The Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers’ Co-operative Society Ltd., popularly known as ‘CO-OPTEX,’ has been instrumental in promoting the Handloom weaving craft in Tamil Nadu since 1935. Co-optex today has over 2.5 lakh registered Weavers and 200 Showrooms across India. An expo-cum-sale to showcase the weaves from Tamil Nadu has been organised at The Institution of…
Cauvery Nisargadhama closed for visitors
March 14, 2017Cauvery Nisargadhama near the town here would be closed for visitors for 10 days from today to facilitate repair works on the suspended bridge, according to a press release from the Forest Department.
State BJP Core Committee meeting at Delhi this evening
March 14, 2017The State BJP Core Committee meeting will take place at New Delhi this evening to discuss a host of political issues including entry of former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna and prominent leaders from other political parties to the BJP. It may be mentioned here that BJP National President Amit Shah on Monday had summoned State…
Rs. 500 cr. sanctioned for Nanjangud development: MP
March 14, 2017Chamarajanagar Congress MP R. Dhruvanarayan has said the State Government has sanctioned Rs. 500 crore for development of Nanjangud after former Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad, who represented the Constituency, quit his Assembly seat in October last. Speaking at a Congress rally in the town on Sunday, Dhruvarayan said that the State has climbed to No.3…
Ban use of high beam lights
March 14, 2017Sir, This has reference to a report on the above matter in SOM dated 11.2.2017. I have been following up this matter with the Traffic Police in Mysuru for the last five years. Initially, I used to raise this matter in monthly meetings but stopped attending the meetings as it proved futile. I have not…
Mumbai doctor’s card swiped for Rs. 4 lakh instead of Rs. 40!
March 14, 2017A toll attendant swiped Rs. 4 lakh instead of Rs. 40 from a Mumbai doctor’s debit card at Gundmi Toll Gate on the Kochi-Mumbai National Highway near Udupi on Mar.11. The doctor is M.S. Rao, a resident of Colaba, Mumbai, who was travelling in his chauffeur-driven car (MH-02-J-2312) to Mumbai via Mangaluru. At around 10.30…
S.M. Krishna visits M.M. Hills
March 14, 2017Former Union Minister S.M. Krishna visited M.M. Hills in the taluk yesterday. Krishna, accompanied by his wife Prema, performed special pujas at the temple as Lord Mahadeshwara is said to be the home deity of Krishna. Speaking to presspersons later, Krishna said that the visit to the temple was just to have a darshan of…
BJP leader hacked to death in Bengaluru
March 14, 2017Mysuru-Bommasandra Road blocked; Tyres burnt; Police resort to mild lathi charge A 38-year-old BJP leader was hacked to death by unknown assailants in the wee hours of today near Bommasandra, South East part of Bengaluru. The victim has been identified as Vasu alias Srinivas alias Kittaganahalli Vasu. Assailants blocked Vasu’s car at around 5 am,…
Sunil Bose case: Hearing adjourned to Mar. 21
March 14, 2017The Third Additional District and Sessions Court, this morning adjourned the hearing of the graft case involving Sunil Bose, son of District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, to Mar. 21. Bose and his associate Raju were accused by Alphonsus, then a senior Geologist with the Mines and Geology Department of forcing him to accept a…
Staging of play marks birth anniversary of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu at ISKCON
March 14, 2017ISKCON celebrated the 531st birth anniversary of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu at its temple at 18th Cross, Jayanagar on Sunday last. Commemorating the festival, devotees went on Nagar Sankirtan chanting holy names of Lord Krishna at 6.30 am. The evening festival started at 6 pm with Tulasi Puja followed by an elaborate Abhisheka (bathing ceremony)…
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