Bengaluru: Within a couple of hours after State Road Transport undertakings (KSRTC, BMTC, NEKRTC and NWKRTC) announced an 18 percent fare hike on Monday, CM H.D. Kumaraswamy reversed the decision, putting on hold the fare hike. On Monday evening, following the Government’s announcement on bus fare hike, the State Road Transport officials were busy computing…
Information Galore on Higher Education at Exhibition Stalls this Dasara
September 18, 2018Mysuru: This is the first time that information related to higher education will be reflected by opening stalls of different Universities in the State at the Dasara Exhibition. This is the first such example in the history of Dasara celebrations, said Higher Education Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD). He was addressing the media after chairing a…
Amit Shah seeks details of ‘Operation Kamala’
September 18, 2018Bengaluru: Even as Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has accused the State BJP of engaging kingpins of various mafias (money-lenders, matka and gambling and betting) to dislodge his (HDK) coalition government, BJP National President Amit Shah, who is said to be upset over the moves of the State BJP leaders, is said to have asked details…
Decision to nominate education experts to University Syndicates
September 18, 2018Mysuru: Higher Education Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) has taken a firm decision to nominate only education experts and professionals as members to the Syndicate of the Universities. He was chairing a meeting of the Vice-Chancellors of all the Universities in the State at Crawford Hall here yesterday and made this proposal. The important decisions related…
Dr. M. H. Krishna Doyen of Karnataka Archaeology
September 18, 2018His discoveries of ‘Halmidi Inscription’ (what was then the oldest known Kannada Inscription – 350 A. D.), of the site of lost Mauryan city of ‘Isila’ near Brahmagiri, of Shivaji’s father’s (Shahaji’s) forgotten tomb and his years as Director of the Mysore Archaeological Department where he was responsible for cataloguing nearly two thousand inscriptions is…
Mysore Varsity participated in 2015 Dasara procession for first time
September 18, 2018The University of Mysore (UoM) had participated in the Dasara celebrations for the first time in the history of the University, in 2015, when the tableau depicting the one-hundred years of the University, was part of the Dasara procession. The decision to participate was taken at a special meeting of the Centenary Celebrations Committee, chaired…
Where is Vivekananda’s India?
September 18, 2018By T.J.S. George Here is the noblest summing up of civilisational values by an Indian: I am proud to belong to a religion which has taught the world both tolerance and universal acceptance. We believe not only in universal toleration, but we accept all religions as true. I am proud to belong to a nation…
KRRS to assist flood relief works in Kodagu
September 18, 2018Mysuru: The State Executive meeting of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Hasiru Sene was held at the premises of Agricultural Market Study Centre on Hunsur Road here on Sunday. The meeting focused on drafting plans to provide assistance to drought and flood-hit parts of the State and also to mobilise farmers to participate in…
Vijayashreepura Layout issue: Chief Minister to hold meeting in Bengaluru this evening
September 18, 2018Mysuru: District in-charge Minister G.T. Devegowda said that Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has convened a meeting in the presence of Advocate General to resolve the woes of the residents of Vijayashreepura Layout today (Sept.18) at 6 pm in Bengaluru. The Minister disclosed this to the media after he chaired a meeting of all the Vice-Chancellors…
Triangular love affair ends in murder
September 18, 2018Hunsur: A triangular love affair has ended with the murder of a youth who was reported missing and the Police have arrested two persons including a minor boy in connection with the case. While the deceased is Ramesh Nayaka (22), son of Neelanayaka of Jabagere village in the taluk, the arrested are Puttanayaka, son of…
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