Madikeri: Stating that the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) and the District Police were capable of crushing any Naxal activities in Kodagu district, IGP (Southern Range) Soumendu Mukherjee has said that, however, vigil will be stepped up across the district as a security measure. Soumendu Mukherjee, who was on his first visit to Madikeri after taking charge…
Court stays building of compound wall in land near Hinkal Temple
March 19, 2018Mysuru: A city Court has directed private Educational Institutions to stop all construction activities in the land adjoining Nanneshwara Swamy Temple at Hinkal, until further orders. Advocate H.P. Mahadeva Swamy had moved the city’s Third Additional Civil Court (Junior Grade) seeking a stay to the construction of a wall by Private Educational Institutions at the…
Lalu Yadav convicted in fourth Fodder Scam case
March 19, 2018New Delhi: Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav has been convicted in the fourth case pertaining to the fodder scam, while his predecessor Jagannath Mishra has been acquitted by a Court in Jharkhand’s Ranchi this morning. The fodder scam involves the embezzlement of government funds in the name of cattle fodder. The multi-million-rupee scam…
The Day War was Declared on Coorg
March 19, 2018By C.P. Belliappa Courtesy our friends Pemmanda Jepu and Jemy Ganapathy, we spent four wonderful days at the Ooty Club, a place steeped in colonial history. The trophies, the silverware, the honour lists and the photographs of the ‘Masters of the Fox Hunt’ date back to early 1840s. During our stay, I got an opportunity…
SWR Women’s Welfare Organisation celebrates International Women’s Day
March 19, 2018Hubballi: Deepali Gupta, President of South Western Railway Women’s Welfare Organisation (SWRWWO), inaugurated the International Women’s Day celebrations by lighting the lamp at Railway Officer’s Club, Hubballi. Deepali Gupta spoke on the theme “Press for Progress” and gave a call to motivate and unite friends, colleagues and whole communities to think, act and be gender…
Commission recommends State honour for Pourakarmikas who die while in service
March 19, 2018Mysuru: A day-long seminar on facilities and healthcare for Pourakarmikas of Mysuru division, was held at Kalamandira here on Mar. 17. Speaking after inaugurating the seminar, Karnataka Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman M.R. Venkatesh said the Commission has recommended that Pourakarmikas who die while in service must be given State honours, just as in the case…
Doctors stage protest against National Medical Council Bill
March 19, 2018Mysuru: Strongly opposing the Union Government’s move to pass the National Medical Commission Bill, members of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), Mysuru, staged a protest in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here on Friday last. The doctors took out a cycle and bike rally starting from J.K. Grounds and passed through Railway Station Circle,…
Union Minister inaugurates 37th Jan Aushadhi Kendra in city
March 19, 2018Mysuru: Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers, Mansukh L. Mandaviya, on Mar. 16, inaugurated the 37th Jan Aushadhi Kendra in the city at the University Layout. Later interacting with the gathering, Mandaviya said this was also the 3,301st Jan Aushadhi Kendra in the country, 279th in the State and 58th in the district….
Trends and Traits
March 19, 2018The most-talked about book on the subject of time, unarguably, is the publication A Brief History of Time by British Physicist Stephen William Hawking (1942-2018). The book, first published in 1988, became a best-seller and sold more than 10 million copies in 20 years. The legendary scientist is said to have written the 256-page book,…
RBI employee saves man ending life
March 19, 2018Mysuru: A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) employee, despite not knowing swimming, has saved a man who was trying to end his life in Kukkarahalli Lake on Mar.17. RBI employee Gopalaswamy is the one who dared save a life without caring for his own life. The incident occurred around 5.30 pm. An unidentified person entered…
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