Bengaluru: With the support of over 175 groups, today’s Bengaluru Bandh, which began at 6 am and will last until 6 pm, has brought normal life in the State Capital to a grinding halt. The bandh has been organised by the ‘Karnataka Jala Samrakshana Samithi,’ a coalition of farmers’ associations and pro-Kannada organisations. This protest…
New Delhi: In a major setback to Karnataka again, Cauvery Water Regulation Committee (CWRC) ordered the Karnataka Government to release 3,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu for the next 18 days (Sept. 28 to Oct. 15). CWRC passed the order after hearing the arguments of both the sides at its Office here today,…
Mysore/Mysuru: Even as bandh is being observed in the State capital Bengaluru, opposing release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, series of protests were staged at various parts of Mysuru city by several organisations today, criticising the State Government’s decision to release water to TN. Activists of Cauvery Kriya Samithi (Cauvery Action Committee) staged a…
Event held at 46 locations across India; PM Modi gives out letters to 51,000 recruits Mysore/Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi distributed 51,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits via video conferencing this morning as part of the ‘Rozgar Mela’ that is taking place at 46 locations across the country. In Mysuru, the event was held…
Bengaluru: Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Deve Gowda has called upon Prime Minister Narendra Modi to mediate in the ongoing Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. He proposed the establishment of an independent expert panel to develop a fair water-sharing formula between the two States. At a press conference…
Mysore/Mysuru: City Crime Branch (CCB) Police investigating into the question paper leak at Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysuru, have taken two temporary employees of the Varsity’s Regional Centre in Chamarajanagar into their custody. The CCB sleuths, who have taken up the probe after B.Com final year’s ‘Computer in Business’ subject was leaked, traced the…
Mysore/Mysuru: The second batch of five Dasara elephants arrived at Mysore Palace yesterday evening and were given a traditional welcome upon arrival. The five elephants including three debutants are 21-year-old Rohit and 46-year-old female elephant Hiranya from Rampura Camp in Bandipur, 52-year-old Lakshmi from Dodda Harave Camp in Nagarahole, 50-year-old Prashanth and 41-year-old Sugreev from…
Mysore/Mysuru: Facing the heat of today’s Bengaluru bandh over Cauvery water sharing, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has expressed his view that the absence of a “distress formula” that would benefit both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is the key reason behind the dispute’s prolonged existence without an amicable solution. Speaking to the media at Mysuru Airport this…
Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah launched A-HELP State-level training programme for ‘Pashu Sakhis’ (Cattle Caretakers) organised by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, fourth round of vaccination against foot and mouth disease under National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) and Veterinary Clinic at Uttanahalli in the outskirts of Mysuru this afternoon. Earlier, the CM…
Former AIISH Director Dr. M. Jayaram inaugurates two-day national seminar Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. M. Jayaram, former Director of All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru, said that nearly 3.5 million babies in India are born too early, 1.7 million babies are born with birth defects and one million new-borns are discharged every year from…
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