Mysore/Mysuru: State BJP OBC Morcha President R. Raghu (Kautilya) has urged the Deputy Commissioner (DC) to replace the recently installed statue of former Chief Minister late D. Devaraj Urs at the premises of the new Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Siddarthanagar with a new one that truly resembles the leader, without defaming his legacy. In his…
Mysore/Mysuru: Senior BJP leader and State BJP OBC Morcha President R. Raghu Kautilya has alleged a conspiracy behind the demolition of the Dr. Rajkumar Circle nameboard (popularly known as Fountain Circle) on Bengaluru-Mysuru Road in the city. In a letter to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner, Raghu stated that the circle, widely known as…
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Unit BJP has demanded that the recent seizure of Mephedrone (MD) worth Rs. 390 crore, from a large-scale drug manufacturing unit on the Outer Ring Road near Belavatta, be handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The unit was busted by the Anti-Narcotics Cell of Mumbai Police. Addressing a press conference…
Mysore/Mysuru: BJP OBC Morcha State President R. Raghu Kautilya has urged that the birth anniversary of Rajarshi Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar be celebrated as a festival by the people of Mysuru, honouring the Maharaja’s unparalleled contributions to the city’s growth and heritage. Speaking at a memorial event organised by the Karnataka Rajya Vokkaliga Vikasa Vedike at…
From CITB legacy to MUDA scams: Can the new MDA restore public Trust? By R. Raghu (Kautilya) [Translated from Kannada into English by Star of Mysore News Editor B.C. Thimmaiah] There’s an old saying: “Closing the fortress gates after the town has been looted.” In the case of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), this adage…
Mysuru: BJP OBC Morcha State President R. Raghu Kautilya has lauded the Centre’s decision to conduct a caste census alongside the national population census, calling it a “historic and courageous step” toward social justice. He said the move aligns with Mahatma Gandhi’s vision of inclusive governance. Addressing reporters at BJP Office in city recently, Raghu…
Mysuru: Two books authored by R. Raghu Kautilya, BJP leader and the Chairman of Nypunya School of Excellence, were released at a programme titled ‘Nirmala Nenapu,’ at Kalamandira in the city yesterday. Raghu, who is also the President of State BJP OBC Morcha, has penned ‘Bhoomi Putri,’ an anthology of short poems in memory of…
Proposes a body to check harassment Mysuru: State BJP OBC Morcha President R. Raghu Kautilya has said, a Committee of concerned public, Advocate and Police should be formed to check the menace of micro finance firms that have been harassing the poor after advancing loan to them. He was addressing media persons at City BJP…
Mysuru: State BJP OBC Morcha President R. Raghu Kautilya has dismissed the possibilities of renaming Princess Road (Mysuru-KRS Road) in the city as ‘Siddaramaiah Arogya Marga’. Addressing the media persons at City BJP office in Chamarajapuram here yesterday, Raghu said, the KRS Road has been already named as Princess Road, in commemoration of the Princess…
Mysuru: A day after former Mayor B.L. Bhyrappa accused private institutions of encroaching upon the lands at the foot of Chamundi Hill, BJP OBC Morcha State President R. Raghu Kautilya has demanded the State Government to stop the construction of an apartment building on Maharana Prathap Singh Road, also at the foot of Chamundi Hill,…
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