Mysore/Mysuru: With the city witnessing a rise in chain-snatching incidents after a brief lull during the COVID-19 induced lockdown, L.R. Mahadevaswamy, a BJP leader and a former Mysuru Taluk Panchayat member, has chosen to create awareness among the people through a public address system fitted atop a vehicle, in all areas coming under Vijayanagar Police…
Congress accuses BJP Governments of hiding facts and figures on COVID-19
June 29, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing all the State BJP Governments of the country of hiding facts and figures regarding the spread of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic, State Congress Spokesperson M. Lakshman alleged that the BJP Government in Karnataka too is hiding data of about 50 percent of the infected patients. Addressing a press meet at Congress Bhavan near…
MLC polls: All seven candidates likely to be elected unopposed
June 19, 2020Bengaluru: All seven candidates from the three major parties (BJP, Congress and JD-S) are likely to be elected unopposed to the Legislative Council even as the deadline for filing of nomination papers ended yesterday. Polling is scheduled to take place on June 29 and it is highly unlikely that the voting may take place as…
CM striving to nominate defector MLAs to Legislative Council
June 17, 2020Bengaluru: With just 12 days to go for the Legislative Council Polls (June 29), Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa is striving to get MLC ticket for four defector MLAs who quit their seats last year for bringing the BJP Government to power in the State. Four MLAs — A.H. Vishwanath, R.Shankar, Roshan Baig and MTB Nagaraj…
Former MP condemns amendment to Land Reforms Act and hike in fuel prices
June 16, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: “The amendment to the Land Reforms Act will bring down the production of food grains drastically,” said former MP R. Dhruvanarayan. Addressing a press meet at Jaladarshini Guest House on Hunsur Road here yesterday, he said that the amendments to the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961, would break the backbone of the country, the…
J.P. Nadda heaps praises on BSY’s leadership in handling COVID-19
June 15, 2020Jana Samvada virtual rally screened in Mysuru too Bengaluru: BJP National President J.P. Nadda was all praise for Karnataka’s handling of COVID-19 with special mention to Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) yesterday during a virtual address. Nadda highlighted the achievements of the Narendra Modi Government 2.0 as he addressed thousands of BJP leaders and workers…
RS polls: BJP finalises list of three candidates
June 7, 2020Bengaluru: As the elections to the four vacant Rajya Sabha (RS) seats from the State is scheduled to take place on June 19, the State BJP has finalised the names of three party candidates —- current RS MP Prabhakar Kore, former MP Ramesh Katti and Bengaluru Hotelier K.Prakash Shetty. While the BJP is certain to…
BJP Backward Classes Morcha lends helping hand to gas cylinder distributors
May 5, 2020On behalf of BJP Backward Classes Morcha, BJP City President Srivatsa distributed grocery kits to gas distributors at Parvathi Gas Agency near Bharati Convention Hall in Vidyaranyapuram yesterday (May 4). Similarly, kits were distributed to Kanakagiri, Gundurao Nagar, Ashokapuram, Bandikeri, Thonachikopal, Jayanagar and other area gas distributors yesterday. Morcha President Jogi Manju, former President Shivakumar,…
Mysuru’s veteran RSS leader gets phone call from Modi
April 27, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is making a special effort to check on the health of his senior colleagues in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in keeping with his reminder to people on Apr. 14 to take special care of senior citizens in their homes. The PM is calling on several…
Hunger hero feeds poor and hungry in Mysuru amid lockdown
April 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Times of crisis, it is said, brings out the best in us. As we go through the world’s biggest lock down, every day people are turning into real life heroes. Heroes who are ensuring that thousands of poor, migrant labourers get food. In Mysuru, H.V. Rajeev, a BJP leader, along with Mysuru City Corporation,…
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