Mysore/Mysuru: Member of the erstwhile Mysore Royal Family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar who is in the fray in recently concluded Lok Sabha elections as BJP candidate from Mysuru-Kodagu Constituency had both sweet and bitter experiences during the campaign trail. Speaking to media persons at his office in Kuvempunagar on Saturday, Yaduveer who is in a…
Beating the heat with a green home
April 28, 2024House in Gokulam Third Stage is an oasis amidst urban landscape with more than 10,000 creepers Imagine living in a home where the melodic chirping of birds fills the air and lush hanging vertical gardens offer respite from the blazing sun. Such is the idyllic setting enjoyed by the residents of a home nestled in…
Mysuru-Kodagu LS Constituency records 71% polling
April 27, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha Constituency has recorded 71 percent poll percentage in the polls held yesterday, with the District Administration revising the figure this afternoon after collation of figures from all polling booths in each of the eight Assembly segments of the Constituency. According to the revised figure, Periyapatna Assembly segment recorded the highest…
Irate villagers ransack polling booth in Hanur, pelt stones
April 27, 2024Hanur: A section of villagers who had boycotted to vote in Chamarajanagar (SC Reserve) Lok Sabha Constituency that went to polling in the first phase of elections held yesterday, went on a rampage, damaging the polling booth at Indiganaththa village in the fringes of Male Mahadeshwara Hills forest in Hanur taluk of Chamarajanagar district. The…
Election Musings
April 27, 2024As I meet voters, party workers and politicians, I get the sense that fear-mongering and lies are afoot this election season, along with freebies. In today’s full-front-page advertisement in The Times of India, the BJP has warned the backward caste voters that Congress will add Muslims to their reservation list, essentially eating into their quota….
Brisk Polling: Mysuru-Kodagu LS Constituency records 67.55% till 6 pm
April 26, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Voting for the second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections began in Karnataka this morning at 7 am and is set to wrap up by 6 pm. In a departure from previous Lok Sabha polls, voters were observed flocking to the polling booths early in the morning in various parts of the city….
EVM-VVPAT case: SC rejects pleas seeking 100% cross-verification
April 26, 2024No change in vote counting process for election, rules Apex Court New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) this morning rejected petitions seeking 100 percent cross-verification of votes cast on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with paper slips generated through the Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) method. The two-Judge Bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice…
Orange Alert !
April 26, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Meteorological Centre Bengaluru, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), has issued a five-day heat-wave warning, effective until April with an orange alert, for parts of Karnataka. Overall, there will be a rise in maximum temperature by 2-3 degrees Celsius across the State in the next five days. The heat-wave alert will be issued when the…
Voting tomorrow from 7 am to 6 pm in 2,202 polling booths
April 25, 202420,92,222 Voters, 10,26,324 men, 10,65,714 women and 184 others, to decide fate of 18 candidates in Mysuru-Kodagu LS Constituency; Indelible ink to be applied on left forefinger Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru-Kodagu Constituency is gearing up for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, with voting scheduled for tomorrow, April 26, from 7 am to 6 pm. As per…
What’s closed, what’s open tomorrow?
April 25, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: As Karnataka prepares for voting tomorrow, Apr. 26, across 14 constituencies, various institutions, offices, and services are poised for closure in accordance with election protocols. Anticipated closures encompass several sectors, including schools, colleges, and similar educational institutions in Mysuru, along with non-essential government services. Corporate offices are directed to grant leave to their employees,…















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