Shivakumar is Mayor, Dr. Roopa Deputy Mysore/Mysuru: Ending the suspense over the election of the new Mayor, with neither of the three major parties — BJP, Congress and JD(S) — having a majority of their own in the 65-member Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), Shivakumar (Ward 47) of the BJP was elected as the Mayor and…
BJP to hold mega rallies in September and October
August 30, 2022Bengaluru: With the Assembly elections just a few months away, the ruling BJP has planned mega ‘Janotsava’ rallies at 6 prominent places across the State in the months of September and October. The decision to hold mega rallies comes after former Chief Minister and Lingayat strongman B.S. Yediyurappa’s visit to New Delhi a couple of…
40 percent commission controversy: HDK urges contractors to boycott Govt. tenders
August 27, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Amid the 40 percent commission charge by the Contractors’ Association in public works, JD(S) leader and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) yesterday urged them to boycott Government tenders for six months, aimed at ending corruption. The former CM alleged that both the national parties — Congress and BJP — have been indulging in…
40% Commission, 100% NO Prosecution
August 27, 2022Come elections, and along come allegations. And so, it continues, the politics of allegation never leading to prosecution. Rarely are allegations by an Opposition party taken to their logical end. The Opposition party will kick and scream. They will organise yatras, sit for dharnas and declare bandhs against the ruling party’s corruption. But when they…
BJP elevates Yediyurappa with eyes set firmly on 2023 polls
August 18, 2022New Delhi: Former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa expressed immense happiness over his induction as a member of the BJP Parliamentary Board and Central Election Committee and said that his aim would be to ensure the saffron party’s win in the 2023 Karnataka Assembly election. “I will faithfully discharge responsibilities given to me by the party….
Siddu questions BJP’s contribution for country’s independence
August 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Asserting that it was the Congress which fought for the country’s freedom, Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamiah questioned the BJP’s contribution in the freedom struggle. He was speaking after launching the Congress padayatra marking the 75th year of independence at Yelwal in the outskirts of the city on Sunday. Pointing out that…
‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign: BJP sets 75 lakh target
August 7, 2022Bengaluru: The State BJP has set a target of hoisting the Tri-colour atop 75 lakh houses across the Karnataka as part of ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign launched by the Centre to celebrate the 75th year of Independence. Announcing this at a press meet here recently, State BJP General Secretary N. Ravikumar said the National Flag…
BJP’s Chinchansur elected unopposed to Legislative Council
August 5, 2022Bengaluru: BJP candidate Baburao Chinchansur has been elected unopposed to the lone vacant seat in the Legislative Council. The seat had fallen vacant following the resignation of C.M. Ibrahim, who quit the Congress to join JD(S) a few months ago. Although the Election Commission had set Aug.11 as the date of polling to elect the…
Killing of BJP Yuva Morcha leader in DK district: Hindu activists take out protest rally
July 30, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly condemning the recent brutal murder of Praveen Nettaru, a BJP Yuva Morcha leader and Hindu activist, in Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district, hundreds of Hindu activists and BJP leaders and workers, under the banner of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti, took out a massive rally in the city this morning. The activists, who converged…
Murder of BJP Yuva Morcha leader: Bommai Government’s Janotsava rally cancelled
July 28, 2022Bengaluru: Following the brutal murder of BJP Yuva Morcha leader and Hindu activist Praveen Nettaru at Bellare in Dakshina Kannada district late night on Tuesday and the subsequent anger of the party workers and public outrage, the State Government cancelled the ‘Janotsava’ rally to mark the first anniversary of Basavaraj Bommai Government, that was scheduled…
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