K.R. Nagar: A government official on election work reportedly collapsed while on duty at a check post in the taluk and died in hospital yesterday. Gopalraje Urs (42), Superintendent, Horticulture Department, who was posted at a check post at Doddekoppalu in the taluk, is the deceased. Gopalraje Urs was said to have complained of chest…
Amit Shah in city tomorrow
May 4, 2018Mysuru: If Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a whirlwind tour across the State extending his election campaign rallies in 21 Constituencies instead of the initial 15, BJP National President Amit Shah is launching his next leg of poll campaign tomorrow in Mysuru region where the party needs to drum up support. Amit Shah’s…
PM flays Congress for ‘insulting’ Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa and General K.S. Thimayya
May 4, 2018Kalaburagi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly attacked the Congress party for its attitude towards Indian Army and disrespect the sacrifice soldiers had made to the country. Addressing a mammoth election rally in Kalaburagi N.V. College Ground yesterday, Modi said Congress doesn’t respect the sacrifices of our soldiers. “When our soldiers carried out surgical strikes, the…
KRS to reopen tomorrow
May 4, 2018Mandya, Mysuru: Brindavan Gardens at KRS in Mandya district, which was closed for tourists following the death of three tourists when a huge tree fell on them near the boating point on Tuesday evening following gusty winds and rain, will be reopened to tourists tomorrow. Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) Executive Engineer Basavarajegowda, speaking to…
Pre-poll seizures cross Rs. 150 crore in State
May 4, 2018Bengaluru/ Mysuru: More money and liquor seem to be flowing in this election than in the past, which could be an indicator of how fiercely the elections to the Assembly are being fought across the State. The Surveillance teams of the Election Commission have seized cash and goods besides liquor worth Rs.153.54 crore across the…
Jayanagar BJP MLA Vijayakumar dies of heart attack
May 4, 2018Bengaluru: B.N. Vijayakumar (60), a sitting BJP MLA from Jayanagar, died of a massive heart attack at a Bengaluru Hospital early this morning. Vijayakumar, a long time BJP member, was a bachelor. A BJP candidate from Jayanagar for the May 12 Assembly polls, Vijayakumar collapsed during a campaign rally in the Constituency late last evening,…
Rs. 50 lakh unaccounted cash seized from KSRTC bus
May 4, 2018Hanagodu: Election officials, Police and Paramilitary forces guarding the Manuganahalli check-post near Bilikere on the Mysuru-Madikeri Highway were in for a surprise this noon as unaccounted cash worth Rs. 50 lakh was seized from a KSRTC bus. The bus (KA-19-F-3142) was on its way from Mysuru to Udupi via Mangaluru and there were over 50…
Parameshwara hatching plot to defeat CM in Chamundeshwari, says BJP leader R. Ashoka
May 4, 2018Mysuru: Accusing Chief Minister Siddharamaiah of hatching a plot to ensure the defeat of KPCC President Dr.G. Parameshwara from Koratagere Constituency in the 2013 Assembly polls, senior BJP leader and former Deputy CM R. Ashoka has claimed that Dr. Parameshwara is now chalking out plans to ensure the defeat of the CM in Chamundeshwari Constituency…
Satisfied with development works taken up in Chamaraja Constituency: MLA Vasu
May 4, 2018Mysuru: Asserting that he was satisfied with the initiatives taken by him for the development of Chamaraja Constituency, Congress MLA Vasu has expressed hope that the people of the Constituency would re-elect him. Speaking to SOM amidst his campaign in the Constituency, Vasu, however, said that there was still a lot to be done for…
No booze days
May 4, 2018Mysuru: To ensure free, fair and peaceful polling, the District Administration has issued orders prohibiting sale and storage of liquor during elections. Accordingly, hotels that serve liquor, bars, clubs, liquor shops (that serve and sell liquor) and pubs across the district will go dry for more than three days — from 6 pm on May…















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