Bengaluru: Ahead of his taking over as the State BJP President from the incumbent President Nalin Kumar Kateel on Nov. 15, Shikaripur MLA B.Y. Vijayendra, the son of senior BJP leader and former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, met top leaders of the BJP and its coalition partner, the JD(S), at their residences in Bengaluru today….
Maddur: Distinguished personality and former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna articulated his views on the selection of Chief Ministers and the challenges confronting democracy. He voiced his apprehensions about the practice of appointing CMs based on caste considerations, contending that such a practice undermines democratic principles and equality. Instead, he emphasised the imperative of selecting Chief…
Mysore/Mysuru: President of India Droupadi Murmu conferred the Padma Awards for this year at a Civil Investiture Ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi last evening. Of the 106 Padma Awards that were announced, six are Padma Vibhushan, nine are Padma Bhushan and 91 are Padma Shri. Former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna, who was…
Other awardees are Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa, Sudha Murty, S. Subbaraman, Khadar Valli Dudekula, Imudiyanda Rani Machaiah, P. Munivenkatappa, Shah Rasheed Ahmed Qadri Former Karnataka Chief Minister S.M. Krishna, who announced retirement from active politics earlier this month, was chosen for the second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan, philanthropist and Infosys founder N.R. Narayana Murthy’s wife…
Former CM and senior BJP leader S.M. Krishna writes to Nitin Gadkari, Basavaraj Bommai Mysuru/Mandya: Close on the heels of Congress MLCs Dinesh Gooligowda and Madhu G. Madegowda demanding the 10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Access-Controlled Expressway after Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, former Chief Minister and Senior BJP leader S.M. Krishna has raised similar demand and has written to…
Mysore/Mysuru: Veteran leader and former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna launched the 9-day ‘Modi Yug Utsav-2022’ at Ramalingeshwara Park located opposite MLA S.A. Ramdas’ Office near Ramalingeshwara temple in Vidyaranyapuram here this noon. The Utsav has been organised by K.R. MLA S.A. Ramdas marking the birthday celebrations of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and is aimed at…
Donates Rs.7 lakh to his alma mater Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that Sri Ramakrishna Ashram in Mysuru is home to many saints and philosophers, former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna said that Rashtrakavi Kuvempu had the blessings of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Sharadadevi and Swami Vivekananda when he wrote the epic ‘Sri Ramayana Darshanam’ decades ago. He was speaking…
Swami Shambhavanandaji Memorial Talk Mysore/Mysuru: Former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna will release the books titled ‘Swami Shambhavananda – A Monk with a Vision and a Mission’ and ‘Viveka Margadarshi’ authored by Swami Muktidanandaji at a programme organised by Sri Ramakrishna Ashram at Swami Shambhavanandaji Auditorium in its premises in Yadavagiri on July 10 between 5…
S.M. Krishna to donate Rs. 5 lakh cash award to Sri Ramakrishna Ashram in Mysuru Bengaluru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai conferred the first Nadaprabhu Kempegowda International Award to three eminent personalities at the 513th Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Jayanthi celebrations held at Vidhana Soudha’s Banquet Hall here on Monday (June 27). The award, instituted in honour of…
Now that the top leaders of consequence from the Congress and BJP are in Karnataka, probably because they are expecting an early poll for State Assembly, I decided to express my thoughts on this idea of ‘advancing the Assembly polls’ by the ruling party (here BJP) hoping it would bring them victory. It is a…
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