Bengaluru: Even as the rift in the Congress over the Mysuru Mayoral polls is yet to calm down, Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, who is reportedly upset over N.R. MLA Tanveer Sait’s action of handing over the Mayor’s post to JD(S) in his hometown of Mysuru, in a breach of agreement between the…
Waiting game till late night
February 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Mayoral polls this time was suspenseful even a day before the voting. This time the political scene was different over the strained relationship between Congress and JD(S), especially former Chief Ministers Siddharamaiah and H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK). Both the leaders have indulged in mud-slinging and have been washing their dirty linen in full…
Dhruvanarayan, Ramalinga Reddy installed as KPCC Working Presidents
February 22, 2021Bengaluru: Former Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayan and former Minister Ramalinga Reddy were installed as KPCC (Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee) Working Presidents at a programme held at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall here yesterday, taking the total number of KPCC Working Presidents to five. The Congress has three other Working Presidents — Satish Jarkiholi, Eshwar Khandre and Salim Ahmed, who…
Siddharamaiah inaugurates Mysuru Photo-Journalists Association
February 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah inaugurated the newly formed Mysuru Photo-Journalists Association (MPJA) at a programme organised at Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) office on Thyagaraja Road here yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Siddharamaiah likened Photo-Journalists to poets who see something extraordinary in everything. Noting that Photo-Journalists have their own ideas and…
Simple Suttur Jatra takes off
February 10, 2021Nanjangud: The two-day annual Suttur Jatra Mahotsava got off to a simple, yet traditional start at Suttur in Nanjangud taluk yesterday. The Jatra which used to be a six-day event in the past, has been limited to just two days this year on account of COVID-19 crisis. A simple mass marriage marked the first day…
Powers to DCRE for validation of caste certificates: Former CM urges Government to take back decision
February 8, 2021Bengaluru: Expressing strong reservation about the Government’s decision to vest the Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement (DCRE) coming under the Police Department, with the powers to issue validate caste certificates, Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has urged the Government to take back the decision in the interest of backward communities and other poor…
Thousands join rally against Farm Laws
January 20, 2021Bengaluru Cops prevent ‘Raj Bhavan Chalo’ by Congress Bengaluru: Urging the Union Government to repeal the three newly-introduced farm laws, the Opposition Congress Party, supported by farmers, staged a massive rally in Bengaluru today as part of its ‘Raj Bhavan Chalo.’ The party workers and farmers, who arrived this morning at KSR Bengaluru Railway Station…
Siddharamaiah urges for commissioning of ethnographic survey of Kurubas
January 20, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has urged the State Government to commission an ethnographic survey of Kuruba community, which has been demanding inclusion in Scheduled Tribe (ST) category. He was speaking after releasing a booklet on ST reservation for Kuruba community brought out by Karnataka Pradesha Kurubara Sangha, at a programme jointly…
Siddharamaiah inaugurates RamaGovinda Rangamandira
January 19, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that Mysuru, which is known as the Cultural Capital of the State, lacked Rangamandiras, Opposition Leader and former CM Siddharamaiah said that Mysuru essentially needed a full-fledged Rangamandira and RamaGovinda Rangamandira has provided one. He was speaking after dedicating RamaGovinda Rangamandira at Nrupathunga Kannada School premises in Ramakrishnanagar E and F Block here…
I am a target as I speak truth, says former CM Siddharamaiah
January 18, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: “I am being targeted for speaking the truth and I don’t hesitate to speak what is right. While speaking truth, I end up in controversies. And this is the reason why I am being criticised and targeted by people owing allegiance to different political parties and ideologies,” said former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. He was…
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