Mysuru: In a bid to enforce the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) in city, the District Administration, with the assistance from the Kuvempunagar Police and the Department of Health and Family Welfare, launched a special drive at here on Saturday. The special drive which was held at Ramakrishnanagar A and B-Block, Vivekananda Circle,…
Dalit organisations call for Mysuru Bandh tomorrow
November 21, 2017Seek arrest of former MLC G. Madhusudan Mysuru: Samvidana Samrakshana Horata Samiti has called for Mysuru Bandh on Nov.22 from 6 am to 5 pm seeking arrest of former MLC G. Madhusudan for his alleged demeaning comments on Indian Constitution. Disclosing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, Sri Jnanaprakash Swamiji of…
Khadi Utsav at J.K. Grounds: Badanavalu Khadi Kendra Spinning Yarn that binds History
November 21, 2017Mysuru: Two ladies are the central focus of attention at the ongoing Khadi and Gramodyog Utsav at the J.K. Grounds in Mysuru, as they are seen spinning thread at the entrance of the exhibition. These ladies belong to the Badanavalu Khadi Kendra. The Kendra has set up a stall opposite to their demonstration. This live…
Abusing SC/ST person over phone in public place an offence: Supreme Court
November 21, 2017New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that using casteist remarks over phone in a public place against the SC and ST category would amount to criminal offence warranting a jail of a maximum five years. The Apex Court refused to stay the criminal proceedings and quash an FIR lodged against a person, who allegedly…
Newborn baby found abandoned
November 21, 2017Mysuru: A newborn baby girl, which was found abandoned in a field next to Naganapura village, Hullahalli hobli in Nanjangud taluk, has been rescued by villagers and admitted to Cheluvamba Hospital here yesterday. The parents of the baby are asked to contact the office of the District Child Protection Officer or Child Welfare Committee. For…
Gen. K.S. Thimayya Memorial to be ready in 3 months
November 21, 2017Belagavi: The renovated General K.S. Thimayya Memorial in Madikeri will be dedicated to the nation in three months, said Kannada and Culture Minister Umashree. She was replying to a question raised by MLC Veena Achaiah at the Winter Session of the Assembly in Belagavi yesterday. The Minister said that General Thimayya’s house “Sunny Side” at…
KSOU – A distant dream
November 21, 2017The goings on in the State relating to issues connected with distance education should be bewildering to the already affected students of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) as they have been suggested by none other than Additional Chief Secretary of Karnataka to contemplate joining other colleges to get a degree, hinting that the possibility of…
Minister visits Khadi Utsav
November 21, 2017Minister for Sugar and Small Scale Industries Dr. Geetha Mahadevaprasad visited the Khadi Utsav at JK Grounds in city recently and interacted with women entrepreneurs. She also enquired about various problems being faced by them. The Minister was accompanied by Women Congress leaders.
Unidentified woman run over by train
November 21, 2017A body of an unidentified woman, who was run-over by a train, was found by the Mysuru Railway Police between K.R. Nagar and Sagarakatte. The unidentified woman, aged about 52 years, is 5ft. tall, oily-red complexioned, oval-faced, thin built, has a black thread tied on the right hand, has a flower design tattoo on the…
Along with oxygen cylinder provide certain medical equipment in trains
November 21, 2017Sir, I wholeheartedly welcome the direction by the Supreme Court to Railways to make available an oxygen cylinder in all the trains for emergency use. Recently, I was travelling back to Mysuru from Chennai by Cauvery Express. I was in a two-tier AC coach along with my wife. Nearly one hour after we left Chennai…
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