Former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy and his wife offer prayers at Chamundi Hill Temple Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing the State Congress Government of indulging in corrupt practices, JD(S) Legislature Party Leader and former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) said that the day is not far off when people come to the streets against the current dispensation for its…
Former BJP Minister predicts fall of State Government after Sankranti
October 3, 2023Bengaluru: Following senior JD(S) leader and former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy’s prediction that the Congress Government in Karnataka will collapse within six months, BJP leader and former Minister C.P. Yogeshwara has stated that the Government will fall after forthcoming Sankranti (Jan. 15), well before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Yogeshwara shared his thoughts with reporters in…
Pre-poll guarantees similar to White Elephants: MGP
September 8, 2023MGP meeting debates how five promises made by Congress to grab power is denting State finances Mysore/Mysuru: With several thousands of crores of rupees being spent on the implementation of five pre-poll guarantees announced by the State Government, namely Shakti, Gruha Jyothi, Anna Bhagya, Gruha Lakshmi and Yuva Nidhi (which is yet to be implemented),…
Gruha Lakshmi Scheme: Server down for second day
July 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Three days after the launch of registration for Gruha Lakshmi Scheme, one of the five pre-poll promises announced by the Congress Government in the State, on July 19, server-related issues at the registration centres continue to haunt the beneficiaries for second day today in a row. When Star of Mysore correspondent visited KarnatakaOne Centre…
First, build on the ground, then underground
June 24, 2023It was reported yesterday that Karnataka Dy.CM and a team of senior officials would visit Singapore to get a first-hand experience of tunnel roads so they can build similar underground roads to decongest Bengaluru. Ambitious much? A few years ago, Bengaluru got an underpass system called ‘Magic Box’, where they created box-shaped passages under existing…
‘Gau Matha’ has no Congress ‘guarantee’ as she cannot vote: Faiz Khan
June 23, 2023Gau rakshak’ from UP says guarantee schemes will lead to inflation as Congress needs money for 2024 election Mysore/Mysuru: Taking a jibe at the Congress Government for offering freebies for women including ‘Gruha Lakshmi’ scheme where monthly income is promised along with the other freebies like ‘free travel’ and ‘free electricity,’ Mohammed Faiz Khan, a…
‘Anna Bhagya’ Scheme launch on July 1 at Mysuru cancelled
June 20, 2023Bengaluru: With the Congress Government’s pre-poll ‘Anna Bhagya’ Scheme aimed at providing 10 kg of rice every month to each member of BPL families hitting a roadblock, with the Centre saying no to supply of additional quantities of the grain, the Government is learnt to have cancelled the launch of the programme at Mysuru on…
Anti-conversion bill, we may need it still
June 17, 2023On Thursday, the Karnataka Cabinet decided to repeal the stringent law regulating religious conversion introduced by the previous BJP Government. Is this Anti-Conversion Bill draconian? Yes, but why can’t we have an Anti-Conversion Bill with specific changes? Why reject the Bill outright? While the Congress party in Karnataka has repealed the Bill, didn’t the same…
‘Need to draw a line between freebies and welfare schemes’
June 14, 2023MGP meeting discusses guarantee schemes, their implication on State finances Mysore/Mysuru: The five guarantee schemes with which the Congress has come to power is the talk of the town now as the schemes are set to make a significant dent in the State finances. While a section of people is terming the guarantees as an…
Congress Government has fulfilled its pre-poll promises: Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa
June 12, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Speaking to press persons ahead of the meeting at Government Guest House today, District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa said that the Congress Government had taken the first step in the implementation of the Congress party’s five pre-poll promises with the launching of ‘Shakti’ scheme which allows free travel for women in public transport buses…
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