Mysore/Mysuru: Demanding Rs. 5 crore compensation to the families of 11 persons, who died in the stampede at Chinnaswamy Stadium during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) victory celebration in Bengaluru on June 4, pro-Kannada activist and Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha President Vatal Nagaraj and Party workers staged a protest near Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle (formerly Hardinge Circle)…
Activists seek Rs. 5 crore compensation for victims
June 9, 2025Mysuru: Former MLA and Kannada Chalavali Vatal Paksha leader Vatal Nagaraj and members held a protest in front of Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle (Hardinge Circle) here yesterday, demanding Rs. 5 crore compensation for the families of 11 people who were killed in the stampede incident that occurred in front of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on…
Kamal Haasan’s controversial statement on Kannada: Organisations stage protest in city
June 3, 2025Mysuru/Bengaluru: Condemning the statement that ‘Kannada was born from Tamil’ made by popular actor Kamal Haasan, various organisations staged protests in city yesterday. Pro-Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj, along with his followers staged a protest near Hardinge Circle (Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle) in city. Speaking to media persons, Vatal Nagaraj demanded that no film of Kamal Haasan be…
Lukewarm response for Karnataka Bandh in Mysuru
March 22, 2025Mysuru: The Karnataka Bandh called by Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha (KCVP) leader Vatal Nagaraj and several other Kannada outfits saw a lukewarm response in city this morning. The bandh was called to protest the recent attack on a KSRTC bus conductor in Belagavi by a group of Marathi-speaking individuals over a trivial issue. Barring a…
Uncertainty looms over State Bandh tomorrow
March 21, 2025Mysuru: With less than 24 hours away for the State-wide bandh tomorrow (Mar. 22) called by Kannada Chaluvali leader Vatal Nagaraj and some pro-Kannada organisations, to condemn the assault on a Karnataka State Transport bus conductor in Belagavi last month, uncertainty looms large over the bandh as it has sparked mixed reactions, with several key…
Kannada organisations call for Karnataka Bandh on Mar. 22
March 1, 2025Bengaluru: Strongly condemning the assault of a Kannadiga KSRTC bus conductor by Marathi fanatics at Belagavi recently and the relentless mischief and attacks carried out by MES (Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti) and Shivsena activists against Kannadigas, several Kannada Organisations have called for a Karnataka Bandh on Mar. 22. Announcing this at a press meet after a…
Vatal holds ‘Onake’ protest against microfinance firms
February 3, 2025Mysuru: Kannada activist Vatal Nagaraj staged a unique protest against microfinance companies at Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle (Hardinge Circle) in Mysuru yesterday, wielding a pestle (Onake in Kannada) as a symbol of resistance. Several others in the protests too held pestles. Speaking later, he demanded the immediate cancellation of unauthorised microfinance firms operating in the State…
South Teachers Constituency: Congress and JD(S) candidates accuse each other of distributing money and liquor
May 31, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The media interaction of the candidates of Legislative Council polls from South Teachers Constituency, organised by the Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) at its premises on Thyagraja Road this morning, turned out to be a platform for the candidates, especially those of the Congress and NDA, to trade charges against each other. Interacting with…
Release of water to Tamil Nadu: Vatal Nagaraj stages protest in city
March 7, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Condemning the Cauvery Water Management Authority’s (CWMA) order directing Karnataka to release Cauvery River water to Tamil Nadu (TN), Kannada Chaluvali leader Vatal Nagaraj staged a protest near Hardinge Circle on Bengaluru-Nilgiri Road in city yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Vatal Nagaraj said that at a time when Karnataka is reeling under severe drought,…
Vatal Nagaraj calls for ‘KRS Chalo’ on Oct. 5
September 30, 2023More than 1000 vehicles to be taken in a procession from Bengaluru to KRS dam in Mandya Bengaluru: Buoyed by the success of Karnataka Bandh call given by several pro-Kannada organisations on Friday, Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha leader Vatal Nagaraj has said, “Karnataka which has witnessed two bandhs in one week will witness another mammoth…















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