By T.J.S. George Three weeks have gone by since the Gujarat Rajya Sabha election saw Ahmed Patel scoring a sensational victory over the formidable forces of Amit Shah. More than a humbling of the BJP, it was a life-giving boost to the Congress. Everyone expected the Congress to regroup with new found confidence and emerge…
Mysuru: After a brief break, rain is back in Kodagu and some parts of Mysuru, H.D. Kote and Malnad region. The southern part of Karnataka has been receiving continuous — though not in heavy scale — rainfall since the evening of Aug. 27. Yesterday, showers continued from early morning till noon and towards the evening,…
Mysuru: A conference of about 600 Muthavallis of Mysuru, Mandya and Chamarajanagar districts was organised by the Wakf Advisory Committees of the three districts at a private function hall in city recently. Participating in the event, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies U.T. Khader asked the Muslim brethren to win the love and affection of…
Hunsur: After much persuasion from the authorities, villagers of Manchabyanahalli, Gavadagere Hobli in the taluk built toilets as gift to women, instead of offering ‘Baagina’ to them on Gowri-Ganesha festival. The authorities, who conducted a survey, found that 226 out of the 296 families living in the village didn’t have toilets. Later the Taluk Panchayat…
Mysuru: Marking the birthday of BJP leader H.V. Rajeev, Prajnavantha Nagarika Vedike and Vipra Helpline had organised a function in city on Sunday to distribute free passes to 50 poor children and senior citizens for the ‘Trin-Trin’ Public Bicycle Sharing (PBS) system. The passes were distributed by Rajeev who went around riding a bicycle along…
Mysuru: An Army Major from Mysuru has done exemplary work during flood rescue operations in Gujarat and Rajasthan. He is Ballachanda Maj. Akshay Thimmaiah, son of Ballachanda Sudha Bopanna and Ballachanda Prakash Bopanna, residents of Kuvempunagar in city. Maj. Akshay Thimmaiah is married to Mundanda Nidhi Ponnamma. Following incessant rains in Gujarat, joint teams from…
Mysuru: Raitha Dasara, which has gained popularity among the farming community, will be held from Sept. 22 to 24 at JK Grounds, said Department of Agriculture Joint Director K.M. Somasundar. Addressing the media persons at DC office yesterday, he said that District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa will inaugurate Raitha Dasara. Prior to this, a…
Demographers, keeping track of the changing numbers of human populations, both globally and country-wise, have said that the present count having reached 7.5 billion (750 crore) in April this year is estimated to increase to 11.2 billion (112 crore) in the year 2100. The annual rate of rise in the global population, peaking to 2.06…
Mysuru: The District Administration has decided to introduce single ticket for entry to various tourist attractions in the city. Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep, who chaired a meeting with the Officials of the Tourism Department, at his office here yesterday said that as a pilot project a single-window ticket system for three months would be introduced…
Mysuru: The District Administration has planned ‘Palace on Wheels’ for the Dasara tourists visiting the city. They will be exposed to many Palaces and Museums from Sept. 17 to Oct. 2. The tourists would be taken in AC buses from 9.30 am to 6.30 pm to see the Palace, Jagan Mohan Palace, Indira Gandhi Rashtriya…
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