With the Assembly election just a fortnight away, the battle lines have been drawn for the May 10 polls, with the deadline for withdrawal of nomination papers ending yesterday. In Mysuru district, which has 11 Assembly segments, 143 candidates have remained in the fray after 29 candidates withdrew their nomination on Monday, the last date…
Amit Shah’s Gundlupet road show tomorrow
April 23, 2023Prior to road show, he will visit Chamundi Hill Temple between 10 am and 10.30 am Mysore/Mysuru: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to arrive in Mysuru city tomorrow and will fly to Gundlupet to take part in a road show organised for the Gundlupet party candidate C.S. Niranjan Kumar. The tentative tour programme…
Govt. officials give lame excuses to skip poll duty
April 23, 2023Some complain of giddiness, fear of handling pressure while others use political connections to evade duty By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: Elections are a key component of democracy and many believe that they should be celebrated with enthusiasm. However, it is not only the responsibility of citizens to participate by voting and promoting the importance of…
Voters will not give scope for a hung Assembly: BJP leader B.Y. Vijayendra
April 23, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the voters of Karnataka are an informed lot, BJP State Vice-President B.Y. Vijayendra said that the electorate is knowledgeable enough to ensure that there will no hung Assembly this time and give a full majority to the BJP. He was addressing K.R. Constituency party workers at Rajendra Kalamandira on Ramanuja Road here…
Training for officers on poll duty begins
April 22, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra has instructed officers on election duty to take training seriously and implement every point for a successful election on May 10. He addressed the participants at a two-day training programme for the Presiding Officers and Polling Officers-1 of Chamaraja Assembly Constituency, held at Baden Powell School behind the DC’s…
PM Modi to campaign in Mysuru and Chamarajanagar on May 2 or 3
April 22, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: With less than a month left for Assembly elections in the State on May 10, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be coming to the State on a campaign tour shortly. According to BJP sources, “The Prime Minister will be launching the State tour from Mysuru district, followed by Chamarajanagar, but the schedule is not…
Simple Basava Jayanti celebrations tomorrow
April 22, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In the wake of model code of conduct for the Assembly polls, the Akhila Bharatha Veerashaiva Mahasabha, Basava Balagagala Okkoota and other Veerashaiva-Lingayat associations and organisations have decided to celebrate Basava Jayanti in a simple and symbolic manner tomorrow (Apr. 23) in the city. Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, Basava Balagagala…
We are aiming at 90 percent polling
April 22, 2023State Nodal Officer P.S. Vastrad outlines strategies to bring out people from homes/offices to vote By B. Sreekantswamy In every election, there is a focus on increasing voter turnout, and with the election to Legislative Assembly scheduled for May 10, various awareness activities are being conducted by the District and Taluk-level Systematic Voters Education and…
D.K. Suresh files papers from Kanakapura as ‘Plan B’
April 21, 2023Bengaluru: Hours before the deadline for filing nomination for the Karnataka Assembly elections yesterday, Congress MP from Bangalore Rural D.K. Suresh filed his papers from Kanakapura segment. Suresh is the brother of KPCC president D.K. Shivakumar, who had earlier filed his nomination for the same seat on April 17. According to reports, Suresh filed his…
Former CM Siddharamaiah goes on temple run before filing nomination
April 19, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Former Chief Minister and Varuna Constituency Congress candidate Siddharamaiah undertook a temple run this morning, before filing his nomination papers from Varuna Constituency at Nanjangud later this afternoon. Siddharamaiah, who arrived at his native village Siddaramanahundi from his Ramakrishnanagar residence in the city, was given a tumultuous welcome by the villagers. He later offered…
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