Thousands of devotees on Friday visited Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Chamundi Hills in Mysuru Mysuru: Chamundi Hills witnessed an overwhelming influx of devotees on the second Ashadha Friday as thousands of worshippers gathered since early morning on Friday to seek the blessings of Goddess Chamundeshwari.The annual Ashadha festivities drew a much larger crowd than…
NCP’s Rajya Sabha member Parth Pawar Pune: NCP’s state deputy chief Udaykumar Aher wrote a letter to the party chief, Sunetra Pawar, claiming that some members within the outfit were trying to malign the image of her elder son, Rajya Sabha member Parth Pawar, through spreading rumours about his maturity.Aher sent the letter to Sunetra…
Pune/Mumbai: The rift in the NCP leadership showed signs of widening as just two days after the party’s working president Praful Patel and state chief Sunil Tatkare met CM Devendra Fadnavis without the knowledge of party chief Sunetra Pawar, her elder son and Rajya Sabha MP Parth Pawar met the CM on Thursday.Amid speculation that…
HC Mahadevappa’s supporters meet him in Mysuru on Friday Mysuru: Supporters of former minister and senior Dalit leader HC Mahadevappa Friday said former CM Siddaramaiah should have argued his case with the party high command and secured him a cabinet berth in the Shivakumar govt.Interacting with the senior Congress MLA on his first visit to…
Few members of the newly formed Karnataka state cabinet Chikkamagaluru: The district that gave a political rebirth to former prime minister Indira Gandhi and was once a Congress stronghold is now facing a ministerial drought.Chikkamagaluru, which had three cabinet ministers in 1999, has not had a single MLA inducted into the state cabinet since 2004….
Shivamogga: Senior Congress functionary BR Jayanth and other local functionaries from Sagar taluk have urged chief minister DK Shivakumar to induct three-time Sagar MLA Belur Gopal Krishna into his cabinet.Speaking to reporters on Monday, Jayanth highlighted Gopala Krishna’s strong leadership and mass appeal among youth. He said while Madhu Bangarappa has served as education minister…
Mandya: Mandya MLA Ravikumar Gowda Ganiga on Sunday said that he considers himself a minister now that DK Shivakumar has become chief minister of the state.Speaking to reporters here, Ravi said he is serving his first term as a legislator and remains focused on fulfilling the aspirations of the people of Mandya constituency. Referring to…
Vijayapura: The Indi assembly constituency in Vijayapura district holds a unique place in Karnataka’s political history — not for producing chief ministers or heavyweight ministers, but for never securing a ministerial berth despite decades of electoral participation.The constituency has existed since 1957 and has witnessed Assembly elections in 1957, 1962, 1967, 1972, 1978, 1983, 1985,…
Vikhyatananda Swami of Arya Ediga Mahasamsthana, Soluru Mangaluru: Akhila Bharatha Billavara Union has urged Congress to ensure representation for Billava community leaders in the cabinet when DK Shivakumar takes oath as chief minister.Vikhyatananda Swami of Arya Ediga Mahasamsthana, Soluru, told reporters here Sunday that MLC BK Hariprasad, a seasoned politician and secular leader, should be…
