Bengaluru: 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…
Congress: Exploding from within ?
September 1, 2020By T.J.S. George There was a storm in the Congress teacup last week. It re-established two facts. One, that there is a section of Congressmen who now see the Gandhi family’s hold on the party as unhealthy. Two, that they are not strong enough to prevail. Hangers-on of the family, benefiting from being hangers-on, dominate…
Congress launches ‘Arogya Hasta’ training for health volunteers
August 30, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Former MP R. Dhruvanarayan on Friday launched the Congress party’s ambitious ‘Arogya Hastha’ initiative training programme for volunteers from Varuna Assembly segment at Congress Bhavan near the City Railway Station here. Speaking on the occasion, Dhruvanarayan said that Congress has been responding to the plight of the people during the COVID-19 crisis through various…
Re-install Sangolli Rayanna’s Statue
August 26, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Members of various organisations staged a dharna near Deputy Commissioner’s Office here today demanding re-installation of freedom fighter Sangolli Rayanna’s Statue in Belagavi. They demanded action against culprits for desecration of Rayanna’s statue and wanted the State Government to direct the Belagavi District Administration to re-install it in the same place. Sangolli Rayanna was…
CWC meeting: Rahul Gandhi alludes to party dissenters colluding with BJP
August 24, 2020New Delhi: Facing an internal crisis, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) began a virtual meeting this morning to discuss the issue of party leadership. Sonia Gandhi has said that she would step down from the party’s leadership position, while the Jammu and Kashmir Congress has put its weight behind Rahul Gandhi to become the next…
Former MLA opposes shifting of Sangolli Rayanna Statue at Belagavi
August 24, 2020Warns of staging demonstration in front of DC office on Aug. 26 Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly opposing the efforts to shift freedom fighter Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna’s statue being installed at Peeranawadi in Belagavi district, former K.R. MLA M.K. Somashekar has warned of staging a massive demonstration in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here on Aug. 26…
Former MP demands judicial probe into Nanjangud doctor’s death
August 23, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Putting the blame entirely on the State Government for the suicidal death of Nanjangud Taluk Health Officer (THO) Dr.S.R. Nagendra, former Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayan has demanded a probe by a sitting Judge of the High Court on the death of the THO. Addressing a press meet at Jaladarshini Guest House here yesterday, R….
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