Mandya: In a jolt to the ruling Congress, the BJP-JD(S) combine of NDA managed to wrest the President and Vice-President posts of Mandya City Municipal Council (CMC) in the polls held yesterday. Prakash of the JD(S) was elected as the President, while Arun Kumar of the BJP became Vice-President. M.A. Prakash (Nagesh) of the JD(S)…
BJP rebels to protest on Sept. 17 against party’s ‘corrupt elements’
August 13, 2024Belagavi: A day after the week-long Mysuru Chalo padayatra, undertaken by the BJP-JD(S) combine seeking the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the scam in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), concluded in Mysuru on Saturday, disgruntled BJP leaders upset with the style of functioning of State BJP Chief B.Y. Vijayendra and his father former…
Will Prathap Simha contest Channapatna bypoll?
August 13, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Rumours are rife within the BJP that former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha might be the chosen candidate for the upcoming Channapatna Assembly bypoll, representing BJP-JD(S) alliance. Insiders reveal that Simha was seen actively campaigning for H.D. Kumaraswamy, the Mandya BJP-JD(S) alliance candidate, further fuelling speculation about his potential candidacy in Channapatna. The State BJP…
Cafe Coffee Day Founder’s death: HDK targets DKS
August 11, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK), called out Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar (DKS), asking who is responsible for the death of Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) Founder V.G. Siddhartha. “Shivakumar was given a political life by S.M. Krishna at a time when he was living with Kotwal Ramachandra (a notorious rowdy)….
Book on CM’s 14 MUDA sites released by BJP
August 11, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A book titled ‘5,000 Niveshanagalannu Nungi Haakida Aa 14 Niveshanagalu’ (how 14 sites swallowed 5,000 sites), was released during the valedictory of ‘Mysuru Chalo’ Convention, organised by BJP-JD(S) at Maharaja’s College Grounds in city yesterday. Former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy, former CM and Haveri MP…
Valedictory of ‘Mysuru Chalo’ Padayatra: Show of strength by BJP-JD(S) alliance
August 10, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Thousands of BJP-Janata Dal (Secular) workers gathered for the valedictory of the Mysuru Chalo Padayatra at Maharaja’s College Grounds this morning. Held a day after Congress Janandolana Convention at the same venue, this event became a display of strength for both the saffron and regional parties against their common rival, Congress, which is allegedly…
Congress throws its weight behind CM Siddaramaiah at Janandolana rally
August 10, 2024Done no wrong and won’t budge: Siddaramaiah Mysore/Mysuru: Amid mounting pressure by the BJP-JD(S) combine on Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to quit over his alleged role in MUDA (Mysuru Urban Development Authority) scam, the ruling Congress party Legislators, Cabinet Ministers and leaders threw their weight behind Siddaramaiah at the Janandolana rally organised by the State Congress…
BJP-JD(S) padayatra inching towards Mysuru amidst fanfare
August 8, 2024Tubinakere, Mandya: Setting the tone for the mega convention in Mysuru city on Aug. 10, demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the MUDA land allotment scam, the Rs. 187-crore embezzlement in the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation Ltd, and the diversion of funds meant for SC/ST development for Congress poll guarantees,…
Walk-the-talk: BJP-JD(S) leaders reflect on the journey till now
August 8, 2024CM must resign. This is our aim: R. Ashoka Tubinakere, Mandya: As BJP-JD(S) leaders marched towards Mysuru at Tubinakere Gate in Mandya around 11.15 am today, Star of Mysore Chief Reporter S.T. Ravikumar joined them, seeking their comments on the progress of the padayatra so far and the crowd response. The questions were asked as…
People’s welfare comes first: Nikhil Kumaraswamy at Mysuru Chalo
August 8, 2024Tubinakere, Mandya: “Public welfare has been sidelined under Congress rule, and our goal is to expose their failures. Since the Congress came to power by making promises and guarantees, all the Ministers and the CM have been plundering State resources. They have not even delivered 10 percent of their guarantees,” said State JD(S) Youth Wing…
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