New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) this morning gave a clean chit to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his address on ‘Mission Shakti’. The poll panel had set up a committee to examine whether Modi’s speech broke the Model Code of Conduct which is in force for Lok Sabha polls. ECI said there…
Pratap Simha on brisk campaign
March 29, 2019Mysuru: Stepping up his campaign, BJP candidate MP Pratap Simha went on a whirlwind tour of several villages in the taluk on Thursday. After the poll authorities validated his nomination, Pratap Simha went on a campaign spree, holding poll rallies at several villages in the taluk falling under Chamundeshwari Constituency. Simha begun the day on…
JD(S)-Congress joint campaign in Mysuru from Apr.1
March 29, 2019Hunsur: Stating that the JD(S)-Congress would launch a joint campaign for Mysuru-Kodagu LS seat Congress Candidate C.H. Vijayshankar, State JD(S) President A.H. Vishwanath has expressed confidence that Vijayshankar would win. Addressing a press meet at Hunsur on Thursday, Vishwanath said District Minister G.T. Devegowda, Kodagu District Minister S.R. Mahesh, former CM Siddharamaiah, MLA Tanveer Sait,…
Did a cab driver alert JD(S) on Income Tax raids?
March 29, 2019Bengaluru: Did an alert cab driver, who found bookings of a large number of SUVs to Hassan, Mandya and Mysuru very unusual, tip off JD(S) leaders on likely tax raids? In a video that is doing rounds in social media, a JD(S) women’s wing leader from Mandya has claimed that she had alerted CM…
Poll code violation: Complaint against Mysuru-Kodagu MP
March 29, 2019Mysuru: Accusing sitting Mysuru-Kodagu BJP MP Pratap Simha of violating the model code of conduct, the District Congress on Thursday lodged a complaint with Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, who is also the District Electoral Officer. The Congress has accused Pratap Simha and his followers of decorating the idol of Shiva, the presiding deity of…
Coalition partners take to streets against I-T raids
March 29, 2019Bengaluru: Venting ire against the Income Tax Department that launched a series of raids over several business houses and persons allegedly supporting Congress and Janata Dal (S) in Karnataka, the two party’s top leaders came to streets last afternoon and organised a major protest in front of the I-T Department Office in Bengaluru. The leaders…
Top Income Tax Officer in the line of fire
March 29, 2019No politician targeted in I-T raids, clarifies Department Bengaluru: B.R. Balakrishna, Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax and Director-General (Investigations), Karnataka and Goa, was the target of many barbs and allegations by politicians on Thursday. Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy alleged Balakrishna was acting like “an agent of the BJP” and was promised a gubernatorial post…
Raid was planned months in advance, say I-T sources
March 29, 2019Bengaluru: The contractor-official-politician nexus and their dealings caught the attention of Income Tax (I-T) officials who led yesterday’s simultaneous and coordinated raids. Certain tenders awarded in Mandya, Hassan and Ramanagaram in the last few months and technical approvals given to projects in the Irrigation and Public Works Departments are said to have come under the…
LS poll: Two candidates withdraw nominations
March 29, 2019Mysuru: With the deadline for withdrawal of nominations in respect of 14 Lok Sabha seats in the Southern part of the State ending at 3 pm this afternoon, two candidates who had filed their nomination papers from Mysuru-Kodagu LS seat, withdrew their nomination by 12.30 pm here at the Office of the Deputy Commissioner, who…
Dr. Yathindra appeals electorate to re-elect Dhruvanarayan
March 29, 2019Chamarajanagar: Varuna MLA Dr. Yathindra, son of former CM Siddharamaiah has appealed the people to re-elect Chamarajanagar Congress MP R. Dhruvanarayan with a huge margin. Addressing a meeting of party workers at Harave in the Taluk on Thursday, Dr. Yathindra said that the previous UPA Government headed by Dr. Manmohan Singh had waived Rs. 72,000…














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