If you throw stones at me, I will respond with stones. I am Pratap Simmha. I am not a mango tree to give you fruit when you pelt stones at it. Siddaramaiah avare, indeed, we have the ability to address people with utmost respect while answering challenging or pertinent questions of public concern. I urge…
Pratap Simmha’s ire over CM’s personal attack on him
December 27, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simmha has called upon Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to engage in constructive politics centred on development rather than resorting to personal attacks. Addressing reporters in Hunsur during the Hanuma Jayanti celebrations yesterday, Simmha challenged Siddaramaiah to compare their respective contributions to Mysuru and Kodagu, highlighting his 10-year tenure as MP versus Siddaramaiah’s …
Congress workers protest against Pratap Simmha’s remarks on CM
December 27, 2023High drama on Hunsur Road as activists set fire to tyres; FIR against MP Mysore/Mysuru: High drama unfolded on Hunsur Road here yesterday evening as Congress party members staged a protest against MP Pratap Simmha, who allegedly made derogatory remarks about CM Siddaramaiah. The demonstrators gathered on the road leading to the MP’s office, chanting…
National Sports Meet of Ekalavya Model Schools in city from Jan. 8
December 26, 2023Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to inaugurate Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru will host the 4th National-level Ekalavya Model Residential Schools Sports Meet from Jan. 8 to 12, 2024. ST Communities Welfare Department Director B. Kallesh, who held a preliminary meeting in this regard at Dr. Babu Jagjivan Ram Bhavan on Valmiki road in Paduvarahalli here recently, said that the…
Govt. ready to implement Chamundi Hill ropeway: CM
December 24, 2023CM’s statement on controversial project sparks renewed debate amid environmental concerns Mysore/Mysuru: Over 17 months have elapsed since the previous BJP Government shelved the controversial ropeway project to Chamundi Hill, facing strong opposition from environmentalists, nature enthusiasts and the general public. However, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has reignited the discourse by declaring the Congress Government’s readiness…
Mysuru Hotel Owners Assn. seeks round-the-clock operations
December 24, 2023Chief Minister felicitates senior hotel entrepreneurs Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Hotel Owners’ Association has presented a set of proposals to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah aimed at fostering both tourism and the hotel industry in the region. During the valedictory of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the Hotel Owners Credit Co-operative Society, hosted by the Hotel Owners’ Association…
Factories must provide jobs for locals
December 23, 2023CM, son hold closed-door meeting with industrialists Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has categorically instructed the representatives of factories and industries set up in Mysuru and surrounding districts to provide jobs to locals on priority. The CM, who held a closed-door meeting with the top officers and industrialists of Mysuru, especially those of Nanjangud, at Hotel…
Siddaramaiah does a ‘U-turn’ on hijab ban
December 23, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A day after announcing to withdraw ban on hijab, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah did a volte-face today saying no decision has been taken yet in this regard. Reacting to media queries this afternoon in the wake of his announcement to withdraw ban on hijab, while speaking to media persons during his visit to Kavalande in…
CM lays foundation stone for MDJA’s Patrika Bhavan
December 22, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah laid the foundation stone for the construction of Patrika Bhavan and Training Centre building of Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) at KNS Layout, foot of Chamundi Hill in city this morning. Addressing the gathering, the CM assured to look into the demands of MDJA, especially to bear a part of the…
Have sought drought relief, clearance for irrigation projects from Centre: CM
December 22, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah said that he met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi recently and sought immediate drought relief funds and also quick clearance for key irrigation projects of the State such as Mekedatu, Mahadayi and Upper Bhadra. Speaking to presspersons on his arrival at Mandakalli Airport…
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