Mysore/Mysuru: The Congress, on Thursday, held a strategy meeting to discuss new plans for strengthening the party in the district at the grass-root level ahead of the forthcoming polls for various bodies. The meeting took place at Jaladarshini Guest House, during which party leaders discussed plans for ensuring success of party candidates in Local Body,…
If voted to power, Congress will dump anti-farmer Bills: Siddharamaiah
October 11, 2020Mandya: Asserting that the Congress would return to power both in the State and the country in the next elections, Opposition Leader in the State Assembly Siddharamaiah said that the Congress upon coming to power will annul all anti-farmer Bills, which have been introduced by the BJP Government. He was addressing the gathering at ‘Raitha…
R.R. Nagar Assembly by-poll: Congress announces candidate
October 8, 2020Bengaluru: The Opposition, Congress party, yesterday announced its candidates for R.R. Nagar Assembly segment by-poll and the election to the Legislative Council seat from South-West (SW) Graduates Constituency. Congress has fielded H. Kusuma, wife of late IAS Officer D.K. Ravi for R.R. Nagar Assembly segment in Bengaluru City and Ramesh Babu, a JD(S) defector, for…
Condolence to Hathras victim creates ruckus in ZP meeting
October 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Condolence to the victim of Hathras in Uttar Pradesh along with other late leaders and a Zilla Panchayat (ZP) official, created ruckus at the ZP general meeting at the ZP hall here this morning. Soon as the meeting convened after a one-and-a-half-hour delay due to lack of quorum, the ZP Chief Planning Officer announced…
Congress leaders appeal Governor to reject Farm Bills
September 29, 2020Bengaluru: Even as the Karnataka Bandh called by farmer, labour and other associations in protest against the amendments to Land Reforms, APMC and Labour Acts on Monday drew mixed response across the State, the Opposition Congress which had backed the Bandh, submitted a memorandum to Governor Vajubhai R. Vala at Raj Bhavan here yesterday urging…
‘Govt. must utilise Rs. 15 crore Dasara fund for COVID care’
September 28, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Former Chamarajanagar Congress MP R. Dhruvanarayan said that the Government must spend Rs. 15 crore Dasara fund for stopping the spread of the deadly COVID-19 contagion which is causing havoc across the globe. Speaking at the launch of the party’s ‘Arogya Hasta’ — COVID awareness programme — at Devaraja Mohalla in city, by offering…
Congress MLA Narayanrao passes away
September 25, 2020Bengaluru: Congress MLA from Basavakalyan in Bidar District B. Narayanrao (65), passed away at a private Hospital in Bengaluru yesterday following brief illness. Narayanrao’s demise comes just a day after Union Minister of State for Railways Suresh Angadi, a BJP MP from Belagavi in Karnataka passed away in New Delhi on Wednesday. Only on last…
Appointed as KPCC Spokesperson
September 22, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: MLA Tanveer Sait has been appointed as Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Spokesperson with immediate effect, according to KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar, in a press release. Sait, a senior Congress leader of the city, is a five-time Congress MLA from NR Constituency of the city. Tanveer was first elected to the Assembly in the…
‘Loyalists’ injurious to health
September 22, 2020By T.J.S. George In a non-democratic family enterprise such as the Congress, even the appearance of rebellion is unthinkable. That is why last month’s letter of dissent by 23 senior leaders triggered an earthquake in the party. The letter was in fact no rebellion. It raised a call for internal reform, a reasonable idea in…
Former MP launches Arogya Hasta at K.R. Constituency
September 21, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Former Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayan launched ‘Arogya Hasta,’ a unique medical outreach programme at Madhuvana Layout, near Srikantha School on M.G. Road, coming under Krishnaraja (KR) Constituency this morning. The ‘Arogya Hasta’ team, which visited the houses, conducted thermal screening and also checked the pulse rate of the residents using Oximeter. If anyone is…
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