By Bhamy V. Shenoy Modi stunned the world a year back on the night of November 8th, by scrapping Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes. The stated goals of DeMo was to fight corruption by unearthing black money, detect counterfeit currencies, reduce terrorism by cutting off their funding. On this Anniversary Day, we need to…
Tipu Jayanti celebrations: ADGP Gagandeep holds meeting with City Top Cops
November 8, 2017Mysuru: ADGP (Crime and Technical Services) K.V. Gangandeep held a meeting with the top cops of city at the Police Commissioner’s Office here this morning. Gagandeep is said to have instructed the Police officers to keep a vigil on anti-social elements, budding politicians, various political parties and to ensure the maintenance of law and order…
MUDA launches distribution of R.T. Nagar site allotment letters
November 8, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) launched the distribution of R.T. Nagar site allotment letters to 1,683 beneficiaries at its premises here this morning. The event was launched by District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, who gave away few of allotment letters. The site allottees must bring their identification and address proof to collect…
Women stage pestle demo against Tipu Jayanti
November 8, 2017Mysuru: Strongly opposing the Governments decision to celebrate Tipu Jayanti on Nov.10, hundreds of people under the banner of Tipu Jayanti Virodhi Horata Samiti staged a pestle (Onake) demonstration at Gandhi Square in city this morning. The women members held the pestle, symbolic of Onake Obavva killing soldiers of Hyder Ali, the father of Tipu…
Farmers seek fulfilment of various demands
November 8, 2017Take out rally in city Mysuru: Urging for fulfilment of their various demands, hundreds of farmers, under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Hasiru Sene, took out a rally in city this morning. The rally, which commenced from Gun House Circle, passed through Sanskrit Pathashala Circle, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), Jaganmohan Palace…
IT professional mistaken for thief; thrashed
November 8, 2017Mysuru: A person, who was mistaken to be a thief, was beaten black and blue at Sub-Urban Bus Stand here last night. Manoj Kumar Sundaram, 35, an employee with a software firm and a resident of Bengaluru, is the victim. Manoj, who had visited the city on official work, visited the Sub-Urban Bus Stand at…
Reviving reading culture
November 8, 2017Not many will believe that evolving letters for writing is traced to Ethiopia, currently rated as a country with the lowest per capita income in the world. The practice of writing on stones and subsequently on palm leaves dates back to a period as far back as one can imagine, apart from estimating. Now-all-too-familiar the…
Lucky escape for kids as school van catches fire
November 8, 2017Mysuru: Two students travelling in a private school van had a miraculous escape when the van in which they were travelling caught fire and was completely gutted near Vijaya Bank Circle in Kuvempunagar here last afternoon. The van was ferrying students of St. Joseph’s School to their homes and the driver of the van, identified…
Exemplary service at RTO West
November 8, 2017Sir, Recently I had been to RTO Mysuru-West Office regarding Transfer of Ownership of my vehicle. Many a time, elaborate procedures at government offices can be very strenuous to the general public, especially senior citizens. I observed that the whole process at RTO Office is streamlined and the officials concerned are very responsive, polite and…
Proposed Tipu Jayanti draws protests in Kodagu, B’luru
November 8, 2017Madikeri: Opposing the celebration of Tipu Jayanti, members of Tipu Jayanti Acharana Virodhi Samiti yesterday staged protests at various places in the district. Over 300 members of the Samiti demonstrated in front of the DC’s office here. They alleged that the Government was hurting the sentiments of people by going ahead with the Jayanti. A…
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