Bengaluru: Dinesh Gundu Rao, MLA, who has been appointed as the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) took charge this afternoon at a function organised at Palace Grounds here. The incumbent KPCC President Deputy CM G. Parameshwara handed over the party flag to Dinesh. Eshwar B. Khandre, MLA for Bhalki and former Minister,…
Sriramulu lashes out at Budget
July 11, 2018Mysuru: Claiming that the budget presented by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy was lopsided and fraught with regional disparity, senior BJP leader and MLA B. Sriramulu has said that this may lead to cries for a separate North Karnataka State. Speaking after meeting Seer Arjun Guruji of Avadootha Datta Peetham on Sonar Street off N.S. Road…
Modi Government failed to implement GST properly
July 11, 2018Mysuru: A report on various issues including banking reforms, pros and cons of GST and on functioning of RBI will be presented in forthcoming Session of the Parliament, said Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance Chairman Veerappa Moily. He was speaking at a press conference organised at a private hotel in city yesterday and said that…
Take back decision to withhold teachers’ salaries for poor SSLC results
July 11, 2018Mysuru: The government should take back the decision of withholding salaries of high school teachers due to poor results in the SSLC examination in the districts and instead make efforts to improve the quality of education, urged All Karnataka Teachers’ Federation State President K.C. Puttasiddashetty. He was addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here…
Jeweller sends WhatsApp video to wife, goes missing
July 11, 2018Mysuru: A textile and jewellery trader from Periyapatna taluk has gone missing after sending a video message on WhatsApp to his wife on July 8. A missing complaint has been lodged by his wife at Periyapatna Police Station. According to the complaint filed by Sunitha, her husband 38-year-old Sukhlal alias Suresh was running Parveen Textiles…
Challenge to swim in high current claims life: Youth washed away in Kapila River
July 11, 2018Nanjangud: A 28-year-old youth, who had allegedly dived into the Kapila River from the bridge on Mysuru-Nanjangud Road near Nanjangud along with four others as a challenge to swim in Kapila River, which is flowing in full force, was drowned and swept away last evening. The deceased has been identified as Musafir, a resident of…
Chamarajanagar hospital vacant posts will be filled up soon: D.K. Shivakumar
July 11, 2018Bengaluru: Medical Education Minister D.K. Shivakumar has said that more than a hundred vacant posts in Chamarajanagar District Hospital, which include specialist doctors, staff nurses, paramedical staff and Group-D employees will be filled up soon. Replying to a question by MLC Sandesh Nagaraj at the Legislative Council here on July 9, Shivakumar said that the…
Rally marks Population Day
July 11, 2018Mysuru: Population control is a major issue concerning the country and it is very important to restrict the size of the family. Gone are the days when two children per family was accepted norm. With the population explosion, the time has come to limit it to just one child per family, said Deputy Mayor Indira…
Female elephant dies at Dubare Elephant Camp
July 11, 2018Kushalnagar: Mythili (52), a female elephant at Dubare Elephant Camp in Kodagu, died yesterday due to illness. Mythili, which had given birth to two calves at the camp, was suffering from illness since a few days and had become serious on Monday. Though Mythili was being treated by Hunsur Wildlife Division Veterinarian Dr. Mujeeb, the…
Haj training, vaccination camp held
July 11, 2018Mysuru: The day-long Haj training and vaccination camp, organised by the Mysore District Haj Committee began at R.K. Palace near P&T Quarters in Udayagiri here this morning. 370 pilgrims have been selected from Mysuru, Mandya and Chamarajanagar district by Karnataks State Haj Committee. Dr. Nageshwara Rao, Dr. Mahesh, Dr. Srinivas, Dr. Nishanth, Dr. Ramya and…
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