Belagavi: After much heated debate and opposition by doctors, a diluted version of the Karnataka Private Medical Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2017 with imprisonment clauses against doctors being dropped, was tabled in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. It, however, includes a clause on levying of penalty and even cancellation of registration in case of non-compliance. The modified…
Pet Talk
November 22, 2017By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka tells what can be done to ensure the well-being of stray dogs in winters? What are the ways in which we can provide first aid to birds injured due to kite strings? Kite flying injures and kills thousands of birds. If you find an injured bird,…
Youth Congress Twitter meme mocks Modi
November 22, 2017New Delhi: Days after Rahul Gandhi asked the Congress in Gujarat to respect the dignity of the office of the Prime Minister, a Twitter handle linked to the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) posted a crude meme on Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday. Under fire, the Youth Congress apologised and the meme was removed, leaving red…
Zoos planned at every District in State
November 22, 2017Mysuru: Zoo Authority of Karnataka is planning to open Zoos at every district in the State, said Authority Chairperson Mallige Veeresh. She was speaking while participating in the 21st anniversary of Neelaganga Mahila Balaga at the JSS Law College auditorium in Kuvempunagar, here yesterday and said that on Mysore Zoo celebrating its 125th anniversary, there…
JSS University 8th Convocation held
November 22, 20171,274 students conferred degrees Mysuru: Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala exhorted the students of JSS University to have a spirit of sacrifice while serving the poor of the country. Delivering the eighth Convocation address after presenting the Gold Medals to the graduating students, at Sri Rajendra Auditorium, JSS Medical College in Sri Shivarathreeshwara Nagar, this morning,…
BMTC asked to pay 100 times the penalty it levied on hapless lady commuter!
November 22, 2017Bengaluru: The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) had to cough up nearly 100 times the penalty it had levied on a senior citizen for no fault of hers. The senior citizen is 61-year-old Manjula, wife of G. Venkatesh Murthy, a resident of Somanahalli in Bengaluru South. She received the compensation after three years. A Consumer…
India’s population challenge…Is there a way out?
November 22, 2017By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Events in India hardly get reported in global media. But what found space in many of the world’s newspapers and televisions were images of smog-filled Delhi and streets clogged with thousands of vehicles. And as usual, we saw the blame game enacted by our politicians, schools closed down, the National Green…
Brahmin youths must work to protect the existence of the community: Ch. Temple Priest
November 22, 2017Mysuru: It is the responsibility of youngsters in Brahmin community to continue with the legacy and work for the existence of the community, said Chamundi Hill Temple Chief Priest Dr. Shashishekar Dixit. He was speaking after inaugurating a seminar on ‘Purohits and Agamikas’ organised by Mysuru Zilla Brahmana Yuva Vedike as part of its first…
Assembly directs cops to arrest journalists Belagere, Raj
November 22, 2017Bengaluru: The Karnataka Legislative Assembly, today, directed the Home Department to arrest Bengaluru-based tabloid journalists Ravi Belagere and Anil Raj following a House resolution sentencing them to one-year imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 10,000 for breach of privilege. The Assembly Secretariat sent a letter to the Home department on Tuesday night, after the Legislative…
Minor girl from Nanjangud flees home to avoid wedding
November 22, 2017Mysuru: A 15-year-old girl, opposing the wedding arranged forcibly by her parents and relatives, has fled from her place and is now sheltered at the Balamandira in city. The wedding of the minor girl from Hagginavalu in Nanjangud taluk was scheduled to be held on Nov.23 at a convention hall in T. Narasipur, but the…
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