Tag: Sandesh Swamy

 ‘Yuva Dasara must showcase local culture, tradition’
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 ‘Yuva Dasara must showcase local culture, tradition’

September 15, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mayor Sandesh Swamy has urged that Yuva Dasara, an integral part of the annual Dasara celebrations, should serve as a platform to showcase local heritage, tradition and nativity, rather than glorifying foreign culture. “Every year, Rs. 4 to Rs. 5 crore is spent on organising Yuva Dasara. Huge sums — running into lakhs…

Make hassle-free arrangements for ‘Jumboo Savari’: Ex-Mayor
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Make hassle-free arrangements for ‘Jumboo Savari’: Ex-Mayor

September 6, 2025

Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mayor Sandesh Swamy has urged the District Administration to make adequate arrangements for the people to watch the traditional Jumboo Savari procession, without any ado. The DC, who holds the additional responsibility as Dasara Special Officer, should ensure that, the people won’t experience any inconvenience, that is witnessed every year especially after the…

Former Mayor demands revival of Industries set up by Maharajas
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Former Mayor demands revival of Industries set up by Maharajas

May 30, 2025

Mysuru: With reports indicating that Andhra Pradesh is making efforts  to convince the Centre to relocate Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) to Andhra Pradesh, former Mysuru Mayor Sandesh Swamy has urged the Government to revive all the industries set up by the erstwhile Mysore Maharajas. In a press statement, Sandesh Swamy said that the Karnataka Government…

Former Mayor extends support to protesting physically challenged
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Former Mayor extends support to protesting physically challenged

April 28, 2025

Mysuru: Former Mayor Sandesh Swamy has extended his support for the ongoing protest by the members of Nava Karnataka Physically Challenged Honorarium Activists Association, who are staging protest at the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Office premises urging for fulfilment of their various demands. The former Mayor, who visited the protesters on Saturday, said that the State…

BJP, Brahmana Yuva Vedike hold candlelight protest
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BJP, Brahmana Yuva Vedike hold candlelight protest

April 26, 2025

Mysuru: Narasimharaja (NR) Constituency BJP Unit and Brahmana Yuva Vedike also staged a candlelight protest and also paid tributes to those who were gunned down by the terrorists. The members of Narasimharaja Constituency BJP Unit, who assembled near Gayathripuram Bus Stand, lit candles and took out a silent march till Kittur Rani Chennamma Circle near…

Former Mayor demands special grants for NR Constituency in Budget
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Former Mayor demands special grants for NR Constituency in Budget

March 2, 2025

Mysuru: With Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, scheduled to present the State Budget on Mar. 7, former city Mayor Sandesh Swamy has appealed the CM to announce a special grant for NR Constituency of Mysuru. In a press release, Swamy congratulated the CM who will be presenting the budget for a…

Simplify norms to issue e-Khata for properties: Ex-Mayor
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Simplify norms to issue e-Khata for properties: Ex-Mayor

January 18, 2025

Mysuru: Former Mayor Sandesh Swamy has urged the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner to simplify the process of obtaining e-Khata for properties, for the ease of property owners. In his letter to the MCC Commissioner, Swamy has said that the process of submitting documents to obtain e-Khata certificate under Form-17 should be simplified. To obtain…

Row over renaming Princess Road as ‘Siddaramaiah Arogya Marga’:  Former Mayor cites 1921 map as proof
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Row over renaming Princess Road as ‘Siddaramaiah Arogya Marga’:  Former Mayor cites 1921 map as proof

January 1, 2025

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…

Halt MUDA Layouts handover process: Ex-Mayor
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Halt MUDA Layouts handover process: Ex-Mayor

November 29, 2024

Mysuru: Former Mayor Sandesh Swamy has criticised MUDA for its decision to hand over layouts to local bodies without officially notifying the transfer in the State Gazette, calling it a violation of law. In a press release, Swamy referred to the transfer of 240 out of over 900 layouts to local bodies including the Mysuru…

Dasara-2024: Former Mayor laments commercialisation
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Dasara-2024: Former Mayor laments commercialisation

September 29, 2024

Mysuru: Lamenting that Dasara festivities in the city is going commercial with the introduction of tickets for some events, former Mayor Sandesh Swamy observed that such actions will not bring any honour to the Government. In a press release, Sandesh Swamy, a senior BJP leader and a former City Mayor, said that so far no…

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