Mysuru: It is the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation that is being celebrated all over the country. If ever there is a befitting tribute being paid to the Mahatma, one only has to drive to the new address in town but in the same old beautiful Manasagangothri campus that will invariably…
By-polls: JD(S)-Congress coalition wins four seats, BJP one
November 6, 2018Bengaluru: In a huge boost on Deepavali Day to JD(S)-Congress coalition Government in the State, the ruling coalition candidates won four seats while the Opposition BJP managed to bag just one seat, in the by-polls held to three Lok Sabha (LS) and two Assembly Constituencies on Nov.3, counting for which was held today. Even though…
DC gives green signal for widening of Irwin Road
November 6, 2018Mysuru: It is official now, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will finally take up the much-awaited road-widening and other beautification works of Irwin Road, one of the oldest streets of the city soon. It may be recalled various organisations had waged a long battle for the development of this narrow road which had been causing…
GTD inaugurates Mahatma’s Sculptures
November 6, 2018Mysuru: Higher Education and District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) dedicated nine statues of Mahatma Gandhi along with other people installed at the five-acre Gandhi Bhavan in Manasagangothri to city here this morning. The dedication function of the cement sculptures on Gandhiji was jointly organised by Kannada and Culture Department, Karnataka Shilpakala Academy, Rangayana and Centre…
Tourism Minister storms out of Gandhiji’s function
November 6, 2018Mysuru: Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh reportedly stormed out of Gandhiji’s Cement Sculpture dedication function in Manasagangothri today. It is learnt, he was upset to see that none of the names or photographs of elected representatives were found in the special brochure titled ‘Gandhiji Kurithu Cement Shilpagala Lokarpane Samarambha.’ On the contrary, there were names and…
Government to celebrate Tipu Jayanti at Ravindra Kalakshetra on Nov.10
November 6, 2018BJP to stage State-wide stir on Nov.9 Bengaluru: Even as the BJP is vehemently opposing the Tipu Jayanti celebration, the Government will be celebrating the Jayanti at Ravindra Kalakshetra here on Nov.10. Speaking to press persons here yesterday, Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara, who is also the Home Minister, said that the Jayanti celebration…
Flood Fury: More than 40 percent of coffee lost
November 6, 2018Bengaluru: Karnataka Planters’ Association (KPA) Chairman H.T. Pramod has said that there will be a shortfall of coffee production to the extent of 30 to 40 per cent in the State due to natural calamity in Karnataka and Kerala which are the main coffee-growing States in the country. He said that though the Coffee Board…
Tourism Department Pavilion at Dasara Exhibition pulling visitors in hordes
November 6, 2018Karnataka: One State Many Worlds Mysuru: Myriad tourist attractions like Jog Falls, Hampi, Yaana, Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary that Karnataka is so well-known for can now be seen all under one roof at the Dasara Exhibition Grounds in city. The Pavilion set up by the Tourism Department under the tag line “Karnataka: One State Many Worlds”…
MLA Ramdas launches Swachhata Abhiyan at BEML Nagar
November 6, 2018Mysuru: Krishnaraja MLA S.A. Ramdas, Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Additional Commissioner G.M. Ravindra & Health Officer Dr. D.G. Nagaraj, Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and members of various public organisations took part in the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan at Ward 63, BEML Nagar in city on Sunday. They swept various streets of BEML Nagar as part…
‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ will be a success only if casteist minds become clean’
November 6, 2018Mysuru: Maintaining that ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’ is not only about cleaning roads and other places with broom sticks, former Minister and senior BJP leader V. Sreenivasa Prasad has said that the Mission will become a success in the true sense only if casteist mindset goes off in the society. He was speaking at B. Basavalingappa…
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