Mysuru: Asserting that many Muslims in NR Assembly segment will vote for the BJP in the LS Polls, former Mayor Sandesh Swamy has said that a history of sorts will be created as NR Assembly segment will back the BJP this time. Addressing a meeting of BJP workers at Huliyamma Tent Circle, Kyathamaranahalli here on…
50% discount for first-time voters, senior couples at Mysuru hotels
April 16, 2019Mysuru: Hotel Owners’ Association trying to increase voter turnouts and create voter awareness among the people has come out with a string of attractions to draw the voters to the Polling Booths by offering them huge discounts. Addressing a press conference at the Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, Mysuru Hotel Owners’ Association President C. Narayanagowda said…
Lok Sabha Polls: Observers for Mysuru-Kodagu
April 16, 2019Mysuru: In the backdrop of Lok Sabha elections, the following persons will be working as General, Police and Expenditure Observers. While Kuldeep Narayan is the General Observer, Vikas Patak will be the Police Observer and Sandeep Kumar Mishra and Suraj Kumar Gupta will be working as Expenditure Observers. While Sandeep will take care of Madikeri,…
Cops conduct surprise raid at jail
April 16, 2019Mysuru: The City Police Commissionerate yesterday conducted a surprise raid at Mysuru Central Jail ahead of the forthcoming LS elections. A team of Police Commission-erate conducted the raid from 1 pm to 2.30 pm. Over 175 officers and staff from Police Stations were in the 17 raiding teams formed under the leadership of DCP (L&O)…
Musings on Shashi Tharoor and his ‘Paradoxical Prime Minister’
April 16, 2019Reading books has many advantages to those who have no friends and those who have problem getting sleep. As for me, I have friends and no problem sleeping the moment I hit the sack, exceptions apart. All the same, I continue my old habit of reading books. After all, old habits die hard, it is…
Lies, cash, liquor and elections
April 16, 2019By T.J.S. George Winston Churchill told us that it wasn’t polite to refer to lies as lies, that we should be cultured enough to call them terminological inexactitudes. But such phraseological definitudes do not apply to party manifestos in India’s hit-and-run democracy. BJP Spokesmen call Congress manifesto a pack of lies and Congressmen describe BJP…
MYSURU-KODAGU POLL ANALYSIS: Hardliner Pratap Simha holds the ace against Vijayashankar
April 15, 2019Mysuru: In the home turf of Mysuru Lok Sabha segment, Congress strongman Siddharamaiah is facing an acid test on the lines of neighbouring Mandya where Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy is waging a high-stake battle in favour of his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who is pitted against actress Sumalatha Ambarish. The election fever is turning hotter in…
Public campaign to end at 6 pm tomorrow
April 15, 2019Polling from 7 am to 6 pm on Apr.18 Mysuru: With the Mysuru-Kodagu LS Constituency going to polls along with 13 others in the Southern Part of the State on Apr. 18, the public campaign will draw to a close at 6 pm tomorrow (Apr. 16). Addressing a press meet at his Office here this…
Coalition Government won’t last beyond LS polls: BSY
April 15, 2019Mysuru: State BJP President and former CM B.S. Yeddyurappa (BSY) has said that the JD(S)-Congress Coalition Government will not last beyond the Lok Sabha polls. Speaking at a meeting of Party Pramukhs (leaders) organised by the city unit of the BJP at Aradhya Mahasabha in Chamundipuram here on Sunday, Yeddyurappa said he was thrilled on…
Vijayashankar holds mega rally at Ashokapuram
April 15, 2019Mysuru: Congress-JD(S) coalition candidate from Mysuru-Kodgau constituency C.H. Vijayashankar, accompanied by former Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa and former MLA M.K. Somashekar, held a mega rally at Ashokapuram where thousands gathered in his support, this morning. Addressing the rally, Vijayashankar said that people must press the button number 3 that has the ‘hand’ symbol which is…
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