Bengaluru: While the office of Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister H.N. Ananth Kumar has trashed reports that he is suffering from cancer, efforts are on within the BJP to find a replacement for him from the Bengaluru South Parliamentary constituency for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls. Ananth Kumar’s conspicuous absence from public domain for the past…
Yuva Sambhrama from Sept.30 – Oct.5 Yuva Dasara from Oct.12 – Oct. 17
September 19, 2018Mysuru: State Higher Education and District Minister G.T. Devegowda said that the much-anticipated and one of the major attractions of Dasara festivities, Yuva Sambhrama will be held from Sept. 30 to Oct. 5 at Open Air Theatre in Manasagangothri Campus here while the Yuva Dasara will be held from Oct. 12 to Oct. 17 at…
PU mid-term exams postponed: DDPUE
September 19, 2018Mysuru: The Deputy Director of Pre-University Education (DDPUE) Dr. Dayanand, who also took part in the meeting, said that mid-term exams for PU students scheduled to be held from Sept. 27 to Oct. 9 in the district has been postponed following Yuva Sambhrama. The exams will be conducted after Dasara celebrations. The revised date will…
Reducing Dasara holidays for school students draws flak
September 19, 2018Mysuru: The District Unit of Karnataka State Primary School Teachers Association has demanded the State Government to review its decision on reducing Dasara holidays for school students of the district. In a press release, the President of the Unit H. B. Basavaraj said that State Government has reduced the Dasara holidays to 14 days…
Operation Swan: Police hold Walkathon
September 19, 2018Mysuru: Operation Swan, initiated by City Traffic Police to make them more tourist-friendly and people-friendly and to increase their professionalism, has continued. Over 250 City Traffic Police officials, staff and City Police Control Room personnel walked up the Chamundi Hill on Monday to participate in a workshop. They assembled near Tavarakatte at the foothills at…
Plea to use Wadiyars’ photo in Dasara logo, posters
September 19, 2018Mysuru: The President of Karnataka Rajya Ursu Mahasabha, District Unit, Nandeesh G. Urs has threatened to stage a protest against the State Government if it fails to use the photos of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar and Sri Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar in Dasara logo and posters during the festivities. In a press release, he criticised the State Government…
Tent School and Library for children of Mahouts and Kavadis at Palace
September 19, 2018Mysuru: The Tent School to provide education to the children of Mahouts and Kavadis, who are taking care of Dasara elephants, commenced formally at Mysore Palace premises on Monday. The School also has a Library facility The Government is running the Tent School for the last ten years in order to help such children to…
Rider killed in car-bike collision near Malavalli
September 19, 2018Mandya: A two-wheeler rider was killed, while the pillion rider suffered serious injuries when a car rammed into their bike on the highway near Malavalli here this morning. While the deceased is identified as Kiran, a resident of Tadagavadi in Srirangapatna taluk, the seriously injured is Bhaskar, a resident of Seehalli, who is undergoing treatment…
Vijayashreepura Layout issue: Legal solutions to be found for resolving Vijayashreepura row: CM
September 19, 2018Bengaluru: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has assured the residents of Vijayashreepura in Mysuru of protecting their interests by placing facts before the Court. Presiding over a meeting held at Khanija Bhavan on Race Course Road here on Tuesday to discuss resolution of Vijayashreepura row, Kumaraswamy said that the Government will make all efforts to convince,…
Two drown during Ganesha idols immersion at Mandya
September 19, 2018Mandya: In separate incidents, two youths were drowned during Ganesha idols immersion at Mandya last night. In the first incident, a 20-year-old youth was drowned while immersing the idol of Ganesha at a canal in Srirampura village in Srirangapatna taluk. The deceased is Varun, a native of Mandya, who had come to his relative’s house…
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