Mysore/Mysuru: Irked over not arranging a special vehicle (hearse) to carry the mortal remains of KPCC Working President R. Dhruvanarayan in a procession, supporters and fans of the late leader raised slogans against Opposition Leader Siddharamaiah and KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar. A large number of supporters of Dhruvanarayan who had gathered outside the house of…
Former Mysuru Mayor, ex-MLA of Kollegal join Congress
March 11, 2023Bengaluru: Three former MLAs and former Mysuru Mayor joined Congress party in the presence of KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar, Leader of the Opposition in Legislative Assembly Siddharamaiah and other top leaders of the party here on Tuesday last. Former Kollegal (SC Reserve Constituency) BJP MLA G.N. Nanjundaswamy, former Nagathana (SC Reserve, Vijayapura district) MLA Manohar…
10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway project: Congress pats its own back, dismisses BJP’s contribution
March 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: What was meant to be an Economic Corridor that would herald progress, the 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway project has turned into a battleground of sorts between political rivals BJP and Congress. At ground zero, these political opponents have been taking pot-shots at each other to take credit for the project. Two days before Prime Minister…
Citing PU exams, Congress calls off tomorrow’s two-hour bandh
March 8, 2023Bengaluru: In the wake of II PUC and other school exams, the Congress has withdrawn its Statewide two-hour bandh on Thursday (Mar. 9). The party had come under severe criticism for the bandh call by worried students and parents. The II PU exams will be held from 10.15 am to 1.30 pm and the bandh,…
City Congress leaders stir for BJP MLA’s resignation
March 4, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Hundreds of Congressmen including Legislators staged a protest at Gandhi Square here this morning, under the banner of Mysuru City and District Congress Committee, demanding the resignation of BJP MLA Maadal Virupakshappa of Channagiri constituency, in Davangere, who is the prime accused in the graft case booked by Lokayukta Police in Bengaluru, in which…
Did Sait play political retirement card to checkmate his opponents within party?
March 3, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Three days after N.R. Constituency Congress MLA Tanveer Sait announced that he would be retiring from electoral politics while citing health issues, speculations are now doing rounds whether the five-time MLA played the retirement card just to checkmate his opponents within the Congress party. Tanveer Sait, who is also a former Minister, is facing…
Hike in gas prices: Congress protests
March 3, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Condemning the hike in prices of LPG cylinders, Congress workers led by former MLA M.K. Somashekar staged a protest at Ramaswamy Circle in city on Wednesday. The protesters, expressing their anguish by showing empty cylinders and earthen stove, alleged that the poor and middle class people are reeling under difficulties due to the anti-people…
Musings on election and universal adult franchise
March 2, 2023Time has come for people of Karnataka to choose a Government of their choice after five years. The State Assembly elections are expected around May 2023, this year. The election is almost at our doorsteps though the Election Commission has not yet announced the calendar of events. As expected, we see heightened resurgence of political…
Congress to wave black flags to protest against Expressway toll
March 1, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Congress party will hold a black flag demonstration on Mar. 11 to protest against what it called exorbitant toll levied on motorists using the Mysuru-Bengaluru 10-lane Access-Controlled Expressway (National Highway-275). Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the Expressway in Maddur on Mar. 11. Addressing a press conference at the Congress Office…
MLA Tanveer Sait decides to retire from active politics
February 28, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In a surprise development, Congress MLA Tanveer Sait has decided to retire from active politics. Tanveer Sait, also a former Minister, who had won successively five times including one by-election from Narasimharaja (N.R.) Constituency on a Congress ticket, has decided to quit electoral politics citing health issues. The MLA is said to have written…
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