Mysuru: With bird flu cases reported in Bengaluru, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has taken precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the disease in city. MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha has instructed the concerned officials to keep an eye on the poultry being brought to the city from other cities and States. Speaking to Star…
MCC Mayoral polls: Government announces reservation favouring Congress
January 3, 2018Mysuru: The State Congress Government after dilly-dallying for nearly a month, announced the reservation for the MCC Mayoral polls. According to the announcement, the Mayor post has been reserved for Scheduled Caste (woman) category and the Deputy Mayor post for Scheduled Tribe (woman) category. Playing the reservation card, the Congress is trying to wrest the…
Electric buses to ply between Mysuru-Bengaluru soon
January 3, 2018Bengaluru: The much talked about electric buses would begin services in Bengaluru, Mysuru, Tumakuru and Kolar soon and in the first phase, the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) will acquire 150 such buses on a lease basis. Transport Minister H.M. Revanna told reporters here yesterday that the tender process for availing services was complete and…
Rahul Gandhi to visit temples and Mutts in State
January 3, 2018Bengaluru: With the Karnataka Assembly polls fast approaching, AICC President Rahul Gandhi will undertake a temple run in the State, visiting temples and Mutts in the coming days. Rahul Gandhi in the run up to Gujarat Assembly polls recently, had visited many temples in Gujarat and the Assembly elections result seems to have inspired the…
Wi-Fi facility for 2,500 Gram Panchayats in Karnataka
January 3, 2018Bengaluru: The State Cabinet has approved a mega project where over 2,500 Gram Panchayats across Karnataka will get Wi-Fi connections. The State has over 6,019 Gram Panchayats. Once implemented, the initiative will dramatically take forward the digital and mobile-governance drive of the State. It will also put an end to rampant corruption at grassroots levels…
Rescued elephant calf dies
January 3, 2018Gundlupet: The nine-month-old elephant calf, which was rescued by the Forest Department personnel after a selfie-frenzy mob separated it from its mother on Jan.1 and being treated by the veterinarians for exhaustion, died yesterday. The calf had come to the border of Kurubarahundi village near Omkar Forest Range coming under Bandipur Reserve Forest along with…
Glass House at Kuppanna Park likely to open by mid February
January 3, 2018Mysuru: The Glass House that has been under construction at the Kuppanna Park in city since a year, on the lines of the one at Lalbagh in Bengaluru, will be finally completed by mid February. This project was initially under the care of the Horticulture Department and now the baton has been handed over to…
Miscreants destroy plantain farm near Bannur
January 3, 2018Bannur: In a gut-wrenching incident, a plantation farm in Athalli village limits near Bannur was completely destroyed by miscreants on Dec.31 night and the incident came to light on Jan.1 The one-and-a-half acre farm belongs to Ramprasad and he had grown plantains. In another two months, the plantains were ready for picking. However, on the…
Codava Quest for Autonomy: Rajnath Singh reciprocates to Dr. Subramanian Swamy’s letter
January 3, 2018Mysuru: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has reciprocated to the letter addressed to him by former Union Minister and present Rajya Sabha MP Dr. Subramanian Swamy, pressing for favourable consideration of the representation made by Codava National Council (CNC). In his letter dated Dec. 20, 2017, Rajnath Singh said, “ Dear Dr. Swamy Ji, I…
Dynastic Democracy ?
January 3, 2018Welcome People’s Democracy Actors, sportspersons and athletes change their roles seamlessly, smoothly when their top-form, heydays, of glory begin to fade and they appear before us in a different avatar. One such among many is Ashwini Nachappa, a former athlete, an accidental film star and the one who has done proud to Kodava community. I…
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