Mysuru: Eleven persons including six children suffered injuries yesterday when a giant gas balloon exploded at Cauverypura in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district. The group of people was making arrangements to welcome Congress President Rahul Gandhi and was filling the balloons from a cylinder, when the accident occurred. The workers from an advertising agency in…
Mysuru: Barricaded roads, ban on vehicle entry, armed commandoes covering the VVIPs, people barred from certain points, thick security cover, bandh-like atmosphere, argument between media persons and the Police — these were a few scenes witnessed at Chamundeshwari Temple atop the imposing Chamundi Hill in city this morning when Congress President Rahul Gandhi came calling….
Mysuru: The Sewage Farm and the Excel Treatment Plant at Vidyaranyapuram is back in news after a break of three months. This time, it is the visit of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) officials, who inspected the plant on Thursday and took objections to the unscientific way the waste is being treated. The CPCB officials…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday decided a dispute over eight acres of land in favour of University of Mysore (UoM), holding that the University is in its lawful possession. The judgment was pronounced by a two-Judge Bench comprising Justice N.V. Ramana Reddy and Justice S. Abdul Nazeer. The matter pertained to donation of about…
Bengaluru: The State Government yesterday issued a notification on granting religious minority status to “Lingayats and Veerashaiva-Lingayats who believe in Basavanna’s ideology” while the Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Mahasabha demanded a change in the nomenclature. In a nine-point resolution passed by the Executive Committee of the Mahasabha headed by senior Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa, it was…
Mysuru: As part of its green initiatives, the South Western Railway (SWR) has developed and commissioned rain water harvesting system at 17 locations over Mysuru Division. A total area of 8,843 sqm is allocated for rain water harvesting duly utilising 22 units developed in different areas like Railway Staff Quarters, Divisional Office, Railway Hospital and…
Mysuru: The three-day Annual Techno-Cultural Fest “GEETHAYAANA-2018” was inaugurated by chief guest Pramoda Devi Wadiyar and guest of honour Padma Vibhushan Dr. V. K. Aatre, former Advisor to Defence Minister at Sri M. Govindarao Memorial Hall, GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women (GSSSIETW) Campus on KRS Road in city on Mar. 22. In…
Bengaluru: Congress candidates G.C. Chandrashekar, L. Hanumanthaiah and Syed Nasir Hussain and BJP nominee Rajeev Chandrashekar were elected to the Rajya Sabha (RS) on Monday amid high drama and unprecedented poll boycott by JD(S), citing violation of electoral rules. A candidate required around 38 votes to win the elections. Members of the Legislative Assembly form…
H.D. Kote: Two scooterist were killed when the scooter they were travelling collided head on with a car near Sogahalli Gate on Mysuru-Manandavadi Road in the taluk this morning. The deceased have been identified as Doreswamy (55), a contractor from H.D. Kote and Ravi (26), a tractor-driver Savvemala in the taluk. The two were travelling…
Mysuru: BJP National President Amit Shah will undertake a two-day tour of the State on Mar.26 and 27. Announcing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here this morning, City BJP President Dr. B.H. Manjunath said that Shah will tour Tumakuru, Shivamogga, Chitradurga and Davanagere during his two-day tour. Upon his arrival, Shah will…
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