Autos, taxis, trucks to be off roads; Over 1,500 hotels, bakeries closed; DC to take a call on school, colleges closure Mysore/Mysuru: Following the successful Bengaluru Bandh on Sept. 26, pro-Kannada and farmer activists protesting the State Government’s stance on the Cauvery water-sharing dispute are now planning a State-wide Karnataka Bandh tomorrow. The call for…
Bengaluru bandh tomorrow
September 25, 2023Kannada organisations, activists call for total Karnataka Bandh on Sept. 29 Bengaluru: In protest against the State Government’s decision to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, several pro-farmer and pro-Kannada organisations have called for a complete ‘Bengaluru bandh’ on Sept. 26 (Tuesday). Over 175 organisations and Opposition parties including BJP and JD(S) have extended their…
Vatal Nagaraj stages protest against GST on food products
July 28, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly opposing the imposition of GST(Goods and Services Tax) on packed food products, Kannada Chaluvali leader and former MLA Vatal Nagaraj staged a demonstration against the Centre at Jayachamaraja Wadiyar circle(Hardinge Circle) in the heart of the city yesterday. Raising slogans against the Centre, Vatal Nagaraj accused the Government of burdening the common man…
South Graduates LC polls: Prasanna Gowda, Vatal Nagaraj file nomination papers
May 26, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Prasanna N. Gowda filed his nomination papers as the candidate of KRRS, AAP, Dalit, Swaraj India and other progressive organisations for the Legislative Council polls from South Graduates Constituency, at the Regional Commissioner’s (RC) Office on Hunsur road here yesterday. He was accompanied by KRRS President Badagalapura Nagendra and writer Devanur Mahadeva. Earlier, Prasanna…
Vatal Nagaraj stages protest against demolition of heritage buildings
April 26, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Kannada Chaluvali leader Vatal Nagaraj staged a protest along with his supporters at Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle in city on Sunday against the proposed demolition of Devaraja market and Lansdowne Building. Speaking to presspersons, he urged the State Government to not demolish these heritage buildings and warned that Vatal Party will intensify its agitation in…
Mekedatu project implementation: Vatal Nagaraj accuses political parties of enacting drama
January 25, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing all the political parties of enacting a drama over Mekedatu and Mahadayi water projects, Kannada Chaluvali leader Vatal Nagaraj urged all the elected representatives of the political parties to quit their positions and take to the streets for implementation of the water projects. He was speaking to press persons after staging a demonstration…
Pro-Kannada outfits withdraw Karnataka Bandh call
December 31, 2021Bengaluru: Mindful about its impact amid divide within and lack of support, pro-Kannada organisations withdrew its Karnataka bandh call on Dec. 31 (today), demanding a complete ban on the activities of the Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) which has been campaigning for long to merge Marathi speaking regions in Belagavi with Maharashtra. Leaders of several Kannada…
Seeking ban on Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti: Kannada organisations call for Karnataka Bandh on Dec. 31
December 23, 2021Bengaluru: Seeking a ban on Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES), Kannada organisations have called Karnataka Bandh on Dec. 31. They have set Dec. 29 deadline for the Government to ban MES. Accusing the MES of acting against the interests of Karnataka, Kannada Chaluvali leader Vatal Nagaraj, who took part in a meeting of Kannada organisations that…
MDJA interaction: MLC poll candidates rain promises for development of Gram Panchayats
December 3, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The interaction meet with media persons organised by Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) at Pathrakarthara Bhavan on Thyagaraja road in the city this morning, saw the candidates of all the four parties for the polls to the dual-member Mysuru-Chamarajanagar seat from Local Authorities Consituency — BJP, Congress, JD (S) and Kannada Chaluvali Paksha —…
Vatal Nagaraj warns of storming into Banks
November 7, 2021Mysuru: Accusing the Centre of imposing Hindi in Karnataka, Kannada Chaluvali leader Vatal Nagaraj said that his party (Kannada Chaluvali Vatal Paksha) will storm into Banks and other Central Government organisations from Nov. 21 if the Centre does not stop its Hindi promotion actions. Vatal Nagaraj was staging a demonstration at Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle (Hardinge…














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