Bengaluru: 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…
T.B. Jayachandra is Congress candidate for Sira by-polls
September 17, 2020Bengaluru: Former Minister T.B. Jayachandra is the Congress candidate for the by-election to Sira Assembly Constituency to be held later. The by-election is necessitated due to the death of sitting MLA B. Sathyanarayana of Janata Dal (Secular) recently. Speaking to reporters after a meeting here this morning, KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar said all leaders have…
Surjewal new Incharge of Karnataka Congress
September 12, 2020Dinesh Gundu Rao, H.K. Patil given plum posts Bengaluru: In a major reshuffle of Congress Party organisation, AICC General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewal has been appointed as In-charge of Karnataka Congress. He has replaced K.C. Venugopal, who has been made AICC General Secretary. Venugopal was appointed as Karnataka Incharge when Siddharamaiah was the CM, and…
Corona is a money making festival for State Government: MLA Rizwan Arshad
September 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: “Corona situation has become a money making festival for the State Government; This is not just a mere allegation, Congress party has relevant documents to prove it,” said Shivajinagar (Bengaluru) MLA Rizwan Arshad of Congress. Addressing a press conference at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, he accused the State BJP Government of not taking necessary…
City Congress pays tribute to former President
September 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: City Congress unit paid tributes to former President of India Pranab Mukherjee, who passed away yesterday, by observing silence for a minute and offering floral tributes to the portrait of the late President at Congress Bhavan, near City Railway Station here this morning. Speaking on the occasion, former MP R. Dhruvanarayan said that the…
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