Mysore/Mysuru: With Poet Laureate Kuvempu scripted ‘Kannada Nadageethe’ having completed 100 years in 2024, the University of Mysore(UoM), in association with Dasara Kavigoshti Sub-Committee, will be holding ‘Nadageethe-100 Sambhrama’ at a programme to take place at the Open Air Theatre in Manasagangothri campus at 9.30 am on Sept. 23. Announcing this at a press meet…
Dasara inauguration row: CM calls Prathap Simha a ‘fool’ for opposing Banu Mushtaq
September 16, 2025Bengaluru: On the day that the Karnataka High Court junked pleas filed by three individuals, including former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha, seeking to restrain International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq from inaugurating Dasara, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday lashed out at Prathap Simha, calling him a ‘fool’ for opposing Banu Mushtaq’s selection. Speaking after inaugurating…
Prathap Simha hits back, calls out CM over 14 MUDA sites
September 16, 2025Bengaluru: Barely a couple of hours after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah lashed out at him following the High Court’s dismissal of his plea opposing Banu Mushtaq’s Dasara inauguration, former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha hit back, saying those who acquired 14 MUDA sites illegally need not advise him on communal matters. Speaking in Bengaluru yesterday, Simha said,…
Hassan accident: CM defends relief amount, questions BJP’s record
September 14, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Expressing deep condolences over the tragic deaths of nine persons, who were mowed down by a speeding Canter during a Ganesha idol immersion procession in Hassan district on Friday night, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced that the State Government will provide Rs. 5 lakh compensation to the families of each victim. Speaking to presspersons at…
Education is a symbol of self-confidence: CM
September 14, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Swamiji dedicated his entire life for education of children, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah observed that everyone should have education as only education can make one live with self-respect and confidence. He was speaking after inaugurating Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Anubhava Mantapa and new office of JSS Hostels Alumni Housing Co-operative Society…
Chief Minister to visit city tomorrow
September 12, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be visiting the city tomorrow (Sept.13). The CM will leave Bengaluru HAL Airport by a special flight at 10.30 am tomorrow and arrive in Mysore Airport at 10.55 am, following which he will travel by road to Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Nagar near Varuna Lake, where he will inaugurate Sri Shivarathri…
CM’s car breaks rules while Govt. enforces them
September 7, 2025Siddaramaiah’s official car flagged six times for not wearing seatbelt, once for speeding; fines cleared Bengaluru, Sept. 7 (BCT)- The official Toyota Fortuner SUV, used by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, the highest executive authority in Karnataka, has been caught violating traffic rules on seven separate occasions since start of 2024. These violations were captured on camera…
State Govt. spending Rs. 65,000 crore annually for education sector: CM
September 6, 2025Bengaluru: Asserting that the State Congress Government is giving top priority for education, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said his Government is spending Rs. 65,000 crore annually for the education sector. The CM was speaking at the Teachers’ Day celebration organised at Vidhana Soudha Banquet Hall here yesterday. Reminiscing his early schooling days, he said he got…
Murmu-Siddu language banter charms audience at AIISH
September 2, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: A humorous language exchange between President Droupadi Murmu and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had the audience in splits during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) last evening. For many in the audience, this exchange between the nation’s First Citizen and the State’s Chief Minister became one of…
Police Officers honoured with coveted President’s Medal
September 2, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: In a grand ceremony held at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru on Saturday, Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot presented the coveted President’s Medal to three distinguished Police personnel in the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The awardees are: Dy.SP K.N. Yashwanth Kumar, CID Cyber Division, Bengaluru – Commendable Service Medal, M. Shivashankar, Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic),…














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