Bengaluru: Stepping up their protest against the rising prices of fuel and essential commodities, Congress leaders, including Leader of Opposition in the Karnataka Assembly Siddharamaiah and the party’s State President D.K. Shivakumar, arrived at the Vidhana Soudha in a tonga today. Siddharamaiah accused the BJP-led Union Government of “failing” to tackle the rising prices of…
Congress lodges complaint with DC seeking legal action against MP Pratap Simha
September 15, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha of issuing provocative statements allegedly intended to incite communal violence at the Karnataka Development Programme (KDP) progress review meeting in city recently, the Mysuru District Congress Committee has lodged a complaint with Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Bagadi Gautham seeking legal action against the MP. A delegation comprising District Congress…
Assembly Session begins amidst bullock-cart protest by Congress
September 13, 2021Bengaluru: The 10-day Session of the State Legislature, the first Session for Basavaraj Bommai as the Chief Minister, began on a unique note in the State capital this morning, with Opposition Congress members coming to Vidhana Soudha in bullock carts as a mark of protest against rising fuel prices and increasing prices of other essential…
Demolition of religious places: Congress takes exception to MP’s remarks
September 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing BJP MP Pratap Simha of inciting communal hatred over the issue of evacuating unauthorised places of worship constructed at public spaces, city Congress leaders maintained that the evacuation is being undertaken by the District Administration following a Supreme Court order. Addressing a press meet at Congress Bhavan here on Thursday, NR MLA…
‘Mysuru Police keen on real estate than crime’
September 8, 2021Congress Committee castigates Police, Govt. for gang rape Bengaluru: A Fact-finding Committee constituted by the State Congress to study the issue of the recent gang rape near Chamundi Hill has blamed the State Government for its failure to deploy adequate number of Police and provide sufficient number of Police vehicles to maintain law and order…
MCC Ward 36 by-poll: Congress wins with a huge margin
September 6, 2021Rajani Annaiah records victory by 2,000 votes Total Voters : 10,693 Votes Polled : 6,896 Congress : 4,113 JD(S) : 2,116 BJP : 601 NOTA : 66 Mysore/Mysuru: In a big jolt to the ruling BJP, which had celebrated its first ever Mayoral poll victory just a few days ago, the Opposition Congress won the…
BJP all set to win Belagavi civic polls, leading in Hubballi-Dharwad
September 6, 2021Bengaluru: Coming as a welcome gift to the party, the BJP, which is ruling the State, is headed for an absolute majority in the Hubballi-Dharwad and Belagavi City Corporation Polls, while the Congress is closer to a majority in the Kalaburagi City Corporation polls. The election to the three civic bodies, all in North Karnataka…
Congress party’s adamant stand responsible for Mayor post going to BJP, says JD(S) MLA Mahesh
August 30, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Three days after Sunanda Palanetra was elected as the first BJP Mayor of the city, JD(S) MLA S.R. Mahesh blamed the adamant stance of Congress leaders for the Mayor post going to BJP. Addressing a press meet at his office near Ramavilas Road here on Saturday, S.R. Mahesh, the JD(S) MLA from K.R. Nagar,…
BJP Yuva Morcha activists attempt to siege Congress Bhavan
August 24, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly opposing KPCC Working President R. Dhruvanarayan’s remark that RSS leaders are the real Talibanis, activists of BJP Yuva Morcha from Mysuru and Chamarajanagar tried to lay siege to the Congress Bhavan near the City Railway Station yesterday. The activists who converged at the BJP office in Chamarajapuram, marched in a procession towards the…
MCC by-poll for Ward 36: Shobha Ramesh is BJP candidate
August 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Just a day before the deadline of nomination papers for the MCC by-poll for Ward 36, the BJP on Sunday announced that it was fielding Shobha P. Ramesh as its candidate. Shobha Ramesh’s name was announced at a BJP meeting held at the party office in Chamarajapuram here yesterday evening, which was attended by…
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