The Supreme Court (SC) was perceived as soft towards some senior advocates appearing for Congress or in cases where success of the case would indirectly benefit Congress in the 2019 Parliamentary elections. For example, when an advocate told the Court that the case about Ayodhya Land Dispute be taken up after 2019 Parliamentary election and…
Of victories and defeats in electoral politics: Thoughts on the results of elections in five States
December 13, 2018Looking at the election results of the five States announced day before yesterday, I thought I must reflect on my article in this column titled “Musings on Secular Democracy and Hindu Nationalism” that appeared on Dec.8 and Dec. 9, 2018. Inspiration for that article, in two parts, was an article published in The Hindu of…
Modi to interact with city BJP workers through video-conferencing tomorrow
October 9, 2018Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with BJP workers of Mysuru-Kodagu Parliamentary Constituency through video- conferencing at Senate Bhavan in Manasagangothri campus here tomorrow at 3.30 pm. Informing this to reporters at Senate Bhavan this morning, MP Prathap Simha said that the Prime Minister will interact with activists for 15 minutes. He had selected…
MP distributes Modi’s Exam Warriors Kannada books to students
September 17, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha distributed Exam Warriors, a book penned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and translated into Kannada by the MP himself to the tenth standard students of Vijaya Vittala Vidyashala here this morning to mark Modi’s 69th birthday. Extolling the virtues of Modi, one of the tallest leaders in the world today,…
BJP to celebrate Sadbhavana Diwas in city tomorrow
September 16, 2018Mysuru: Marking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, the city BJP will celebrate ‘Sadbhavana Diwas’ in city tomorrow (Sept.17). Announcing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here this morning, MLA and former Minister S.A. Ramdas said that ‘Swachhta Abhiyan’ will be conducted in all the 20 MCC Wards coming under KR constituency from 6.30…
PM to send Central teams to assess flood damage in Karnataka
September 11, 2018New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday assured Karnataka that the Centre will send two official teams to assess the flood damages in Kodagu, Malnad districts and coastal districts. This followed a meeting of a delegation, led by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, with the Prime Minister to apprise him of the flood havoc in certain…
PM Modi to launch India Post Payments Bank today
September 1, 2018Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi at 2.30 pm today. The launch will be simultaneous across the nation and an event has been organised in Mysuru at Leela Chennaiah Convention Hall on Valmiki Road. The IPPB will have 650 branches and 3,250 access…
Kodagu floods: Prez, PM call CM
August 20, 2018New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy yesterday to enquire about the people and the conditions in the flood-affected Kodagu district. In a tweet, Modi said he spoke to Kumaraswamy regarding the flood situation in parts of the State. “Extended all possible support in the rescue and relief operations. I…
PM Modi to visit flood-hit Kerala this evening
August 17, 2018New Delhi: An alert has been issued in four districts of Kerala, where more than 100 people died in the last 48 hours in the worst monsoon of the century. Overall, 167 people lost their lives since torrential rains started on Aug. 8, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the…
Modi releases MP Pratap Simha’s achievement booklet
August 2, 2018Prime Minister Narendra Modi seen releasing the achievements booklet of Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha in New Delhi yesterday. The booklet, titled “Saaf Niyath, Sahi Vikas” (clean administration and right development), lists out the Rs. 11,000 crore grants that has been sanctioned to Mysuru by the NDA government. Various development works including road, railways and airport…















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