mysuru: With Mysuru being one of the flood affected districts in the region, District Minister V. Somanna on Thursday directed officials to distribute flood relief money to the affected victims in a transparent manner. Speaking at a meeting to discuss flood relief works and crop loss in the district at the ZP Hall here yesterday,…
BJP State Chief asks workers to strengthen Party at Booth-level
October 25, 2019Mysuru: Maintaining that all hard-working Party workers will be suitably rewarded, State BJP Chief Nalin Kumar Kateel asked them to focus on strengthening the Party at the Booth-level as it is vital for the Party to get a strong foothold. Addressing a meeting of Party workers at the BJP Office in Chamarajapuram here yesterday, Kateel said…
MLAs’ disqualification case: SC resumes hearing
October 25, 2019New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning resumed the hearing on the petitions filed by disqualified Karnataka MLAs, who have questioned their ouster by former Assembly Speaker K.R. Ramesh Kumar. Soon after the hearing began, Senior Counsel Kapil Sibal, who appeared for the then Assembly Speaker, presented a strong case defending the disqualification of the…
MCC Comr. assures regular water supply by year-end to areas coming under N.R. Assembly segment
October 25, 2019Mysuru: A day after he came under severe attack from Corporators at the MCC General Council meeting on Tuesday for failing to address drinking water woes, MCC Commissioner Gurudatta Hegde on Wednesday said that measures will be taken to supply regular drinking water to all MCC wards coming under N.R. Assembly segment. Speaking at a…
K.R. Mills partially demolished for Mysuru-Bengaluru road widening
October 25, 2019Mysuru: With the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway being widened, a portion of the building of K.R. Mills, a heritage structure on the Highway, was razed on Wednesday, to facilitate road widening. The Krishnarajendra Textile Mills, popularly known as K.R. Mills,was established by the then Maharaja of Mysore Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar in 1929,to provide employment to the people…
Tourist Guide assault case: Police launch search operation based on car registration number
October 25, 2019Mysuru: Lashkar Police, who have registered a case against unknown persons who had assaulted Tourist Guide David Alexander on Tuesday morning, have began their search operation to trace and nab the absconding accused. The Police, based on the car’s registration number, went to Bengaluru and collected the address of car owner from the RTO there. The…
Opposing Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Farmers block Mysuru-Najangud Highway, taken into preventive custody
October 25, 2019Mysuru: About 45 members of Karnataka State Sugarcane Growers Association were taken into preventive custody by City Police while they tried to block Mysuru-Nanjangud Highway near the Ring Road junction, here this morning. They were taken into custody as they continued to protest despite Police asking them to vacate the place. The farmers protested against…
Chidambaram’s ED custody extended till Oct. 30
October 25, 2019New Delhi: The Special CBI Court yesterday extended the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) custody of former Union Minister P. Chidambaram in the INX Media case till Oct. 30. The investigating agency had sought an extension of Chidambaram’s custody as his 7-day custody ended yesterday. Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar allowed the ED to quiz Chidambaram and…















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