Mysuru: State Higher Education and District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) assured that he would make all efforts to get Valmiki Study Centres at both University of Mysore (UoM) and Karnataka State Open University (KSOU). He was speaking after inaugurating Valmiki Jayanti celebrations organised by District Administration and other Departments at Kalamandira in city yesterday. The…
MUDA to take action against CA site norms violators
October 25, 2018Issue to be discussed at MUDA Board meeting to be held after Nov. 6 Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) will take back Civic Amenities (CA) sites that have been handed over to individuals, trusts, residents’ associations and other entities for violating the stipulated rules. In all, 638 CA sites have been handed over…
Saree offerings to Goddess by devotees: Earns Rs.1 crore revenue to Chamundi Hill Temple
October 25, 2018Mysuru: The Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill is earning an annual revenue of Rs.80 lakh to Rs.1 crore by selling sarees offered by the devotees as fulfilment of their vow. The devotees, after offering sarees ranging from Rs.300 to Rs.10,000, will obtain a receipt in return from the Temple authorities. The sarees received will be…
Pejawar Swamiji visits flood-hit areas in Kodagu
October 25, 2018Hunsur: Pejawar Seer Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji on his way to Kodagu to inspect the flood hit areas made a brief stopover in Hunsur this morning and inspected the development works being taken up by Pejawar Mutt in town. Speaking to press persons, the Swamiji said that yesterday he visited the flood-ravaged areas in Kerala…
DC chairs Regional Transport Authority meeting on private bus permits
October 25, 2018Mysuru: A meeting of Regional Transport Authority (RTA) chaired by Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar, who is also chairman of RTA, was held at his office this morning. The meeting discussed renewal of permits to private bus operators for a period of five years. Regional Transport Officers (RTOs) Prabhuswamy (Mysuru West) and Soundarya (Mysuru East),…
Hundreds of contract health staff take out protest rally
October 25, 2018Mysuru: Demanding equal pay for equal work and job security, Contract Health Department Employees under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Arogya Ilakhe Guttige Noukarara Vedike (affiliated to All India National Health Mission Karmachari Sangha) took out a rally today in the city as part of a Nationwide stir. More than 1,300 contract health employees, including…
Locked Agri Office in Periyapatna sparks protest by farmers
October 25, 2018Periyapatna: Hundreds of farmers from across Periyapatna taluk, who gathered in front of the Agriculture Department office in the town, were in for a shock this morning as the office did not open even after a couple of hours beyond the 10 am scheduled time of opening. The Agriculture Department had issued slips to beneficiary…
Retired IPS Officer releases book on ‘Women and Law’
October 25, 2018Mysuru: Mahajana Law College had organised a function at its premises in Jayalakshmipuram here this morning for the release of the book ‘Women and Law — Socio economic legal perspective of women in India and the world’ written by Parikshith K. Naik, a final year law student of the college. Speaking as the chief guest…
Justice A.S. Bopanna is new Chief Justice of Gauhati HC
October 25, 2018New Delhi: The Union Government has notified the appointment of Chief Justices for five High Courts of the country. Karnataka High Court Judge, Justice Ajjikuttira Somaiah Bopanna has been appointed as the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court. The office of Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court fell vacant upon retirement of Justice Ajit Singh….
Gandhi Shilp Bazaar at JSS Mysore Urban Haat
October 25, 2018Handicrafts Expo-cum-Sale from tomorrow The Office of the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, is organising around 300 mega marketing events across the country to provide direct marketing avenues to artisans. As part of this, Gandhi Shilp Bazaar is organised in association with JSS Mahavidyapeetha at JSS Mysore Urban Haat in Hebbal….
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