Voting for Karnataka Assembly’s 224 seats takes place tomorrow. [To be exact, it is 223 seats as polling for Jayanagar seat in Bengaluru has been countermanded following the death of BJP candidate B.N. Vijaya Kumar.] A fair and peaceful voting under the watchful eyes of the Election Commission and the security forces is expected —…
Elections: The Grouse of the Disappointed Urban Elite
May 11, 2018By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Ever since I wrote my last Friday’s piece urging more and more townsfolk to shed their apathy to our elections and come out of their comfort zone to cast their votes, I have found myself at the receiving end of their angst. My inbox is full of letters, just…
Interview of the Month: Siddharamaiah is a disaster – Amit Shah
May 10, 2018He is considered the operations man of the BJP. The driving force behind the steady rise of the party across the country. Considered a political Chanakya, he was in Mysuru recently on his last leg of campaigning. My interview with Amit Shah, the President of the BJP, was scheduled for 8.30 pm at Hotel Radisson…
Assembly polls: Public campaign concludes this evening: Counting Centres cordoned off
May 10, 2018Mysuru: Even as public campaigning for May 12 elections coming to close at 6 pm today and just a day remaining for voting, the District Administration and Election Commission are preparing for the counting day on May 15. All the logistics — from the transportation of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Control Units and Voter Verifiable…
Mysurean among 3 cops on poll duty killed in road accident
May 10, 2018Mysuru/ Tumakuru: Three Policemen including one Inspector from Mysuru who were going to Bagalkot in a jeep were killed on the spot when a speeding truck collided with their vehicle head-on at midnight yesterday. The impact of the accident was such that the jeep had got attached to the front portion of the truck and…
JD(S), Congress leaders woo voters in Naganahalli under watchful eyes
May 10, 2018Mysuru: The campaigning has reached feverish pitch in one of the most high profile constituencies, the Chamundeshwari, in which Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and his friend-turned-foe G.T. Devegowda (GTD) have locked horns. Thus, this constituency has drawn the attention of even the national and international media, as it is a do-or-die battle for the Chief Minister,…
CM Siddharamaiah holds Road Shows at villages in Chamundeshwari
May 10, 2018Mysuru: With public canvassing coming to an end at 6 pm today, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah held Road Shows at various villages in Chamundeshwari Constituency yesterday and sought support from the residents besides motivating party workers. The CM, who began his Road Show from Hosahundi in the taluk coming under Chamundeshwari constituency, also conducted the Road…
BJP candidates appeal Kodava voters for support
May 10, 2018Mysuru: MP Pratap Simha has appealed Kodava Samaja members to vote for BJP candidates in the May 12 Assembly polls. Simha who visited Kodava Samaja at Vijayanagar in city yesterday, appealed Kodava voters residing in the city to cast their votes in favour of BJP candidates. Maintaining that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become one…
Madhya Pradesh CM Shivaraj Singh Chouhan campaigns for Ramdas
May 10, 2018Mysuru: On the last day of public campaigning for the May 12 Assembly polls, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan hit the streets of the city to campaign for K.R. Constituency BJP candidate S.A. Ramdas this morning. Chauhan who commenced Road Show from Bhootale pitch in Vidyaranyapuram, campaigned along with S.A. Ramdas in various…
Election duty: Bus services not likely to be hit on May 11, 12
May 10, 2018Mysuru: The Election Commission is renting out the Karnataka State Road Transport (KSRTC) buses for the mustering and de-mustering for the Assembly elections to be held on May 12. However, this will not affect the commuters as enough buses will be provided. In all, 165 buses from the KSRTC rural depot has been hired and…
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