Islamabad: Pakistan’s Supreme Court this morning ordered the removal of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office over accusations of corruption in the Panama Case. The verdict is likely to shift the country’s tumultuous political balance and deal a serious blow to the legacy of a man who helped define the past generation of Pakistani politics….
Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sailed through a trust vote in the Bihar Assembly with 131 of the 243 legislators voting for him. The vote and a discussion before it were held amid protests and slogan shouting by Lalu Yadav’s RJD, now the chief opposition party. Nitish Kumar wrapped up the discussion with a…
New Delhi: A Family Welfare Committee (FWC) in every district will scrutinise dowry harassment cases before local Police can arrest the accused, the Supreme Court (SC) said yesterday, laying down a set of guidelines to curb misuse of law. Indian Penal Code (IPC) Section 498A has been criticised for giving “disgruntled women” a legal option…
As a journalist my academic diet has been newspapers. Missing a day’s newspaper (not TV or Radio) is like missing a day’s meal. Of the many news, sometimes some news items tend to evoke memories of the past with such emotion and nostalgia I get lost in a mystical reverie. Such a news I read…
Mysuru: After a record entry ticket collection of Rs. 1,03,83,030 during the four Ashada Shukravaras (Fridays) and Chamundeshwari Vardhanti (birthday of Goddess Chamundeshwari) this year, the Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Chamundi Hill has recorded an Ashada hundi collection of Rs. 1,74,32,412. The hundis were counted on July 26 and 27. Interestingly, the hundi collection this…
Mysuru: The Military Veterans Welfare Association, Mysuru, celebrated Kargil Vijay Diwas at Kalamandira in city on July 26 by paying homage to the martyrs who laid down their lives during the Kargil War in 1999. The programme was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep. Speaking on the occasion, he said that everyone should work…
Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep and Corporation Commissioner G. Jagadeesha visited the Kukkarahalli Lake, here this morning and inspected the ongoing works. There are 13 inlets into the lake that have been blocked because of the wild growth of shrubs. The environmentalists and the morning walkers, who accompanied the DC and the Commissioner, pointed out…
Mysuru: Former Mayor B.L. Bhyrappa has urged the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to take possession of 62 layouts developed near the Outer Ring Road (ORR) to ensure that the residents could take up property development work. Speaking to reporters at Pathrakarthara Bhavan here yesterday, Bhyrappa said that of the 62 layouts, six were developed by…
By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD While on a holiday with my family last week I was in Mumbai for three days. It was raining the proverbial ‘cats and dogs’ while we were there which is not very surprising when you consider the fact that Mumbai reportedly gets nearly ninety percent of its annual rainfall…
Thiruvananthapuram: The 181km Kannur-Mysuru Inter-State Highway via Mattanur, Makutta and Virajpet that links Kodagu will be made a National Highway (NH). “We are in principle recognising the Kannur-Mysuru Inter-State Highway as NH and the formalities in this regard will be completed soon by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways,” Union Minister of Road Transport…
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