The Cuban people have a saying, given to them by José Martí, a Cuban literary figure: “Our wine may be bitter, but it’s our wine.” Meaning our government may not be perfect, but it is ours. Similarly, Indian Democracy has flaws, but it is our problem. All democracies have flaws, even the western ones and…
Mysore/Mysuru: Disappointed over the Congress High Command’s announcement of the candidature of sitting NR MLA Tanveer Sait again for the forthcoming Assembly polls, supporters of former Mayor Ayub Khan, who was a strong aspirant for the Congress ticket from NR, have urged their leader to contest as an Independent candidate. Hundreds of supporters, who gathered…
Siddu from Varuna, D.K. Shivakumar from Kanakapura, Darshan Dhruvanarayan from Nanjangud, Tanveer Sait from Narasimharaja, Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa from T. Narasipur, A.S. Ponnanna from Virajpet and H.M. Ganesh Prasad from Gundlupet Mysore/Mysuru: Congress party’s Central Election Committee (CEC) has released the first list of 124 candidates against the total 224 Constituencies this morning, for the…
Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader Anjanamurthy (77), who had served as a Housing Minister and Deputy Speaker, passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru yesterday. He was admitted to the hospital two days ago following breathing problems. A resident of Indira Nagar in Nelamangala, Bengaluru rural district, Anjanamurthy had contested three times from Nelamangala and…
Bengaluru: An agitation has been launched by political parties against the toll collection for the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway which was recently inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Opposition Congress has joined the protests, with its State Chief D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) demanding building of service roads, and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai blaming him for politicising the National…
A delegation of Congress leaders from Karnataka, belonging to Scheduled Caste (Left) and led by former Minister H. Anjaneya and Rajya Sabha MP Dr. L. Hanumanthaiah, called on AICC President M. Mallikarjuna Kharge at his official residence, No. 10, Rajaji Marg in New Delhi, on March 14 and appealed him to increase the Congress party…
Bengaluru: Congress Legislature Party Leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has said that the first list of Congress party candidates for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the State is likely to be announced on Mar. 17. Siddharamaiah was speaking to press persons at Davangere yesterday. “The ability to win will be the basic yardstick for…
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…
Bengaluru: 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…
Mysore/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…
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