Yogi Adityanath, a five-time BJP Member of Parliament from Gorakhpur and the head priest of the Goraknath temple in his constituency, took oath as Uttar Pradesh’s new Chief Minister this afternoon along with two Deputy Chief Ministers and other members of his Cabinet. The 44-year-old MP was yesterday unanimously elected by the BJP Legislature Party…
Mysuru-Madikeri traffic disrupted
March 19, 2017Normal life came to a standstill in Kushalnagar in Kodagu district this morning following the dawn-to-dusk bandh called by the ‘Cauvery Taluk Rachana Horata Samiti’ demanding taluk status for Kushalnagar. As of now, Kushalnagar comes under Somwarpet Taluk and it has been a long-pending demand of Kushalnagar residents for a separate Taluk. The bandh was…
Leopardess captured near BEML campus
March 19, 2017A one-year-old female leopard was captured near the BEML campus at Koorgalli this morning. The feline had strayed into the campus in search of food and had terrorised the residents since the past 10 days. CCTV cameras proved the presence of the leopard and accordingly, a cage was placed. According to forest department officials, they…
India’s first aviator Prof. Setti’s contributions hover around Mysuru
March 19, 2017Did you know that India’s first aviator was from Mysore? In this article, Dr. Anantha Krishnan M. throws light on the contributions of Prof. Venkata Subba Setti who has been featured in ‘Modern Review’ magazine in 1912 under the title: ‘The First Indian Aviator.’ Now read on. — Ed By Dr. Anantha Krishnan M. Till…
Grand Jugalbandi on Mar. 23
March 19, 2017The Navajyothi auditorium of JSS Women’s College in Saraswathipram is the place for all the Karnatak music-lovers as AIM, Bengaluru, in association with JSS Sangeetha Sabha, Mysuru, will be organising a grand jugalbandi to commemorate the 10th year celebrations of Bengaluru International Arts Festival on Mar. 23 at 6 pm. The event will be a…
‘WISE-X 2017’ exhibition by Women Entrepreneurs on Mar. 21
March 19, 2017WISE (Women In Small Enterprise), the ladies wing of Mysore Chamber of Commerce & Industry (MCCI), has organised ‘WISE-X 2017’ – an exhibition by Women Entrepreneurs and felicitation to successful women entrepreneurs at Institution of Engineers-India (IEI), JLB Road, on Mar. 21. Notary Sumana, President, Mysore Merchants Co-operative Bank, will inaugurate the event at 10…
Centenary celebrations of Maharani’s Science College: Natl. Sanskrit Meet on Mar. 24, 25
March 19, 2017The Department of Sanskrit, Maharani’s Science College for Women, in association with Amrutabharati, Mysore University Sanskrit Lecturers’ Forum, is organising the National Conference JIGNASA -17, Abhinavagupta’s Contribution to Sanskrit Literature, on Mar.24 and 25 at the Centenary Hall of Maharaja’s College in city. Abhinavagupta of Kashmir was an erudite scholar in Sanskrit Literature. His…
Siddu Government will fall in six months: Yeddyurappa
March 19, 2017Accusing the Siddharamaiah led Congress Government of misusing power and looting public money, former Chief Minister and State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa (BSY) has predicted that the Siddharamaiah Government would fall in 6 months. Speaking at an election rally at Kabballi village in the taluk yesterday, Yeddyurappa said Siddharamaiah was behaving in an audacious manner…
Many BJP MLAs to join Congress post by-poll: Dr. Parameshwara
March 19, 2017Claiming that about 20 BJP MLAs were in touch with the Congress, KPCC President and Home Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara said that these Legislators were ready to jump into the Congress bandwagon soon after the Nanjangud and Gudlupet by-poll. Speaking at a meeting of party workers at Housing Board Colony in the town yesterday, Dr….
Minister D.K. Shivakumar alleges phone tapping by Centre
March 19, 2017On a day when Chief Minister Siddharamaiah charged the Centre with targeting the Congress Ministers and leaders in Karnataka by misusing the Income-Tax Department, Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar has claimed that his phone was being tapped. Speaking to press persons here on Saturday, Shivakumar claimed he strongly suspected his phone was under surveillance as he…
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