Mysuru: Every year, on June 14, countries around the world celebrate World Blood Donor Day (WBDD) to create awareness on the need for safe blood and blood products and to thank blood donors for their life-saving gifts of blood. Similarly, the Department of Transfusion Medicine of JSS Medical College and Hospital, in association with JSS…
Pourakarmikas return to work
June 14, 2017Mysuru: A day after temporarily withdrawing their protest following State Government’s assurance to fulfil their demands, the Pourakarmikas, donned their green aprons and returned to work this morning to clear the city garbage that was rotting on the streets for the past two days. Pourakarmikas were seen cleaning the surroundings of Devaraja Market, Boti Bazaar,…
One killed, another seriously injured as bus hits bike
June 14, 2017Hunsur: One person was killed on the spot while another sustained serious injuries when a KSRTC bus rammed into the bike on which the two were riding near Halegere in Hunsur yesterday afternoon. While the deceased has been identified as Manjunath of Mogalli village in Periyapatna taluk, the seriously injured person has been identified as…
Bharatnagar residents demand basic facilities
June 14, 2017Mysuru: Residents of Bharatnagar, located in Satagalli Gram Panchayat limits, submitted a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep during his visit to JNNURM apartments constructed by the Karnataka State Slum Clearance Board (KSSCB) this morning. Around 400 residents, who gathered in front of the apartments allotted to them, alleged that they had been neglected…
C. Basavegowda loses MCDCC Bank Director’s post
June 14, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru Region Joint Cooperative Registrar’s Court has ordered the cancellation of C. Basavegowda’s post as the Director of Mysore and Chamarajanagar District Central Cooperative (MCDCC) Bank. During the elections for the Director’s post held on November 22, 2013, Basavegowda had contested from Rangasamudra Primary Agricultural Credit Cooperative Society in T. Narasipur and had…
Janthakal Mining case: Court rejects HDK’s anticipatory bail plea
June 14, 2017Bengaluru; A Lokayukta Special Court yesterday rejected an anticipatory bail application filed by former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy in an illegal mining case. Lokayukta Special Court Judge Gopal observed that anticipatory bail cannot be granted as the allegations against the accused amount to economical offence, considering the verdicts of the Supreme Court in similar cases….
Pet talk
June 14, 2017By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka explains how puppies can be taught to sit? What to do if my pet has a broken toenail? A broken toenail on your pet’s foot can easily be attributed to vigorous backyard digging, but a broken nail may sometimes signal something more serious and should always…
Will Geetha Shivrajkumar contest from Congress?
June 14, 2017Bengaluru: Will Geetha Shivrajkumar, the wife of actor Shivrajkumar and also the daughter of former Chief Minister of Karnataka, S. Bangarappa, contest the next Lok Sabha elections from Congress? Yes, say political pundits after Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi visited Shivrajkumar’s house on Monday when he came to Bengaluru to relaunch National Herald newspaper. Rahul, accompanied…
Prof. Rangappa takes a plunge into politics, finally
June 14, 2017Mysuru: It is now confirmed that former Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University Prof. K.S. Rangappa will take a plunge into politics. According to JD(S) sources, his name has been finalised to contest as an MLA from Chamaraja Assembly Constituency for the elections to be held next year and JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda has cleared his…
State claiming credit for Centre’s largesse: MP
June 14, 2017Mysuru: MP Pratap Simha, taking potshots indirectly at the Siddharamaiah Government, said that it was claiming credit for all the programmes of the Central Government by just changing stickers. He was speaking at the ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas,’ programme, organised by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL), Mysuru, at Kalamandira, here yesterday and said the Centre…
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