Mysore/Mysuru: The BJP’s selection of candidates for the Lok Sabha (LS) polls in Karnataka released last evening includes notable replacements, one of which is the allocation of the Mysuru-Kodagu ticket to Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, the scion of the erstwhile Mysore royal family. Speculations about Yaduveer’s candidacy had been circulating for some time and the…
LS Polls: Nine MPs dropped, new faces emerge in BJP’s Karnataka list
March 14, 2024New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its second list of candidates last evening for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Comprising 72 candidates, the list spans 10 States, including Karnataka (20 seats), and one Union Territory. While some anticipated candidates secured spots on the list, there were also notable omissions, making the overall list…
Prathap Simha denied BJP ticket …but the lion will roar…
March 14, 2024The BJP ticket for the Mysuru-Kodagu Parliamentary election 2024 has gone to Mr. Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, the adopted son of Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar of the Mysore Royal Family. 2. The BJP voters, specially the RSS-Modi fans and supporters, were expecting the incumbent MP Prathap Simha to do the hat-trick by getting the ticket for…
Hundreds rally behind Prathap Simha for LS ticket
March 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In an emotional display of solidarity, supporters of Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha protested this morning, advocating for his candidacy in the upcoming Lok Sabha (LS) election. They decried the party High Command’s apparent move to deny him a chance to contest the elections for the third time in a row. Gathering near the Hinkal…
Mysore Paints to be developed as a competitive brand: Minister
March 13, 2024Bengaluru: Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries M.B. Patil on Monday chaired a board meeting of the State-owned Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited (MPVL) to discuss the strategies needed to be adopted to increase its production capacity and financial turnover and added that the aim is to develop ‘Mysore Paints’ as a brand to…
Give priority for drinking water: District Minister
March 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Social Welfare and Mysuru District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa instructed the Officers to stay alert by ensuring that no water crisis erupts in the district, with due priority to use water sources only to meet drinking water requirements. He was speaking during a meeting on handling drought situation with Officers at Zilla Panchayat (ZP)…
PM Modi virtually opens Multi-Modal Logistics Park
March 12, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today virtually inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for railway projects worth Rs. 1,06,000 crore, including the Multi-Modal Logistics Park (MMLP) or Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Kadakola near Thandavapura in Nanjangud taluk of Mysuru district and launched 10 new Vande Bharat trains including the Mysuru-Dr. MGR Central (Chennai) Vande…
Second Mysuru-Chennai Vande Bharat train from April 5
March 12, 2024PM Modi virtually flags off inaugural run from Chennai to Bengaluru Mysore/Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off 10 new Vande Bharat trains this morning, including the second Vande Bharat Express between Mysuru and Chennai via Bengaluru. This brings the total count of Vande Bharat trains plying across India to 50, covering 45 nationwide routes. …
Smash & Grab!
March 12, 2024City industrialist loses laptop and badminton kit worth Rs. 1.20 lakh as miscreants break window & steal Mysore/Mysuru: In a broad daylight incident of smash and grab where miscreants made away with a laptop and badminton kit by breaking open the rear window glass of a car has been reported in city. The incident took…
Solar Ropeway proposed at Chamundi Hill: Gadkari
March 11, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant development for the tourism infrastructure of Mysuru city, the Centre will allocate Rs. 114 crore for the construction of a solar ropeway leading to Chamundi Hill. This announcement was made by Union Minister for Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari in the city yesterday. The ropeway project aims to enhance accessibility to…















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