Two-day ‘My-Green 17’ exhibition begins in city Mysuru: A two-day ‘My-Green 17’ exhibition organised by Builders Association of India (BAI), Mysuru Chapter, began at Jayamma Govinde Gowda convention hall in city this morning. Inaugurating the expo, Principal Scientific Officer of Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology, IISc (Bengaluru), A.R. Shivakumar said that he had…
11,000 contract pourakarmikas will be regularised: Chief Minister
June 24, 2017Bengaluru/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has said that the State Government will regularise the services of 11,000 contract pourakarmikas in the next three months. Speaking to press persons after a meeting held to discuss the demands of Contract Pourakarmikas in Bengaluru, the CM said Civic Workers will now get a minimum salary of Rs.17,000. The salary…
District Minister tours Mysuru
June 24, 2017Mysuru: PWD and District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, who attended Iftar party hosted by CM Siddharamaiah in city yesterday, will hear public grievances today and stay for the night. The Minister will take part in the function organised by Mysuru Zilla Kannada Chaluvaligarara Sangha to felicitate veteran writer Dr. Patil Puttappa (Papu) as part…
UoM to take back Maharaja’s College Ground from KSCA?
June 24, 2017Nullifying the MoU will only send wrong signal to society: Dr. C. Krishna The development works taken up at the more than century old Maharaja’s College Ground might hit a roadblock if the University of Mysore decides on nullifying the MoU entered with Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), Bengaluru. A decision in this regard has…
I will commit suicide if SIT proves my role in Janthakal mining case: HDK
June 24, 2017Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister and JD(S) State President H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) has threatened to commit suicide in public if the Lokayukta Special Investigation Team (SIT) proves his role in Janthakal mining case. Appointed by the Supreme Court, the Lokayukta SIT is investigating into the illegal Janthakal mining case. Kumaraswamy is facing allegations of receiving kickbacks…
Radhika takes charge as Mandya SP
June 24, 2017Mandya: G. Radhika took charge as the Mandya SP here yesterday from Additional SP Savitha, who was the in-charge SP. Speaking on the occasion, Radhika, who previously served as DCP (Law and Order) in Belagavi, said that a special squad on the lines of ‘Rani Chennamma Squad,’ would be formed in the district to prevent…
‘Karnataka Ratna’ for city lad
June 24, 2017Mysuru: N. Dhanush, a 10th standard student of Shishkarni Central School, Hebbal, has been given State-level ‘Karnataka Ratna’ award by Karnataka Samskrutika Academy, Bengaluru. He is the son of A.N. Nanjegowda and T.G. Sudha, residents of Hebbal, Mysuru.
Reining in rampaging road shows
June 24, 2017Pundits pursuing issues relating to governments functioning in countries following principles of democracy have favoured a set of privileges, rights in particular, of which the freedom to dissent seems to have drawn into its whirl the land’s mass of humanity, specially the youth and more so the unemployed sections, given the present-day scenario of rampaging…
Students of Navodaya Vidyalayas to plant one crore seed balls across State tomorrow
June 24, 2017Mysuru: With a motive to spread greenery across the nation, Navodaya Vidyalayas under the aegis of Navodaya Vidyalaya Samithi have decided to plant about a crore seed balls in 28 districts of State tomorrow. Disclosing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, Samithi Convenor Bharathkumar said that the seed balls were made…
Herbaceous menace of parthenium
June 24, 2017Sir, Of late, many readers are writing about rampant growth of bushes, especially parthenium, in Mysuru. Mysuru has become like a shrub jungle with thick growth of this weed leading to severe breathing problems. I reside in Ramakrishnanagar I Block where the growth of this plant has covered all vacant sites — private or government….
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