Mysuru: All roads in Mysuru literally led to Bengaluru this morning with over 5,000 people travelling in specially-arranged buses and vehicles to the capital city from Mysuru to hear Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is scheduled to address a massive rally at Palace Grounds in Bengaluru at 4 pm. Over one lakh people are expected…
Cold spell grips Mysuru; expect further drop in temperature
February 4, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru is experiencing severe cold conditions and it will stay a bit longer with the temperatures likely to plummet to 11 degrees Celsius. The temperature is low enough for people to pull out their sweaters and jackets while there is an increase in demand for pullovers, jackets and shawls. While the weather is pleasant…
Get caste, income certificates instantly
February 4, 2018Bengaluru: Caste, income and residence certificates are now being issued over the counter by the State Government since January 2018 in what is touted as India’s first such facility. Applicants are issued these three certificates instantly — in under 10 minutes — without the need for any field verification, resulting in significant time-saving for both…
Mysuru Police plan measures to curb accidents on Ring Road
February 4, 2018Mysuru: Concerned over frequent accidents on the Ring Road, the City Police to enforce certain measures to bring down the number of accidents in the future. The Police action comes in the wake of a horrific car accident last week where three young lives were snuffed out on the Ring Road near KEB Circle, Dattagalli….
KRS Road work completion in one week
February 4, 2018Mysuru: The important development works taken up under the Chief Minister’s Special Grant of Rs.50 crore to the city, is going on at a brisk pace. The work on interlocking of tiles and kerb stones for footpaths, cycle tracks and drainage are going on and nearly 85 percent of the work has been completed. Since,…
Naxal shadow looms large on Kodagu: ANF starts combing operations in District’s forest region
February 4, 2018Madikeri: The Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) started combing operations after they received information that three Naxals were spotted moving around in Kodagu’s border and Madikeri Taluk’s Koyanadu, Sampaje and Sulya forest region. It has been reported that the three Naxalites visited a few houses in Koyanadu forest region on the night of Feb.2 and demanded groceries…
Roof-top rainwater harvesting only remedy for sinking water table
February 4, 2018Sir, It was shocking to read the news item titled “Water Table Sinking” in SOM dated Feb.2. The water table is the upper surface of the zone of saturation. The zone of saturation is where the pores and fractures of the ground are saturated with water. Groundwater depletion most commonly occurs because of the frequent…
Women born before 2005 are equally entitled to ancestral properties: SC
February 4, 2018New Delhi: The Supreme Court has declared that daughters by birth become equally entitled to ancestral properties as sons, with the 2005 amendment to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. “The amended provision now statutorily recognises the rights of coparceners (a person who shares equally with others in the inheritance of an undivided property) of daughters…
Moonlight Music at Suttur Mutt
February 4, 2018Vidu. Amrutha Muruli, accompanied by Vid. Mathur Srinidhi on violin and Vid. Tumkur B. Ravishankar on mridanga, is seen presenting a vocal recital in Suttur Mutt premises at the foot of Chamundi Hill recently as part of Moonlight Music-196.
U-19 World Cup: Kalra ton, bowlers give India record 4th title
February 4, 2018Manjot Kalra’s brilliant century, after a superb performance from the bowlers, gave the Indian U-19 cricket team a thumping eight-wicket win over Australia in the final of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup at the Bay Oval, New Zealand, on Saturday. The Indians, led by Prithvi Shaw, remained unbeaten through the tournament to lift a record…
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