New Delhi: A lawyer-turned-politician, Ram Nath Kovind, took oath as India’s 14th President this noon at a ceremony in the Central Hall of the Parliament. He is the first BJP member and second Dalit to occupy the country’s highest office. The first Dalit President was K.R. Narayanan. Outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee and 71-year-old President-elect Kovind…
Bengaluru: The world famous Mysuru Dasara will be celebrated with much fanfare from Sept. 21 to 30 despite uncertainty of monsoon being normal in Karnataka this season, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah said yesterday. Speaking to reporters, he said though the early monsoon was tardy, it was expected to bring sufficient rain to farmers lead a normal…
Mysuru: To ease parking problem in the Central Business District (CBD), the Mysuru City Corporation had come up with an idea of constructing a parking lot in the Town Hall premises. Thus, the serene atmosphere of the place, which is now in an ugly mess, was destroyed. The work of constructing the multi-level basement parking…
Mysuru: The rot in the fake marks card racket in the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) is getting deeper and murkier, as more and more skeletons tumble out. With the City Crime Branch (CCB) successfully nabbing four more persons, including a temporary employee of KSOU, some of the facts are coming to light. And,…
Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) will tomorrow issue the notification for distribution of sites of various dimensions to the public at Lalithadrinagar (North). The Lalithadrinagar Layout has been developed in an area of 145 acres and 820 sites have been formed. Among this, 541 sites will be distributed. Notification on the remaining 114…
Mysuru: It’s time to rejoice at Mysuru Zoo as an Asiatic Elephant and a Hippo have given birth. Though a Wolf, Bison, Sambar Deer and a few animals had given birth during February and March this year, an Asiatic Elephant has given birth after a gap of 13 years at the Zoo. On July 21,…
Mysuru: With over 10 months remaining for the Karnataka Assembly elections, all the three political parties, the Congress, the JD(S) and the BJP, seems to be in a poll mode. While the Congress is basking in glory with the Government’s achievements in the last four years and has launched a publicity blitzkrieg, the BJP is…
Mysuru: There is shortage of 4,500 Police personnel in KSRP. We have also not been able to implement the Supreme Court order of giving promotion to a few, regretted Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) ADGP Bhaskar Rao. He was speaking to the media at the KSRP Grounds, here on Sunday and said that there are…
Mysuru: Chamudeshwari Electricity Supply Company (CESC) will expand the smart grid project to entire city, said Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar here this morning. He was speaking to media persons after inspecting the first phase of the smart grid project at CESC Corporate Office at Vijaynagar 2nd Stage. CESC has been supplying electricity to around 25,000…
New Delhi: It was a proud moment for Colonel Bommanda Dhiraj Chengappa from Kodagu as he led a contingent of 46 horse-mounted Bodyguards and presented the National Salute to President Ram Nath Kovind. The President’s Bodyguards also escorted Kovind to the Parliament House for the swearing-in. Later, both President Kovind and ex-President Pranab Mukherjee were…
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