Mysore/Mysuru: In preparation for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, Urban Constituencies in Mysuru district are gearing up to boost voter participation, especially in areas like Chamundeshwari, Narasimharaja and Krishnaraja Assembly segments, which saw low voter turnout in the last election. During a review meeting on election progress held at the Devaraj Urs Hall in the…
‘United we stand’: JD(S), Congress put up united face to quell dissent among ground-level workers
April 7, 2019Mysuru: The local Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and Congress units held a joint press conference in city this morning to present a united face to its opposition and appealed to its warring workers to set aside their differences, piled up over decades of fierce fighting and work with each other for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections….
Poll crackdown intensifies
March 21, 2019Cash, liquor worth over Rs. 1.24 crore seized in Mysuru Mysuru: Even as political parties are indulging in hectic parleys to zero-in on candidates for the forthcoming Lok Sabha Elections and even before prominent candidates filing their nomination papers, authorities responsible for conducting free and fair elections have tightened the grip on unaccounted cash, liquor…
MLA Nagendra confident of BJP victory in Mysuru
March 21, 2019Mysuru: Claiming that there was no guarantee of JD(S)-Congress workers getting united in the wake of seat-sharing pact between the two parties in the State, Chamaraja BJP MLA L. Nagendra has said that this situation was certainly going to help the BJP in the LS polls. Addressing a meeting of party workers from MCC Ward…
A master plan to pull out thorn in the flesh
March 15, 2019H.D. Deve Gowda proposes Sumalatha’s candidacy from Mysuru-Kodagu instead of Mandya D.K. Shivakumar given responsibility of convincing Sumalatha to make things easy for Nikhil Bengaluru: For the family of former PM H.D. Deve Gowda that has introduced Nikhil Kumaraswamy into active politics from Mandya LS seat, Sumalatha has become a thorn in the flesh. Indications…
Lok Sabha Elections in Mysuru on Apr.18: Violation of Code of Conduct to invite action
March 12, 2019Preparations in full swing to set up static check-posts Dist. Admn. takes back Govt. vehicles given to netas Mysuru: The District Administration has made elaborate preparations for strict enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct for the Lok Sabha elections across the District. The preparations include setting up of static check-posts at all entry/ exit…
Surrender weapons to Police immediately: Deputy Commissioner
March 12, 2019Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, who is also the District Electoral Officer and Returning Officer, has asked all arms owners in Mysuru-Kodagu Parliamentary Constituency to surrender their weapons to the Police as the Model Code of Conduct for the General Elections has come into effect. Speaking to newsmen here on Monday, he said that…
Siddharamaiah wants Mysuru Lok Sabha seat for Congress
March 12, 2019Congress shortlists four candidates Bengaluru: With the coalition partners in the State Government — JD(S) and Congress, yet to finalise seat sharing for the Lok Sabha (LS) polls, CLP leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has strongly opposed leaving the Mysuru-Kodagu seat to the JD(S). At the Congress party Screening Committee meeting held here yesterday,…
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