Mysuru Protests

The BJP's plans for a "massive protest" in Karnataka's Mysuru - over alleged mismanagement of the city's urban development authority, to the tune of Rs 4,000 crore - were scuppered Friday after the police blocked party workers heading to the city.

The BJP government in Karnataka this week passed a bill to protect religious structures in the state, hoping to mollify those who protested against the demolition of a temple in Mysuru district.

Congress leaders and workers staged a protest in Karnataka capital Bengaluru today against hikes in taxes and rate charges by the city's civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). They walked from the Mysuru Bank Circle to the corporation's headquarters in the city. The police prevented all but a few representatives from entering the BBM...

A team will be formed to probe harassment allegations linked to the death of a doctor on Covid duty in Karnataka's Mysuru district, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said today. The Chief Minister's remarks come a day after the colleagues of the doctor - SR Nagendra - protested in Mysuru and claimed that he killed himself as he was overburdened with wo...

After it was announced that as the party's chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa announced that his son, BY Vijayendra will not be its candidate for the Varuna seat, triggered massive protests by BJP workers in Mysuru, who threatened to resign if Yeddyurappa Junior is not named a candidate by today.

Mysuru witnessed massive protests by BJP workers today as the party's chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa announced that his son, BY Vijayendra will not be its candidate for the Varuna seat.

The much-expected proxy battle from Varuna in the coming assembly elections -- between Karnataka's Congress chief minister Siddaramaiah and BJP's chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa -- has fallen through.

Dasara -- the state festival of Karnataka and the biggest celebration in Mysuru -- has come and gone. But while people turned up in thousands, business was not as good. But thousands more stayed away, concerned after the recent protests in the region over the sharing of Cauvery water with Tamil Nadu.

In the middle of the arson and vandalism seen in Karnataka's Bengaluru on Monday over the Cauvery water dispute with Tamil Nadu, one man refused to go with the mob.

Bengaluru and parts of Mysuru have been crippled with violent protests over the Cauvery issue after the Supreme Court's modified order meant Karnataka will end up releasing more water to Tamil Nadu.

The war over the Cauvery river is getting uglier with widespread vandalism and massive protests paralysing parts of Karnataka, especially Bengaluru and Mysuru today. The protests come after the Supreme Court modified its last week's order, asking Karnataka to release less water from the Cauvery to Tamil Nadu but for more days.

One person died and another received injuries after police opened fire on protesters in Bengaluru's Rajgopalnagar area on Monday evening. Arson and vandalism was seen on the streets of Bengaluru and on a highway to Mysuru as anger boiled over on a Supreme Court order that meant that Karnataka would have to release more water from the river Cauvery ...

MBA graduates Ashitha and Shakeel Ahmed got married at a convention centre in Karnataka's Mysuru today. Present at the Nikaah were their families, friends and a lot of policemen.

The BJP's plans for a "massive protest" in Karnataka's Mysuru - over alleged mismanagement of the city's urban development authority, to the tune of Rs 4,000 crore - were scuppered Friday after the police blocked party workers heading to the city.

The BJP government in Karnataka this week passed a bill to protect religious structures in the state, hoping to mollify those who protested against the demolition of a temple in Mysuru district.

Congress leaders and workers staged a protest in Karnataka capital Bengaluru today against hikes in taxes and rate charges by the city's civic body Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP). They walked from the Mysuru Bank Circle to the corporation's headquarters in the city. The police prevented all but a few representatives from entering the BBM...

A team will be formed to probe harassment allegations linked to the death of a doctor on Covid duty in Karnataka's Mysuru district, Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said today. The Chief Minister's remarks come a day after the colleagues of the doctor - SR Nagendra - protested in Mysuru and claimed that he killed himself as he was overburdened with wo...

After it was announced that as the party's chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa announced that his son, BY Vijayendra will not be its candidate for the Varuna seat, triggered massive protests by BJP workers in Mysuru, who threatened to resign if Yeddyurappa Junior is not named a candidate by today.

Mysuru witnessed massive protests by BJP workers today as the party's chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa announced that his son, BY Vijayendra will not be its candidate for the Varuna seat.

The much-expected proxy battle from Varuna in the coming assembly elections -- between Karnataka's Congress chief minister Siddaramaiah and BJP's chief ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa -- has fallen through.

Dasara -- the state festival of Karnataka and the biggest celebration in Mysuru -- has come and gone. But while people turned up in thousands, business was not as good. But thousands more stayed away, concerned after the recent protests in the region over the sharing of Cauvery water with Tamil Nadu.

In the middle of the arson and vandalism seen in Karnataka's Bengaluru on Monday over the Cauvery water dispute with Tamil Nadu, one man refused to go with the mob.

Bengaluru and parts of Mysuru have been crippled with violent protests over the Cauvery issue after the Supreme Court's modified order meant Karnataka will end up releasing more water to Tamil Nadu.

The war over the Cauvery river is getting uglier with widespread vandalism and massive protests paralysing parts of Karnataka, especially Bengaluru and Mysuru today. The protests come after the Supreme Court modified its last week's order, asking Karnataka to release less water from the Cauvery to Tamil Nadu but for more days.

One person died and another received injuries after police opened fire on protesters in Bengaluru's Rajgopalnagar area on Monday evening. Arson and vandalism was seen on the streets of Bengaluru and on a highway to Mysuru as anger boiled over on a Supreme Court order that meant that Karnataka would have to release more water from the river Cauvery ...

MBA graduates Ashitha and Shakeel Ahmed got married at a convention centre in Karnataka's Mysuru today. Present at the Nikaah were their families, friends and a lot of policemen.