Volume No. 1 Issue No.

47 Mysore October 25, 2010

In Brief
Former PM and CM
Mysore chalo agitation marks
want power: CM
Shimoga, Karnataka, Oct
freedom movement
24 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Mysore, Oct 24(UNI) tation seeking the ouster Kingdom then, did not ac- parts of the princely State
Minister B S Yeddyurappa to- The city today kept its date of the BJP government cede to the people's de- to take out rallies, proces-
day said former Prime Minis- with the Mysore Chalo agi- mands to join sions and jathas and gather
ter and JD(S) supremo H D tation that marked the sec- with the rest of in Mysore in large numbers
Devegowda and party state ond freedom movement in the Indian from September 4, 1947.
president H D Kumaraswamy M y s o r e t h a t f o l l o w e d democratic Thousands of people
think that they only should re- India's freedom from Brit- u n i o n . L a t e r, courted arrests. Students,
main in power. ish rule, in the wake of the following public workers and others took
Talking to reporters at his Mysore ruler's resolve to agitation, the out processions. A high
hinduonnet.com Maharaja was school student,
home town Shikaripur, the keep the State as an inde-
Chief Minister said earlier a pendent entity. forced to ac- Ramaswamy, was killed
conspiracy was hatched to Members of Mysore cede on Octo- during this movement when
topple the government of District Freedom Fighters' ber 24, 1947. a Police officer fired at him.
Ramakrishna Hegde, S R Association observed the Thanks to The Circle at JLB Road-
Bommai and J H Patel earlier 63rd anniversary of the the erstwhile Chama-raja Double Road
in the state which was not suc- event at Subbarayanakere rule of junction was later named
cessful. in city, where the Freedom Wa d i y a r s , after him.
Fighters' Memorial is lo- people of old Another b o y,
Cong MLA to cated. They hoisted the Mysore prov- Chandrashekar, managed
National Flag to mark the Courtesy: hinduonnet.com ince were not to climb atop the
resign tomorrow event. affected by the Maharaja's Palace and
Gulbarga, Oct 24 (UNI) Vedentha Hemmige, and also against the insensitive British rule. But hoist the National Flag.
Afzalpur Congress MLA Association President, M Speaker for being ''parti- patriotism prevailed till a When public pressure in-
Malikayya Guttedar, who ex- G Krishnamurthy, Working san'' to the BJP. representative Government tensified and turned into
pressed displeasure over N President, M N Jayasimha,
Dharam Singh and M Vi c e - P r e s i d e n t , Y C
Second freedom was in place. This was the Crime Beat
a massive movement, the
movement, the Mysore last phase of freedom Maharaja relented and K
Mallikarjun Kharge accusing Revanna, Secretary and Chalo agitation, took struggle, taken up to force C Reddy became the first
them of being autocratic has others including Seva Dal place after India attained the Maharaja to establish a Chief Minister of Mysore
fixed Monday to be the date volunteers were present. independence. Jayacha- responsible Government. State. He was in office
of quitting the party. The freedom fighters maraja Wadiyar, who was The Congress gave a call from October 25, 1947
The MLA who yesterday resolved to launch an agi- the ruler of the Mysore to the volunteers from all to March 30, 1952.
dismissed the reports of his res- Two bogies of Janata
ignation to the seat, today said Mysore Derby starts off on a wrong foot Exp slip off track
''only quitting the party is cer-
Mysore, Oct 24 mense, and Dehradun, Oct 24 (UNI)
tain but I am not going to join
(UNI) In an unprec- other fancied Two empty bogies of Dehradun-
any other party.
edented incident, the runners Sun Varanasi Janata Express slipped
In a telephonic conversa-
premier racing event Kingdom (B off the track today but no major
tion, he said, ''Before I take any
'Mysore Derby' race was Prakash) and loss was caused except delay to
decision I will meet the senior
today declared 'null and Rapture of two major trains, GRP sources
leader Siddaramaiah''.
void' following a false Victory (P S said here.
The MLA was said to be a
start and this led to se- Chauhan), According to sources, the
victim of Operation Lotus and
vere protests by the rail which were train was scheduled to leave the
was supposed to be joining the
birds. not settled Dehradun railway station at
BJP.
The final-day races of yet, were 1815 hrs and was being taken
Toon Corner the 20-day Mysore sea-
son was marred after the
stalled in the
gates. Courtesy: indiarace.com
to platform number 2 from the
wash yard in the afternoon.
nine runners for the blue- Stewards immediately tested. They were soon It took the workers four
Riband of the season ordered for an inquiry convinced by an an- hours to clear the line and the
ninth ''Poonawalla the and held a detailed in- nouncement to the effect. Dehradun-Delhi Shatabdi Ex-
Mysore Derby'' were quiry in minutes. Little The remaining races, press, scheduled to leave at
stalled. S John astride later they took the deci- however, went on without 1700 hrs, was delayed and left
fancied runner 'Immense' sion of declaring the a problem. at 1900 hrs instead.
reared in the gate and all most important race as This is first time in the Since there were no major
the gates opened in a null and void. history of the Mysore trains scheduled to leave or ar-
flash. There was protests Race club the prime rive at the Doon railway station,
Even as the horses among the large crowd event was decided by the not much damage was caused,
Courtesy: Jatka Blogspot.com flew out of the gate, Im- and the race goers pro- stewards for false start. the GRP sources stressed.
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 Cholera wrecks havoc in post quake Haiti
Port-Au-Prince, (Reuters)-
A cholera epidemic in Haiti has
killed more than 250 people,
the government said today, but
it added the outbreak which
has sickened more than 3,000
may be stabilizing with fewer
deaths and new cases
reported over the last 24
hours.
The accumulated deaths
since the cholera outbreak
began around a week ago in
the earthquake-ravaged
Caribbean nation stood at
253, while total cases were
3,015, mostly in central rural
regions straddling the
Artibonite river.
The epidemic is the second
emergency to strike the
poorest country in the Western
Hemisphere this year. A
catastrophic January 12 quake
killed up to 300,000 people in
Haiti, which is only a two-hour
flight from the United States.
KSRTC bus
250 dead, conditions stabilize rams into 'tum
Experts see Port-au-Prince’s Imogen Wall told Reuters. The precautionary measures, Statistics says
tum', 8 killed
sprawling, squalid slums and 12,000-strong UN peace PAHO said.
Haiti’s government and aid Bangalore, Oct 24 (UNI)
agencies have rushed doctors, Eight people, including four
nurses, medicines and clean women and two two-year-
water supplies to the affected old girls, were killed on the
central regions. Cholera spot and six others seri-
prevention information ously injured when a
campaigns and distribution of KSRTC bus rammed into a
hygienic materials had 'tum tum' near Kesarohalli
intensified in the hilly, rubble- village in Haliyal taluk of
strewn capital, where quake Uttara Kannada District,
survivor camps fill squares, about 600 km from here
streets, parks and even a golf today.
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course. Courtesy: thehindu.com
tent and tarpaulin camps keeping mission in Haiti Haitian Health Minister
housing some 1.3 million (MINUSTAH) is helping to Alex Larsen has urged people
homeless quake survivors as put up the cholera treatment to wash hands with soap, not
vulnerable to the cholera, centers. eat raw vegetables, boil all
which is transmitted through French-speaking Haiti food and drinking water and
contaminated water and shares the Caribbean island of avoid bathing in and drinking
food. Hispaniola with Spanish- from rivers. Haiti is due to
‘’We are planning for the speaking Dominican Republic. hold presidential and legislative The deceased and the
worst-case scenario here ... While no cholera cases have elections on November 28 but injured were travelling in
we have to be ready for this,’’ been reported on the it is not clear whether the the three-wheeler.
United Nations humanitarian Dominican side, the epidemic could threaten the Haliyal Circle Inspector
spokeswoman in Haiti government there is taking organization of the vote. Mujahid told UNI that the

The tragic end of a Siddaramaiah criticises accident occurred when the

bus dashed against the

promising coach ‘Operation Kamala’ back of the three-wheeler

loaded with local people
Hubli, Oct 24 (UNI) Leader Parliamentary meeting. who were returning from a
Vijayawada, Oct 24 years, destiny ended his career of opposition in Karnataka As- He also alleged that it was shandy while trying to
(UNI) The tragic end of In- in a form of a road accident. sembly, Mr Siddaramaiah, to- the BJP government which avoid a pot hole.
dian Archery coach Cherukuri Family members told UNI day came down heavily on was solely responsible for the Deceased were identi-
Lenin shocked the sports that initially, he was fond of Chief Minister B present political fied as Netravathy (two),
world of the country. football later on the advice of S Yedyurappa crisis and not Insica (two), Cleara (35),
The untimely death of his father Ch Satyanarayana, for the latter's the opposition Sulochana (30), Yashoda
Lenin plunged the young and Lenin shifted to archery. alleged attempt parties. It was (45), Chimmani (45),
budding archers in deep sad- As National coach, he to cover up the the bad admin- Sharada (50) and
ness. trained more than 250 archers mistakes of his istration and the Ganapathy (60). They be-
Lenin started his national and international archer Mangal government and corrupt prac- longed to Gurudolli village
career in Singh was among demanded the tices of the BJP in Haliyal taluk.
2005 and it details of the
his disciples. Eight that led to this The injured were admit-
continued un- money that was Courtesy: vikrantakarnataka.com crisis,
of his trainees are he
ted to Haliyal hospital.
til his sad de- being spent on
participating in the added.
mise. international and 'Operation Kamala' to lure op- Pic of the day
position MLAs.
earned fame
He national events.
His trainees Talking to newspersons at
‘Balancing Act’
- Naa. Naveena Kumara

in the ar- Ch Jignas and M Hubli he asked the Chief Min-

chery world Courtesy: hindu.com R i s h i t h a ister to answer the public on
by winning Silver medal in Chattergee have won many the alleged undemocratic way
Asian Grand 2nd Pix in Ma- medals in national archery of dragging legislators of other
laysia in 2005. In the same events including Silver medals political parties to BJP fold.
year, He also won the in the recently held National He said the Chief Minister
prestigious Asian Games. before ordering an enquiry
Championship’s Gold about CD episode between
Recognising his talent in the
medal, which was held in world of Archery, the railways Shrinivasa and Suresh Gouda
New Delhi. gave him a job under sports to strike a deal to lure a JD(S)
In 2006, Lenin won Silver quota in 2007 in Vijayawada. MLA to BJP, he should answer
medal at Asian Grand Pix, His father from where the money was
Ch
held in Bangkok. In 2007, he Satyanarayana who was also pooled to conduct the opera-
participated in the European an archer, established an Ar- tion. He demanded an enquiry
Grand Pix in Germany. Later chery institute on his into 'Operation Kamala'.
in 2007 he won world Cup at daughter’s name ''Volga Ar- He said a Congress delega-
Korea. In 2010 in South chery Academy'' in the city. tion would go to New Delhi to
Asian Grand Pix in Myanmar, Lenin’s sister died five years meet the President seeking im-
he won Bronze medal. ago in a mishap. position of President's Rule in
He started participating in The funeral took place here Karnataka to restore political
Archery events at the age of this evening amid a pall of normalcy. He said the date
10 but unfortunately, by 16 gloom descending the area. would be decided in party’s
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