Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha this morning inspected the works on widening the existing four-lane 118-kilometre Highway between Mysuru and Bengaluru to a ten-lane (including 2 service roads) National Highway (NH). He took stock of the works at Gananguru village in Srirangapatna taluk in Mandya district. Speaking to reporters, the MP said that National Highway…
Bandipur Fire: Two more arrested
March 3, 2019Mysuru: The Forest Department officials have taken two more persons into custody in connection with the wildfire in Bandipur Tiger Reserve, on Friday. With the arrests, the number of accused is now three. The arrested have been identified as 70-year-old Hanumantaiah and 60-year-old Gopaiah, of Chowdahalli in Gundlupet taluk. The officials had arrested Arun…
Journalism is getting commercialised: Siddharamaiah
March 3, 2019Suttur: Maintaining that journalism is getting commercialised these days, former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah observed that journalism should retain its service identity. He was speaking at the valedictory of the two-day State-level Journalists Conference hosted by Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) at Suttur in Nanjangud taluk on Saturday. Pointing out that the press is a service…
CM assures to meet demands of journalists
March 3, 2019Suttur: “Journalists should come out with unbiased reports on the government’s performance and schemes to reach the common man” opined Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. He was speaking at the two-day 34th Journalists State Conference on Friday. Kumaraswamy said that the media should function with responsibility with due recognition for truthful substance of news. He opined…
Pulwama martyr’s wife claims no rift in family
March 3, 2019Mandya: Kalavathi, wife of martyred Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldier H. Guru, who died during the Pulwama terror attack, claimed that there is no dissent among the family members in connection with the sharing of the compensation money. Speaking to media persons here yesterday, she denied any rift in the family and asserted they’re…
Couple duped of Rs. 5 lakh on promise of BDA site
March 3, 2019Maddur: A couple from Maddur taluk have lodged a complaint with the Kesthur Police accusing a resident of Bengaluru of cheating them Rs. 5 lakh on the promise of allotment of a BDA site at Bengaluru. T.L. Nanjundaswamy, an employee of Kesthur Primary Agricultural Credit Co-operative (PACC) Bank and his wife T.M. Girija are the…
KSOU Convocation: 17,512 candidates of 2012-13 batch to get degrees on Mar.5
March 3, 2019Mysuru: A total of 17,512 candidates of the 2012-13 batch of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) will be conferred degrees at the 16th Convocation on Mar.5 at 11 am at the Convocation Hall in the Muktagangothri campus, said KSOU Vice-Chancellor Prof. D. Shivalingaiah. He was addressing a press conference at the KSOU premises yesterday and…
Solving Vijayashreepura, K.R.Mills Colony, Falcon Tyres problems will be priority: CM
March 3, 2019Mysuru: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) has assured to solve the problems of residents of Vijayashreepura and K.R. Mills Colony and Falcon Tyres Limited employees. Speaking after being felicitated by his supporters and residents of the city at the programme held at Maharaja’s College Grounds in city on Friday, he said that he would keep…
Customers blackmail hoteliers with dead cockroaches, hair strands in food
March 3, 2019Mysuru: Hotels, sweet shops, chat corners and bakeries in city have a unique problem – miscreants masquerading as customers blackmailing them to cough up money as the food at their outlets contain cooked cockroaches, hair strands and even dead lizards. The Mysuru Hotel Owners’ Association has released an advisory to hotels and restaurants, bakeries and…
‘Rang’ takes audience through a stream of emotions
March 3, 2019Mysuru: “Rang”, a one-of-its-kind art and music festival showcasing artworks and performances, was recently organised at Bram’s Woodcrafting Studio, Hebbal Industrial Area in city. The festival hosted dance and live-music performances by select artistes along with visual arts like photography and wood-inlay. The organisers of the festival brought their vision to reality by putting together…
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