Mysuru: Kalamandira, the venue where Tipu Jayanti was celebrated, had turned into a fortress with city Police guarding the venue to prevent untoward incidents this morning at 11.30 am. The event was over by 1.30 pm. The jayanti celebration was inaugurated by District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C Mahadevappa, who said Tipu Sultan was one of…
Wife, chief conspirator in school proprietor’s murder
November 10, 2017Mysuru: Never in their wildest imagination they would have thought that their crime would be caught. They assumed that it was a “perfect crime” and they have successfully dodged the long arms of law. To their dismay, they were arrested based on their own bragging about the murder they had committed a year back. Now,…
Man cheats woman of Rs. 80,000 on the pretext of helping her withdraw cash in ATM
November 10, 2017Mysuru: A woman, who was finding difficulty in withdrawing cash from an ATM was cheated by a man of Rs. 80,000 on the pretext of helping her. The woman who was cheated has been identified as Sonde Manorama, a resident of Brindavan Layout in city. On Nov. 7, Manorama went to the Corporation Bank ATM…
Amidst bandh, Tipu Jayanti in Kodagu was over in 20 minutes
November 10, 2017Madikeri: Amidst district-wide bandh in Kodagu, the official Tipu Jayanti celebrations in Madikeri town and Kodagu district concluded with no major untoward incident but for a few stray incidents of stone throwing. Seats of a Police jeep were torn in Madikeri. Over 200 people were arrested and released later as a precautionary measure. The dawn-to-dusk…
Thousands take part in AHIMSA rally at Bengaluru
November 10, 2017Bengaluru: Demanding immediate implementation of Supreme Court order on SC/ST job promotion, thousands of AHIMSA (Kannada acronym for Minorities, Backward Classes and General Category) Vedike members took out a protest rally, here this morning. Holding placards and banners, protesters marched through the streets of Bengaluru, bringing traffic to a grinding halt. Employees from 64 departments…
Doctors and the KPME Act: A sick law sans sense – 1
November 10, 2017By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD The proposed amendment to the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (KPME) Act is on the anvil and the issue has indeed become very hot with all private doctors across the State protesting against it. While all people know that there is trouble brewing between the government and private doctors most…
Is government dithering on KPME Act amendments?
November 10, 2017Bengaluru: The State Government appears to be dithering over its plans to regulate private medical practitioners by tabling the Karnataka Private Medical Establishment (Amendment) Bill 2017 during the ensuing winter session at Belagavi. The State Cabinet yesterday gave only an in-principle approval to the proposed amendments and left the final call to Chief Minister Siddharamaiah…
World Pneumonia Day on Nov. 12
November 10, 2017Indian Academy of Paediatrics calls for ‘No More Pneumonia’ Mysuru: As part of World Pneumonia Day being observed on Nov. 12, a workshop will be conducted for doctors at the respective hospitals across the district to create awareness about the disease, said Paediatrician Dr. D. Narayanappa, addressing a press meet at Pathrakarthara Bhavan in city…
BAI to host Build-Tech seminar from Nov. 17
November 10, 2017Mysuru: The two-day 17th Annual International Technical Seminar Build Tech-2017 organised by Builders Association of India (BAI), Mysuru Centre, will be held from Nov. 17 at Senate Bhavan in Manasagangothri here. Addressing press persons at Pathrakarthara Bhavan here this morning, Build Tech-2017 Organising Committee Chairman A.S. Yoganarasimha said that the event would be inaugurated by…
Artistes demand lion’s share to perform at Kannada Sammelana cultural events
November 10, 2017Mysuru: After witnessing a grand Vijayadashami procession on the last day of Dasara, Mysureans will once again witness a procession of grandeur on the occasion of the three-day 83rd Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana to be held in city from Nov. 24. The statue of Kannadambe Bhuvaneshwari will be mounted on an elephant and taken…
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