Mysuru: As part of its monthly programme ‘Sadhakarondige Samvaada’, the Mysore Art Gallery will felicitate Y. Jayamma, seashell artist and Shilapakala Akademi awardee. The felicitation event will be held on June 10 at 11 am at the Mysore Art Gallery on Ramanuja Road. Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) Chairman B. Siddaraju will preside over the event….
Silent protest staged against writer for portraying Sir MV in bad light
June 8, 2017Mysuru: Members of Prajnavantha Nagarika Vedike and BJP activists staged a silent protest against Prof. P.V. Nanjaraja Urs, in front of Sir MV’s bust in The Institute of Engineers premises on JLB road here yesterday morning for portraying Sir M. Visveswaraya in bad light in his book titled ‘Nanu Kanambadi Katte’. Speaking on the occasion,…
MLA S.R. Mahesh resigns over inaction on Sri Rama Sugar Factory
June 8, 2017Bengaluru: Accusing the State Government of doing nothing for the revival of Sri Rama Sugar factory in K.R. Nagar taluk, K.R. Nagar MLA S.R. Mahesh submitted his resignation to Assembly Speaker K.B. Koliwad at the ongoing legislative session yesterday. Claiming that he was upset over the apathetic attitude of the Government in reviving the sugar…
30 percent of MLA funds to be spent for school development
June 8, 2017Bengaluru: The State Government is planning to spend 30 percent of Legislator funds for development of Government Schools across the State. Replying to a question by N.A. Haris of the Congress during the Assembly session here yesterday, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Tanveer Sait said the Government has plans to establish 19,000 new schools…
Karnataka Govt. tables State GST Bill
June 8, 2017Bengaluru: The Siddharamaiah-led Karnataka Government yesterday tabled the Karnataka Goods and Service Tax Bill (GST)-2017 with less than a month left for Centre to roll out the GST Bill. Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, tabled the Bill before the Assembly to make a provision for levy and collection of tax on…
State Government to denotify National Highways to save bars
June 8, 2017Bengaluru: In a clear case to save its Excise revenue, the State Cabinet yesterday approved a proposal to denotify the National Highway coming under the urban Civic Bodies limits. The State Cabinet, which met yesterday, took a decision to denotify 858 kms of the total 6,578 kms of National Highway in the State, the move…
Race To Raisina: Prez Poll on July 17
June 8, 2017New Delhi: The election to elect the next President of India, if needed, would be held on July 17 announced the Election Commission, yesterday. Though the Opposition has promised a contest on ideological grounds, the next President might be a consensus candidate, and no election might be needed. President Pranab Mukherjee completes his term on…
Spirituality for longevity
June 8, 2017Some may consider it mere conjecture to favour the view that longevity of the land’s people in the distant past also meant healthy living. The reality in our times, however, is the all-too-familiar and all-too-clear scenario of a great number of people in the senior citizen category being bugged by a multitude of health issues,…
Remove sand deposits from city roads
June 8, 2017Sir, Recent rains have brought sand from roadsides on to the road which may cause two-wheelers to skid. The photos were taken very recently on Kalidasa Road near Kannada Sahitya Bhavan Circle (see photo). There are several such sand deposits on Bogadi Road (near AIISH and University Guest House), Hinkal Road near Shell Petrol Bunk….
Anti-Child Labour Day on June 12
June 8, 2017Mysuru: With a view of creating awareness on the social evil of child labour, the District Administration will be observing Anti-Child Labour Day at the Institution of Engineers-India (IEI) on JLB Road on June 12. Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep, who chaired a preliminary meeting at his office in this regard recently, said that child labour…
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