The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) authorities have acted on a citizen’s request to leave space for roadside trees to absorb rainwater by not asphalting around the tree trunk. Environmentalist Vasanthkumar Mysoremath observed how roads are being asphalted — covering the entire space where the tree trunk meets the road — leaving no space for rainwater…
Congress by-polls victory is only temporary success: B.S. Yeddyurappa
April 18, 2017Accusing the Congress Government of rampant misuse of administrative machinery in the Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-polls, former CM and State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa said that the Congress victory in the by-polls was only a temporary phase. Speaking at a thanksgiving programme organised by the BJP at Yatri Bhavan on Ooty Road here yesterday, Yeddyurappa…
Mild tremors felt at Mandya district
April 18, 2017Mild tremors were felt at three taluks of Mandya district this morning. Tremors of 3.4 magnitude on Richter scale were felt in Valagerehalli, Maraliga and other villages in Maddur Taluk, Halagur, Malavalli town, Belakawadi, Anchedoddi, Kalakempanadoddi and other villages in Malavalli taluk and Keragodu and surrounding villages in Mandya taluk at around 7.50 am. Soon…
KPCC President post is not vacant: Digvijay Singh
April 18, 2017Maintaining that the KPCC President’s Post is not vacant for now, AICC General Secretary and Congress party’s Karnataka in-Charge Digvijay Singh has dismissed speculations that hectic lobbying has begun for KPCC President’s post. Speaking to the presspersons here this morning, Digvijay Singh lauded party’s victory in the recently held Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-polls. Criticising former…
Craze for fairness creams, too, is an aspect of racism.
April 18, 2017No need to deny facts; all peoples are racists By T.J.S George Why do we deny the racism in us? All humans are infected by it. When an Indian techie was shot dead in an American pub, when an Indian woman was stabbed to death in Australia, we knew and we said they were racial…
Motorcyclist looted by man seeking lift
April 18, 2017A motorcyclist’s kindness cost him dearly, as the person who had sought a lift on his motorcycle looted him of cash and a cell phone in Mandi Police Station limits on Saturday night. Rangaswamy, a construction labourer is the motorcyclist, who lost Rs. 3,000 cash and his cell-phone. Rangaswamy, who worked at an under construction…
Coaching camp for Civil Judge Examination begins
April 18, 2017A 10-day special coaching camp for aspiring Civil Judges (Junior Cadre), who have appeared for the Karnataka Judicial Services Examination, commenced at JSS Law College in Kuvempunagar here yesterday. The camp is organised jointly by Mysuru Bar Association, Law Guide Magazine and JSS Law College. Principal District and Sessions Judge P.G.M. Patil inaugurated the camp….
Rise in deaths of teens, youths attributed to depression
April 18, 2017Depression today has become an epidemic of mass proportions affecting a large segment of the population. It is considered a major public health problem and is the second most common cause of death among individuals aged 15-29 years. People with depression often go undiagnosed and avoid sharing what they are undergoing in view of the…
Somwarpet resident comes under moving train
April 18, 2017An incident of a man, whose leg was severed after he came under a moving train at Ashokapuram Railway Station and breathing his last at K.R. Hospital, has been reported in city yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Suresh Kumar (45), a resident of Somwarpet in Kodagu. It is reported that Suresh, who was…
Free educational-cum- residential project for boys
April 18, 2017Ojas Public Charitable Trust, Madhava Kripa, JLB Road, Lakshmipuram, has invited entries from candidates to pursue their studies in non-medical and non-engineering courses, from PU to IAS, IPS, free of cost. Ojas Education Trust will focus on enabling learning to the brightest among the needy sections of the society. The Trust will select 15 to…
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