Mysuru: The helmet law in Karnataka states very clearly that both the rider and the pillion rider must wear helmets to prevent or minimise injury to the head and brain. But to avoid being caught and penalised by traffic cops, several residents of Mysuru have been using non-standard helmets that will in no way protect…
Amit Shah launches BJP’s Karnataka election campaign in Bengaluru
November 3, 2017Bengaluru: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Amit Shah yesterday flagged off the Nava Karnataka Nirmana Parivarthana Yatra, a 75-day tour across Karnataka led by its State President B.S. Yeddyurappa, kicking off the party’s campaign for Assembly elections due in 2018. The rally, in which other senior State and Central leaders will also participate, started…
It’s not ‘Parivarthana’ but ‘Paschathapa’ Yatra: Siddharamaiah
November 3, 2017Bengaluru: Hitting back, CM Siddharamaiah said the BJP Yatra was not about ‘Parivarthana’ but an act of ‘Paschathapa’ (repentance) for the BJP and what he called its misdeeds, including pitting communities against each other and spreading hatred. “BJP leaders are the ones who need to undergo transformation because they are disrupting communal harmony in the…
How to tame politicians?: Waiting for Supreme Court’s oracle
November 3, 2017The lead front page news on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017 reads “Speed up trial of politicians, says SC.” Well, to whom is the gentle suggestion? To politicians? I mean to the Government run by the politicians? If so the Supreme Court is chasing a charade. The Court was hearing a PIL by a BJP leader…
Dy.SP M.K. Ganapathy suicide case: CBI team visits Kodagu, begins probe
November 3, 2017Madikeri: As per the directions of the Supreme Court, the CBI has begun its investigation into the suicide of Dy.SP M.K. Ganapathy. A five member CBI team comprising SP and Dy.SP from CBI, Chennai is gathering information through spot visits. The team visited the JMFC Court on Thursday and applied for a copy of the…
Army Chief to unveil statues of Field Marshal Cariappa and Gen. Thimayya at Gonikoppal tomorrow
November 3, 2017Gonikoppal: Chief of the Army Staff General Bipin Rawat will unveil the bronze statues of Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa and General K.S. Thimayya at a function in Cauvery College, Gonikoppal, Kodagu district, tomorrow at 10.30 am. Hectic preparations are on at the College to make the event a grand success. A giant pandal has been…
Sandalwood smugglers assault security guard at AIISH; decamp with log
November 3, 2017Mysuru: A gang of sandalwood smugglers, have assaulted a security guard at All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) and have decamped with sandalwood log from the premises here on Tuesday night. The security guard identified as Siddaraju Kudachi was manning the front gate of AIISH, when a gang of about five persons assaulted…
A Tribute to Muthuswamy Dikshitar
November 3, 2017By Dr. Rama V. Bennur Muthuswami Dikshitar, one of the trinities of Karnatak music, occupies a special place in the heart of musicians and music lovers. Youngest of the Trinity, he has composed with ‘Guruguha’ as his pen name. Dikshitar’s compositions which spread to nearly 500, display his profoundness in music, Sanskrit, Srividyaandadvaitha philosophy. His…
Nine-foot tall Ambedkar Statue to adorn Manasagangothri campus
November 3, 2017Mysuru: A nine-foot tall bronze statue of the architect of Indian Constitution, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, will be installed soon in the University of Mysore’s Manasagangothri Campus. The bronze statue is being sculpted in Hyderabad and it will be installed in the garden facing the University Library. While the total cost of the project is around…
Hundreds of fish found dead at KRS boating pond
November 3, 2017Mandya: Hundreds of fish from different species were found dead at the boating pond at Brindavan Gardens at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Reservoir on Tuesday. It is suspected that miscreants may have used explosives for fishing, mocking the high-level round-the-clock security at the reservoir. According to the Police, a good number of fully-grown fishes of…
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