Mysuru: The sprawling Maharaja’s College Grounds in city has turned into a fortress with Prime Minister Narendra Modi set to address a mammoth public rally at 5 this evening. The Police have made elaborate and foolproof security arrangements for the PM’s visit. The venue is buzzing, as thousands of people from across the five districts…
Movie-makers vying to register film titles inspired from poll trolls
April 9, 2019Mysuru: The Indian affair between politics and films is a very old one. Now with the election season on, Bollywood is ready to capitalise on the million emotions the country is experiencing, especially following the tension between India and Pakistan. Hence, the film-makers are making a beeline to the Film Chambers to register film titles….
Sandalwood’s longstanding bond with Sugar Town Mandya
April 9, 2019Mandya: Film stars contesting elections are quite common in the neighbouring States like Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. But there is a close connection between Kannada film industry and Mandya Lok Sabha Constituency that has witnessed colourful personalities — either film actors themselves contesting elections or a large number of film personalities campaigning for the…
Congress will form Government at Centre: Former Union Minister
April 9, 2019Mysuru: Claiming that Congress led Government will come to power at the Centre after the LS Polls, Kolar MP and former Union Minister K.H. Muniyappa has said that the ‘Mahagathabandhan’ of the Opposition parties posed a formidable challenge to PM Modi. Addressing a press meet at Congress Bhavan near the city Railway Station here this…
Lok Sabha Polls: Pratap Simha appeals OBCs for support
April 9, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu LS MP and BJP candidate Pratap Simha has appealed Nayaka and other OBC communities for support in the LS Polls. Addressing a meeting of Nayaka and OBC leaders at the city BJP’s new office in Chamarajapuram here yesterday, Pratap Simha said that he had raised the issue of including Talwar and Uppara communities…
Dist. Admin to set up six Ethnic Booths to attract tribal voters
April 9, 2019Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has decided to set up six Ethnic Booths at different places across Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency to attract tribal voters during this LS polls. The voting percentage in the previous Assembly polls had registered an increase of three percent in tribal areas and hilly dominated areas after such Booths were…
Dynasty Dominance: Karnataka is similar to Mulayam’s UP, Lalu’s Bihar
April 9, 2019With the entry of the third generation into electoral politics, ‘dynasty’ politics by former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda in Karnataka has come a full circle. Deve Gowda has fielded his two grandsons, Nikhil Kumaraswamy from Mandya and Prajwal Revanna for Hassan Lok Sabha seats. Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, who is making all efforts to…
Two-tier security for Modi rally tomorrow
April 8, 2019SPG to form inner security layer while Mysuru Police to provide outer security PM to address public rally at Maharaja’s College Grounds at 4.50 pm Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will campaign in the State by addressing seven rallies, starting tomorrow (Apr. 9). The venues of the rallies have been chosen to cover the entire…
Siddu’s meeting with Mandya Congress leaders fail to end deadlock
April 8, 2019Bengaluru: While Congress-JD(S) leaders in Mysuru put up a united face on Sunday as a show of strength, former Chief Minister and CLP leader Siddharamaiah’s meeting with dissident Congress leaders from Mandya at the State capital yesterday failed to end the deadlock. With several Congress leaders from Mandya refusing to campaign for coalition candidate Nikhil…
Nikhil Kumaraswamy unhappy about false news on social media
April 8, 2019Bharathinagar: Coming down heavily on his political opponents for spreading false news about him and his family members through social networking sites, Mandya Lok Sabha coalition candidate Nikhil Kumaraswamy appealed voters not to give credence to such fake news and elect him to Parliament for development of Mandya. Addressing party activists at Bharathinagar, he said…
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