Mysuru: “Pourakarmikas should be allowed to move up from the lower strata of society and join the mainstream,” said Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. He was speaking after inaugurating a convention of Pourakarmikas organised by former Mayor Narayana at Jaganmohan Palace here yesterday. Siddharamaiah opined that children of Pourakarmikas need not continue the same profession and suggested…
CM on Padayatra in Varuna
April 18, 2018CM Siddharamaiah, clad in his white kurtha-lungi, sporting a P-cap and wearing a half-shoe and socks, undertaking padayatra at Varuna Constituency yesterday canvassing for his son Dr. Yathindra who is contesting as a Congress candidate from the Constituency. The CM received a rousing reception from the voters during his poll campaign.
North & South: CM to contest two seats
April 13, 2018Bengaluru: A communication sent to journalists by Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) in Bengaluru this morning said that Chief Minister Siddharamaiah is likely to contest from Chamundeshwari as well as Badami in Bagalkot District. “The CM is likely to file his nomination from Chamundeshwari on Apr. 20 and from Badami on Apr. 23,” the CMO communication…
Setback to CM’s efforts to defeat H.D. Revanna in Holenarasipur
April 8, 2018Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s efforts to defeat JD(S) Supremo and former PM H.D. Deve Gowda’s clan in Holenarasipur of Hassan district seems to have received a setback, as the resignation of Karnataka State Government Employees Association President B. Manjegowda, who is tipped to be Congress candidate is yet to be accepted. The legal department is…
Has Siddharamaiah-Mahadevappa friendship turned sour?
April 7, 2018Mysuru: Where is Public Works Department Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa? This is the question that is being asked by Congress workers in Mysuru as Mahadevappa, who usually follows his boss Chief Minister Siddharamaiah like a shadow, is missing from action since a couple of days. Soon after Congress President Rahul Gandhi left Mysuru after a…
Karnataka Assembly Polls – 2018: With CM in the ring, all eyes on Chamundeshwari
April 4, 2018Mysuru: Among the Assembly constituencies that will come under intense scrutiny in Karnataka is Chamundeshwari, the constituency that has got its name from Goddess Chamundeshwari, the presiding deity of Mysuru where former friends Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and current MLA G.T. Devegowda are fighting a bitter electoral battle. After some indecision, the CM has finally decided…
CM says BSY’s son Vijayendra ‘irrelevant’ in Varuna
April 3, 2018Mysuru: Brushing off the reports of former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa’s son B.Y. Vijayendra gaining popularity in Varuna constituency, Chief Minster Siddharamaiah has said that Vijayendra will not make any impact at Varuna. “Ask Vijayendra’s father to contest in Varuna…,” a visibly upset Siddharamaiah told reporters yesterday when asked about the candidature of Vijayendra from…
750-kg apple garland welcomes CM at Hootagalli
April 1, 2018Mysuru: Forty-one days to go for the May 12 Assembly election and the election fever seems to have caught up with leaders hitting full-blown campaign trails and the voters too responding positively to political heavyweights. While political leaders are trying their best to woo the electorate, people, on their part, have adopted novel means to…
CM holds top-secret meeting with confidants at Bandipur resort
March 31, 2018Mysuru: The presence of master strategist and BJP President Amit Shah in Mysuru and a series of rallies by JD(S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy in Nagamangala and other constituencies, has forced Chief Minister Siddharamaiah to rethink and rework on Congress strategies for the upcoming Assembly elections. In the wake of threats of wresting power by the…
‘Chief Minister is well-versed in sheep slaughter’
March 28, 2018Mysuru: Stating that Chief Minister Siddharamaiah was well-versed in sheep slaughter, State JD(S) President and former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy has said that Siddharamaiah forced A.H. Vishwanath, who was instrumental in brining the CM into the Congress fold, to quit the Congress and also completely ignored former CM S.M. Krishan who had built the Congress for…
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