Will Siddaramaiah's younger son enter politics?

August 24, 2016

YathindraBengaluru, Aug 24: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's younger son Yathindra says he will visit his father's constituency Varuna in Mysuru at least once or twice a week.

With his elder brother Rakesh's demise, Dr Yathindra feels he should act as a bridge between the people of the constituency and his father. Unlike his father and brother, Dr Yathindra, a health professional, has stayed away from politics.

On Sunday, he visited the family house in Ramakrishna Nagar in Mysuru, where he interacted with some representatives from the Varuna constituency. This sparked off speculation about his possible foray into politics.

On Tuesday, Dr Yathindra said he is not sure about his future plans. “But I have decided to keep in touch with the people of the constituency to address their grievances for the next one-and-a-half years. I have a diagnostic centre in Bengaluru. It will not be very difficult for me to take time off from my profession and visit Varuna once or twice a week,” he said.

He said that after his brother's demise, the people of the constituency started reaching out to him and advising him that he should step in, as they felt “deserted”.

“The people have no direct access to my father and they had expressed their concerns. I have not decided to enter politics or even join the party. My father has appointed a lot of officers to oversee development works in Varuna, and I will act as a coordinator,” he added.

Stating that he had never discussed politics with his brother, he said that he was surprised to see the rapport Rakesh had established with the people.

“My brother and I rarely met, and never discussed politics. But after his death, my mother requested me to step in. She does not want anybody taking undue advantage of our situation,” he added. Dr Yathindra said that his father had neither asked him to oversee activities in Varuna nor had he taken objection to his latest decision.

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naren kotian
 - 
Wednesday, 24 Aug 2016

I know mr dr yatheendra in person ,he can never be a good leader ... its end of Khangrace in old mysore ... JDS- BJP nexus will crush them very badly .

Mahesh
 - 
Wednesday, 24 Aug 2016

Family members should not be engaged in govt work.

Priyanka
 - 
Wednesday, 24 Aug 2016

Rakesh misused the power and money of govt by going to tomorrow land party. what can people expect from this fellow?

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April 5,2020

Thieves broke into an MSIL liquor outlet at Kuthar Nityanandanagara on the outskirts of Mangaluru and decamped with liquor worth Rs 1 lakh. The incident came to light on Friday morning. 

The outlet belongs to Purushotham Pilar. 

Before committing the crime, the thieves had hung a cloth in front of the shop shutter of the outlet to ensure that no one could notice the crime. They also stole DVR of the CCTV the was installed. 

On noticing that outlet was open, many people had even come to purchase liquor. The police took all those who had visited the outlet to purchase to the task and chased them away.

The thieves also stole 10 packets of cigarettes from a paan shop situated adjacent to the MSIL outlet.

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January 11,2020

Bengaluru, Jan 11: Scholar and writer M Chidanadamurthy passed away at a private hospital here on Saturday.

He was 88 and is survived by wife, son and daughter.
He was a well-known scholar in Karnataka specialising in the history of Kannada language and ancient Karnataka.

He was also known for his campaign to conserve the monuments Hampi and to secure classical language status to Kannada Language. Murthy has also articulated that uniform civil code and an anti-conversion law must be enacted by the Government in India.

Murthy was the head of the department of Kannada Bangalore University. He was also associated with Kannada Shakti Kendra. As a historian most of Murthy's work has focused on scientific study of the Kannada Inscriptions.

He has attempted to contextualise inscriptions in their socio cultural setup. He has produced many books on the history of Kannada language and Karnataka. He has guided many research students.

Murthy was recipient of Rajayothsava, Sathiya Academy Award , Papama award and Alava’s Nudisiri award.
His mortal remains were kept at his residence for his fellow mates and relatives.

Several dignatories like B S Yediyurappa, S L Bhyrappa, S Suresh Kumar, V Somanna expressed their condolences to the veteran's death.

The final rituals will be held on Sunday with state honour.

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February 16,2020

Udupi, Feb 16: Nine people were killed after a private bus collided with a large roadside boulder in Udupi district in Karnataka on Saturday, the police said. The accident took place on Saturday evening, at around 5.45 pm, on the Mulnur Ghat at Abbas Kattingeri in Mala village, while the bus was on its way to Mangaluru from Sringeri, reported the news channel.

The bus, which was reportedly carrying around 35 passengers, was trying to manoeuvre a turn while travelling on a ghat road when the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle hit a massive boulder and the impact caused seven people to die on the spot. Two others passed away while they were on the way to the hospital.

The deceased passengers have been identified as Radha Ravi, Yogendra, Preetham Gowda, Basavaraju, Angana, Sharul and Ranjitha. The cleaner of the bus was also killed in the accident.

According to reports, the passengers in the bus were mostly in their early 20s and were employees of Vital Records Private Limited near JCK Industrial Park. Century Vital Records is a data security company which works in the Hebbal Industrial Mysuru. The group was visiting Udupi, Hornadu and Kudremukh.

While some of the injured persons were rushed to Manipal hospital, others were taken to the Karkala city government hospital, police said.

The police have said that rash and negligent driving by the driver is likely to have caused the accident. A case has been registered at the Karkala Rural Police Station, the police said.

Last month, three persons were killed and four others were injured after a fatal collision between a van and a bus near Bengaluru. Both the vehicles caught fire after the impact, but while passengers of the bus, travelling from Bengaluru to Shivamogga, managed to escape, the three passengers who were trapped in the van could not escape and were charred to death.

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