Mysuru: Fresh evidence, including maps and postcards, has surfaced to reaffirm the authenticity and historical existence of ‘Princess Road’, now largely forgotten by the public. The road, presently known as KRS Road, is proposed to be renamed as ‘Siddaramaiah Arogya Marga’. Former Mayor Sandesh Swamy presented a map from 1921, which officially designates the road…
Mysuru: Amid the ongoing debate over renaming Princess Road to ‘Siddaramaiah Arogya Marga’ and the politics surrounding the issue, a group of residents, volunteers from various organisations including the Karnataka Rashtra Sena, and concerned citizens installed a plaque proclaiming the name ‘Princess Road,’ accompanied by the note: “This name was inaugurated in 1921 by Nalwadi…
Mysuru: Even as Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Ashaad-Ur-Rahman Shariff clarified to a Congress delegation yesterday that no official record or Gazette notification identifying ‘Princess Road’ (KRS Road, now proposed to be renamed as Siddaramaiah Aarogya Marga,) former city Mayor Sandesh Swamy produced a map as evidence to assert that the road was indeed named…
Mysuru: A day after former Mayor Sandesh Swamy produced a map as evidence to assert that KRS Road was indeed named as ‘Princess Road’, KPCC Spokesperson M. Lakshmana said that there is no mention of Princess Road in Mysuru City Corporation records. Addressing a press meet at Congress Bhavan here this morning, he said, “It…
Mysuru: Amid simmering controversy over renaming the stretch of Mysuru-KRS Road after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, a delegation of Congress leaders held a meeting with Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Ashaad-Ur-Rahman Shariff, at the Old Council Hall of MCC this morning. The meeting assumes significance in the wake of the debate for and against Chamaraja Congress MLA…
Mysuru: Right to Information (RTI) activist Snehamayi Krishna has urged the authorities to either install the name board of Princess Road on Mysuru-KRS Road in the city at the earliest or give permission to install the board with the help of general public. In his request to Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner Ashaad-Ur-Rahman Shariff on…
Mysuru: Days after defending the renaming of KRS Road (Princess Road) as ‘Siddaramaiah Arogya Marga’ after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, former Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha made a U-turn this morning, stating that if historical records confirm the name as Princess Road, it should remain unchanged. On Dec. 25, Prathap Simha told reporters in Mysuru, “There are…
Mysuru: Even as the debate continues over naming of Princess Road (popularly known as KRS Road) as ‘Siddaramaiah Arogya Marga,’ the Aam Admi Party (AAP) has opposed the naming of the road after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. In a press release, AAP Mysuru District President R. Rangaiah said that CM Siddaramaiah has been named as an…
Time Siddaramaiah became a Philosopher-Statesman Congress MLA from Mysuru’s Chamaraja Constituency K. Harishgowda has ‘demanded’ that the present Princess Road, popularly known as KRS Road (Krishnaraja Sagar Road) be named after Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. He made this demand on Nov. 13, 2024 while presiding over a function to lay the foundation stone for the new…
Mysuru: With for and against statements coming from politicians and various sections of the society with regard to renaming KRS Road between Sri Lakshmi Venkataramana Swamy Temple and Royal Inn as ‘Siddaramaiah Arogya Marga’, JD(S) leader and Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda yesterday opined that there is no wrong in naming the road after Chief Minister…
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