Bengaluru:“Thank u all for your genuine blessings, support & faith in me. Will never let u down.” This is how the newly-appointed Chief Secretary N. Ratna Prabha tweeted before she took charge. Her popularity is so high that in the last five days more than 5,000 people have visited Vidhana Soudha to greet her. After…
Two music concerts and a Bharatanatyam recital at Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha
December 8, 2017By Padmavathi Narasimhan Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, Mysuru, is bringing two music concerts and a Bharatanatyam recital at Nadabrahma Sangeeta Sabha (JLB Road) this month. On the 9th of this month, Vidu. Sharada Bhat Kattige will present a Hindustani Vocal concert with Pt. Ramesh Dhannur on tabla and Pt. Veerabhadraiah Hiremath on harmonium. Sharada Bhat has…
Wild tusker offers prayer at Himavad Gopalaswamy temple
December 8, 2017Gundlupet: Every day as the Sun is setting, a tusker visits the temple, offers prayers, takes the prasada and leaves. This astonishing incident though sounds bizarre occurs every evening at the Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta in Bandipur Tiger Reserve. Since the last few days at around 5 pm, a lone tusker climbs the steps of the…
Leopardess caught in H.D. Kote
December 8, 2017H.D. Kote: The Forest Department personnel have caught a leopardess which had created panic among the villagers in Ramenahalli and surrounding areas in H.D. Kote taluk, here on Wednesday. Following complaints of the leopardess being spotted in N.Begur, Kalasuru and surrounding villages, the forest officials had set a cage since a week and were able…
Aadhaar linking deadline extended to March 31
December 8, 2017New Delhi: The Centre yesterday informed the Supreme Court that it was willing to extend till March 31 next year the deadline fixed for mandatory linking of Aadhaar for availing various services and schemes. The Supreme Court will be setting up a five-Judge Constitution Bench next week to hear several pleas seeking an interim stay…
DC calls for active public participation for groundwater conservation
December 8, 2017Mysuru: Underlining the need for judicious use of water, Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep has called for active public participation in conserving groundwater. He was speaking after inaugurating a day-long workshop on the measures to be taken to conserve groundwater at Abdul Nazir Sab State Institute of Rural Development (SIRD) here yesterday morning. Recalling the…
Operation Cheetah: 3,207 cases of traffic violations booked, Rs. 3,79,500 fine imposed
December 8, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru City Traffic Police, along with Civil Police personnel, who conducted ‘Operation Cheetah,’ a drive against traffic rules offenders from 4 pm to 7 pm on Nov.5, have booked 3,207 cases against violators and have also collected a total fine of Rs. 3,79,500 from them. This apart, the Cops, who conducted a drive…
Light up parking lot at Railway Station
December 8, 2017Sir, The two-wheeler parking lot at the Railway Station (near the first platform) does not have lights and it is an ordeal to locate/park vehicles in the dark. Although high-mast lamp posts are installed in the parking premises, there are no bulbs. On inquiry with the personnel manning the parked vehicles, they feign ignorance and…
Passing examinations and after
December 8, 2017Life’s journey towards landing a job and battling the ups and downs through subsequent years begins not a day too late after passing various examinations, starting with SSLC and PUC second year, unless one drops out of school even before making it to final year in high school. For the present column, the channels of…
Judge waits for rape accused to pronounce verdict !
December 8, 2017Mysuru: Fearing stringent punishment, a rape accused stayed away from the Court on the day of the judgement. Angered by this, the Court has now deferred the date of judgement and asked the Police to produce the accused on that day. Interestingly, this is for the fourth time in less than two weeks the judge…
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