Bengaluru : The Election Commission has nothing to do with the disqualification of the rebel legislators, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president Dinesh Gundu Rao said on Monday. The Congress is determined to win the bypolls to all the 15 Assembly constituencies to exact revenge on the rebel MLAs. “Our lawyers will argue before the […]

Mangaluru : Three persons have been appointed as spokespersons of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee. The appointments were made by KPCC media and communications department chief, V S Ugrappa, on Wednesday September 18. The selected for the post are MLA U T Khader, and MLCs Ivan D’Souza and Harish Kumar and they are from among 34 […]

Mangaluru: The district Congress committee staged a protest on Thursday against BJP-led central government and state governments for neglecting flood victims at the DC office. Speaking to the protesters former minister Ramanath Rai said, “The BJP led central government and state government has failed to address the problems of flood victims and find permanent solution […]

Bengaluru: Noting that Goa has been imposing restrictions on entry of fish from Karnataka into that state, the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president, Dinesh Gundu Rao has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to intervene in the issue and resolve it. He was speaking at a function organized at the KPCC office in the city […]

Mangaluru: “If given ticket, I am ready to contest from Chitradurga Assembly constituency,” said actor and KPCC secretary Bhavana. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, she said, “There are other aspirants like Raghu Achar, Basavaraj, Hanumali Shanmugappa from the constituency. I have moral support from KPCC president Dr G Parameshwar, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and AICC secretary […]

Mangaluru : Former union minister and Chikkaballapur MP M Veerappa Moily said that the draft manifesto of the Congress for the forthcoming Assembly election will be submitted to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC president G Parameshwara by January 15. Moily told reporters on Sunday, “As KPCC Election Manifesto Committee chairperson, I will meet party leaders, […]

Mangaluru: It was a time-tested weapon used by Mahatma Gandhi to get his political opponents come round to accepting his point of view. Taking off on the central point of swaraj propounded by the Mahatma – namely fasting – KPCC general secretary P V Mohan is all set to embark on Sadhbhavana Upavasa Satyagraha on […]

Mangaluru : South MLA J R Lobo said Mangaluru South constituency Congress workers’ convention will be held at Town Hall in Mangaluru at 3 pm on September 25. Briefing media persons here on Friday, he said that all 220 polling booth in charge, ward presidents and office-bearers, he said that all 220 polling booth in […]

Bengaluru: Criticising former chief minister S M Krishna for quitting the Congress, Revenue Minister Kagodu Thimmappa on Thursday said it is unfortunate that the senior leader had attacked the party after enjoying several posts. No leader in South India held posts which Krishna held during his over four-decade association with the Congress. Had Krishna involved […]

Bantwal: “H Y Mati case has pained the government as well as CM Siddaramaiah. But it is a personal matter of Meti and it doesn’t have any relation with the government,” said KPCC working President Dinesh Gundu Rao. He was addressing the Congress party workers at Kallige on Thursday. Speaking to the reporters he said […]