Bengaluru: Despite the Congress High Command insisting him to contest from Mandya Assembly segment, Actor and sitting Mandya MLA Ambarish is said to have refused to contest the May 12 Assembly polls. Ambarish, who was allotted the party ticket from Mandya, is reported to have bluntly told the High Command that he will not be…
H.V. Rajeev to contest as independent
April 21, 2018Mysuru: With the party denying him the ticket to contest from Krishnaraja Constituency, BJP leader and District Co-operative Union President H.V. Rajeev had convened a meeting of his supporters at Nityananda Convention Hall here this morning to get their opinion. While most of the speakers urged Rajeev to contest either as an independent candidate or…
Karnatak classical vocal recital by Sreeranjini tomorrow
April 21, 2018Mysuru: City’s cultural organisation Bhanuvara Sanje Geleyara Balaga, popularly known as BHASANGE Balaga, will present a Karnatak classical vocal recital by Vidushi H.S. Sreeranjini of Bengaluru at Vasudevacharya Bhavana of Nadabramha Sangeetha Sabha, JLB Road here on Sunday, 22nd April at 6 pm. BHASANGE Balaga is providing a platform for young talents in the field…
Training for Booth officers at respective Constituency tomorrow
April 21, 2018Mysuru: A training for Polling Booth Officers — Returning Officers (ROs), Assistant Returning Officer (AROs) and Polling Officers (POs) — has been arranged tomorrow in the jurisdiction of respective Assembly Constituencies from 9 am. All the designated 16,565 booth officers have been asked by Deputy Commissioner, who is also the District Electoral Officer, to report…
Man goes missing from city
April 21, 2018Mysuru: A 33-year-old man, who left his house on Apr.8 at about 9.30 pm, saying that he was going to his colleague’s house, has since gone missing. The missing person is Ramu, a resident of B.M. Sri Nagar. Ramu is 5.5 ft. tall, fair complexioned, oval faced, normal built, speaks Kannada and Tamil and was…
LATHI CHARGE: Congress-JD(S) activists clash in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple before CM Siddharamaiah, MLA G.T. Devegowda file nominations
April 20, 2018Mysuru: Even as both Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and JD(S) MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) were on a temple-hopping spree before filing their nominations separately for the Assembly election from Chamundeshwari, tense situation prevailed this noon at Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple. The Police resorted to lathi charge as supporters of both the Congress and JD(S) gathered in thousands…
Badami suspense continues as CM plays cards close to chest
April 20, 2018Mysuru: The suspense over Chief Minister Siddharamaiah contesting in two seats — from Badami in Bagalkot District and Chamundeshwari in Mysuru District — continued even today as the Chief Minister is playing cards close to his chest. He said, “You will know tomorrow.” At an interaction with journalists organised by Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA)…
Madikeri Congress candidate’s ticket put on hold
April 20, 2018Madikeri: After the Congress released its first list of 218 candidates for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly election, the party has put its contentious pick for the Madikeri seat on hold. The lawyer for absconding businessman Mehul Choksi, H.S. Chandramouli, had originally been given a ticket by the party to contest the election from Madikeri. Sources…
Bhavani Revanna’s video clip creates stir
April 20, 2018Mysuru: A video clip in which JD(S) leader Bhavani Revanna, wife of former Minister Holenarsipur JD(S) MLA H.D. Revanna, who is also the son of former Prime Minister and JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda, is purportedly seen asking a group of people not to support a particular candidate in K.R. Nagar Constituency of the district…
Rahul Gandhi to campaign in Kodagu on Apr. 27
April 20, 2018Madikeri: “For the first time, All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Rahul Gandhi, will be visiting Kodagu for the election campaign,” said Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Senior Vice-President Mittu Chengappa. He said that Rahul Gandhi, who will arrive at Gonikoppa in Virajpet Assembly Constituency on Apr. 27, will hold a public rally at the…















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