Mysore/Mysuru: Former MP and KPCC Spokesperson V.S. Ugrappa has accused both the State and the Union Governments of turning a blind eye to the problems of people due to unprecedented floods and steep rise in Corona positive cases. Addressing a news conference here yesterday, he said that no relief work has begun even after Chief…
BJP, Cong, JD(S) locked in verbal war on vaccination
August 4, 2021Stormy debate in MCC Council over jab shortage, misinformation campaign Mysore/Mysuru: Instead of its regular business-as-usual meetings, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council yesterday debated lack of vaccine availability in Mysuru and this led to heated exchanges between BJP, Congress and JD(S) Corporators. While the BJP was accused of favouritism in the constituencies ruled by…
Divisional Congress meet begins
July 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The visit of AICC General Secretary and Party In-Charge of Karnataka Randeep Singh Surjewala in city this morning in connection with the Divisional-level Meeting as part of rejuvenation of Congress has enthused rank and file of the party. Hundreds of workers from the neighbouring Mandya, Kodagu and Chamarajanagar districts, besides, Mysuru district, have arrived…
Buntings, flexes welcome Congress leaders
July 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The local Congress party workers had decorated the main roads and important Circles with banners, buntings and flexes of their leaders. The flexes were found more at Party Office, Dasappa Circle, JLB Road and on the way to Silent Shores Resort & Spa in Hootagalli, where the day-long Division-level meeting of Congress leaders is…
AICC Gen. Secretary coming to city
July 29, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In a bid to organise Congress Party, a meeting of Congress leaders of Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Mandya, Kodagu and Hassan districts has been convened at Silent Shores Resort in city on July 31. The meeting will be inaugurated by All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala at 9.30 am, said Karnataka Pradesh…
Old Laws and Congress Party
July 17, 2021Two days ago, the Supreme Court heard a plea challenging the Constitutionality of the Sedition Law (IPC Section 124A). It was a proud moment for us as Mysureans because the challenge came from Major General S.G. Vombatkere (retd.), a resident of Mysuru. While hearing the plea, Chief Justice of India, Justice N.V. Ramana, asked Attorney…
Several leaders join Congress
July 10, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Former BJP Corporator and influential Lingayat community leader M. Pradeep Kumar and Lingayat Gowda Mahasabha State President Alanahalli Puttaswamy were among the several local leaders from different parties who joined the Congress at the party’s launch of the month-long ‘Sahayahastha’ programme at Congress Bhavan near City Railway Station on Wednesday. Speaking after joining the…
Siddu launches ‘Sahayahastha’ to help COVID affected families
July 7, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Launching a scathing attack on the BJP Government for failing to come to the aid of depressed sections of society during the COVID crisis, Opposition leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah alleged that the B.S. Yediyurappa Government was so much mired in corruption that it cannot find time to work for the welfare of…
Deploy mobile teams to vaccinate citizens in city: Congress leaders
July 3, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Former MLA M.K. Somashekar and KPCC Spokesperson H.A. Venkatesh met Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham and appealed him to speed up the ongoing vaccination drive in district. The duo met the DC here yesterday and submitted him a memorandum requesting to hasten vaccination of Frontline Workers and Priority Groups. A number of Corona Warriors…
MLAs will decide on ‘next CM’ post-2023 Assembly polls: Siddharamaiah
July 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Laying all speculations about next Chief Minister to rest, Leader of Opposition in the State Legislative Assembly Siddharamaiah categorically stated that this question is not before the party at present as it will be decided by legislators in Congress Legislature Party meeting after 2023 Assembly polls. “Discussing this issue has no relevance now. Besides,…
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