Gundlupet: Heavy floods in Kerala have affected the movement of goods vehicles from Karnataka. With the roads being washed away due to flood and heavy rain, the Kerala Government has banned the entry of heavy vehicles. As a result, trucks and heavy vehicles from Karnataka and other States have been lining up at the border…
Party big-wigs convincing rebel candidates to withdraw their nominations
August 23, 2018Mysuru: With today being the last day for withdrawal on nomination papers for the MCC polls, leaders of three major parties — Congress, BJP and the JD(S) — are now trying to convince the party rebel candidates to withdraw their nomination papers. Most of the rebel candidates are contesting as Independent candidates following delimitation of…
Kodagu flood havoc: Land, house washed away right in front of our eyes…
August 23, 2018Madikeri: “The people of this area have been shaken right from the month of June when it started raining, worried about coffee and pepper being washed away. The worst fears unfortunately came true in the second week of August and the question that is haunting was whether we would survive at all,” recalls Channapanda Monnappa…
Jaitley resumes charge as FM
August 23, 2018New Delhi: Arun Jaitley arrived at the North Block office Ministry of Finance to resume charge as Finance Minster (FM) after President Ram Nath Kovind re-appointed him today. Jaitley was on a three-month hiatus after he underwent a renal transplant.
Dinesh Gundu Rao to visit city
August 23, 2018Mysuru: KPCC President Dinesh Gundu Rao will visit the city tomorrow. He will launch the Congress campaign for the MCC polls at the Congress Bhavan near the City Railway Station at 10 am, following which he will hold a meeting with party candidates, according to City Congress President R. Murthy.
Three more bodies found under rubble in Kodagu
August 23, 2018Madikeri: Three bodies were recovered in flood-hit Kodagu yesterday, making it nine confirmed deaths ever since heavy rainfall and landslides wreaked havoc in the district over the past two weeks. Rescue personnel found two bodies in Yemmethaalu and one in Katakeri, according to Kodagu District Administration. While two of the bodies were identified as Leelavathi…
Former Kadur MLA Y.S.V. Datta’s wife passes away
August 23, 2018Bengaluru: Nirmala Datta (53), wife of former Kadur MLA Y.S.V. Datta, passed away yesterday in Bengaluru. Nirmala, who was suffering from cancer, was undergoing treatment since many days and died at the hospital after failing to respond to the treatment. The body was kept at her house in Rajajinagar for the public to pay their …
Pavan Varma’s Parakaya Pravesha of Adi Shankaracharya! – 2
August 23, 2018[Continued from Aug. 17] It was clear that Pavan Varma settled down to write this book ‘Adi Shankaracharya’ in the format of hagiography after visiting places hallowed by the name of Adi Shankaracharya. Personally, I have been striving to know who or what God (Brahma) is and Aathma (Soul) is. In the cases of both,…
Sthanakvasi Chaturmaas in city
August 23, 2018Mysuru: – The discourses by Jain Saints Dr. Sri Samakitmuniji Maharaj, Sri Bhavaantmuniji Maharaj and Sri Jayavantmuniji Maharaj, as part of the Chaturmaas, is being held at Sri Sthanakvasi Jain Sangh, 3rd Cross, Halladakeri in city. The Chaurmaas, which commenced on July 27, will conclude on Nov. 22. During Chaturmaas, a special discourse has been…
Railway Reservation Office in Madikeri shutdown
August 23, 2018Mysuru: The Computerised Advanced Reservation Office (PRS) of the Railways, functioning at the Municipal Complex in Madikeri Town, has been temporarily shutdown to evaluate the structural damage, if any, to the building on account of heavy rains and floods. The Railways is taking this step as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of those…
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