Mysuru: Demanding the intervention of former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah for saving the ailing Reid and Taylor factory in Tandya Industrial Area of Nanjangud taluk, hundreds of employees of the factory staged a demonstration in front of his house in Ramakrishnanagar here yesterday. Attributing the dismal fiscal position of the factory to a slew of loans…
Dr. Veerendra Heggade distributes cheques to flood victims in Kodagu
January 10, 2019Madikeri: Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Dr. D. Veerendra Heggade distributed a total of Rs. 8 crore as relief to flood and landslide victims of Kodagu at a programme organised at Gandhi Maidan in Madikeri this afternoon. He distributed cheques to 1,106 victims. Following the natural calamity in August last year, the Srikshetra Dharmasthala Gramabhivruddhi Yojane had carried…
Clean City Drive: MCC contractors lend over 250 vehicles for 3 days
January 10, 2019Mysuru: Contributing to the efforts of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) for the city to reclaim the Cleanest City Tag in India during the ongoing Swachh Survekshan, MCC contractors have lent more than 200 vehicles to MCC to utilise them for three days to clean the areas and lift debris. MCC Commissioner K.H. Jagadeesha had requested…
Pending Local Body Polls: State Election Commissioner in Mysuru
January 10, 2019Mysuru: With the notification for polls to nearly half of the Local Bodies in the State likely to be issued in the coming days, State Election Commissioner (SEC) P.N. Srinivasachari chaired a preliminary meeting at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here this morning. DCs and SPs of seven of the eight districts coming under Mysuru Revenue Division…
Ayodhya title suit: Justice U.U. Lalit recuses self from hearing, case posted to Jan. 29
January 10, 2019New Delhi: The Ayodhya case in the Supreme Court was adjourned again this morning after the exit of one of the five Judges in the Constitution Bench. Justice U.U. Lalit recused himself saying he had been a lawyer in a related case. Justice Lalit chose to bow out after senior advocate Rajeev Dhavan, appearing for…
Serial accident on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway
January 10, 2019Five cars including escort vehicle of former CM Siddharamaiah damaged District Armed Reserve Sub-Inspector dies of heart attack Mandya: Five cars including the escort vehicle of former Chief Minister (CM) Siddharamaiah were damaged in a serial accident on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway yesterday. Shocked over the accident, District Armed Reserve (DAR) Sub-Inspector, who was accompanying the former…
Kodava ethnographic survey to be a scientific one
January 10, 2019Codava National Council delegation meets Tribal Research Institute Director Mysuru: With the State Government re-commissioning an ethnographic and socioeconomic survey to see whether the Kodava community qualifies for tribal status, Codava National Council (CNC) President N.U. Nachappa and other members of Kodava community recently met the Director of Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute, Mysuru, Dr….
Selfless campaigners feted
January 10, 2019Mysuru: Unsung hero of Organ Donation Pramod Laxman Mahajan and Ashish Sharma, campaigner of ‘Making India free from child begging’ were felicitated in city yesterday. CII-Yi Mysore and Rotary Mysore had jointly organised an event at Rotary Hall, JLB Road to honour Pramod Laxman for his journey on educating organ donation across India and Ashish…
MLA Nagendra on padayatra
January 10, 2019Mysuru: Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra this morning undertook a padayatra in Ward No.1 (Lakshmikanthanagar-Hebbal 1st Stage) and heard grievances from public. He began his padayatra after performing puja at Prashantha Ganapati Temple. Even as he commenced his padayatra, some elderly women complained of problems they faced in getting ration cards. Nagendra directed the officials to…
Extension of Dasara Expo: KEA and contractor lock horns
January 10, 2019Mysuru: The extension of Dasara Exhibition till Jan.15 has resulted in the Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) and the contracted firm Fun World and Resorts India Private Limited locking horns on payment terms. Based on the suggestion by Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh, Dasara expo which was supposed to close on Jan.7 was extended till Jan.15. Accordingly,…
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