Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Mayoral polls this time was suspenseful even a day before the voting. This time the political scene was different over the strained relationship between Congress and JD(S), especially former Chief Ministers Siddharamaiah and H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK). Both the leaders have indulged in mud-slinging and have been washing their dirty linen in full…
Dhruvanarayan, Ramalinga Reddy installed as KPCC Working Presidents
February 22, 2021Bengaluru: Former Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayan and former Minister Ramalinga Reddy were installed as KPCC (Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee) Working Presidents at a programme held at Chowdaiah Memorial Hall here yesterday, taking the total number of KPCC Working Presidents to five. The Congress has three other Working Presidents — Satish Jarkiholi, Eshwar Khandre and Salim Ahmed, who…
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka attend Aisshwarya-Amarthya reception
February 18, 2021Bengaluru: Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (Party General Secretary) flew to Bengaluru yesterday to participate in the wedding reception of KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar’s daughter Aisshwarya, who tied the knot with Amarthya Hegde. Grandson of former CM S.M. Krishna, Amarthya is the son of Cafe Coffee Day founder late…
D.K. Shivakumar’s daughter ties knot with S.M. Krishna’s grandson
February 14, 2021Bengaluru: Aisshwarya, the daughter of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar and Usha tied the knot with Amarthya Hegde, son of Cafe Coffee Day founder, late V.G. Siddhartha Hegde and Malavika this morning at The Sheraton Grand, Whitefield, Bengaluru, on the occasion of Valentine’s Day. Amarthya Hegde is the grandson of former CM…
Thousands join rally against Farm Laws
January 20, 2021Bengaluru Cops prevent ‘Raj Bhavan Chalo’ by Congress Bengaluru: Urging the Union Government to repeal the three newly-introduced farm laws, the Opposition Congress Party, supported by farmers, staged a massive rally in Bengaluru today as part of its ‘Raj Bhavan Chalo.’ The party workers and farmers, who arrived this morning at KSR Bengaluru Railway Station…
Ramakrishna Hegde took to resort politics only to save Democracy: Journalist
January 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that it was former Chief Minister Ramakrishna Hegde who first turned to resort politics for saving Democracy, Senior Journalist Krishna Prasad said it is wrong on our part to assume that senior Congress leader D.K. Shivakumar (now KPCC President) is the first politician of the State to have introduced resort politics. He was…
Congress appoints Assembly-wise Election In-charges for GP polls
December 7, 2020Bengaluru: In a bid to win a maximum number of seats in the forthcoming Gram Panchayat polls, KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar has appointed party poll in-charges for every Assembly segment. Opposition leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has been appointed as In-charge for Chamundeshwari Assembly segment, former Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa for T. Narasipur, former…
It’s official…DKS’ daughter gets engaged to Coffee Day Founder’s son
November 19, 2020The engagement ceremony of Aishwarya, daughter of former Minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar, with Amartya Hegde, son of Cafe Coffee Day Founder late V.G. Siddhartha, was held at a private hotel in Bengaluru this morning. The formalities of ‘gatti maatu’ (loosely translated as ‘confirming a marriage’) was held at Shivakumar’s…
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…
Alleged Corruption Case: CBI sleuths raid DK Bros.
October 5, 2020Bengaluru: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths raided the houses of KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) and his brother D.K. Suresh, MP from Bengaluru Rural, this morning. According to official sources, the raid has been conducted in relation to alleged charges of corruption under the Prevention of Corruption Act, initiated by the Enforcement Directorate…
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