Mysuru: The CESC Vigilance Squad, which has detected 247 power theft cases in March and April this year, has collected penalty and dues totaling Rs. 1,23,36,414 in those two months. The Squad, in a drive conducted in March, detected 54 cases of power theft and 68 cases of electricity misuse, booking a total of 122…
State Govt. mulls setting up of ‘water grid’
May 18, 2019Bengaluru: With the State undergoing a severe crisis due to a long spell of drought, the Government is mulling on setting up of ‘water grid’ on the lines of power grid in the State. With rivers and other water bodies drying up fast due to soaring heat and scanty rainfall, most parts of the State,…
Vijayapura woman Congress leader found dead
May 18, 2019Vijayapura: A 36-year-old woman Congress leader of Vijayapura was found dead under mysterious circumstances under a Krishna River Bridge in the district early on Friday. Reshma Padekanur of Vijayapura is the deceased. Resham, who was the Vijayapura District JD(S) President for years, had joined the Congress ahead of last year’s Assembly elections, after the JD(S)…
Python struggling to swallow peacock rescued
May 18, 2019Chamarajanagar: A huge python, which was struggling having swallowed half of a peacock, was rescued by a snake rescuer at Hondarabalu village in the taluk recently. The python was believed to have caught the peacock near a haystack in front of the farm house of one Rajesh. Half-way-through and unable to swallow the whole peacock,…
‘GST is not just tax reform but business reform as well’
May 18, 2019Mysuru: “GST is not merely tax reform, it is business reform as well,” opined D.P. Nagendra Kumar, Principal Chief Commissioner, Central Tax, Bengaluru. He was speaking during an interaction session on GST organised by CII Mysuru – Finance and Taxation Panel at Hotel Southern Star here recently. “Earlier, apart from multiple taxes we had huge…
Former Hunsur MLA H.P. Manjunath injured
May 18, 2019Hunsur: Former Hunsur MLA H.P. Manjunath has been injured in an accident at Greece and was admitted at a private hospital in city. Manjunath, along with his wife Supriya and family members, had gone to Greece on a trip when the accident occurred. According to reports, the former MLA and his wife were on a…
Eight-day event at Ganapathy Ashrama from May 19
May 18, 2019To mark Sri Swamiji’s 77th birthday, 20th Brahmotsava of Sri Datta Venkateshwara Kshetra and 21st Anniversary of Nada Mantapa Mysuru, May 18- Sri Avadhoota Datta Peetha, Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashrama, Dattanagar, Mysuru, has organised the following events from May 19 to May 26 as part of the 77th birthday celebrations of Pujya Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda…
Music concert at Alwar Kala Bhavan on Sunday
May 18, 2019Sri Krishna Gana Sabha has organised a music concert by Bellary M. Raghavendra on Sunday (May 19) at 6 pm at Alwar Kala Bhavan in Gokulam 3rd Stage. He will be accompanied by R.N. Thyagarajan on violin, H.L. Shivashankar Swamy on mridanga and M.R. Manjunath on ghata. Profile: Bellary M. Raghavendra completed his Master’s in…
BHASANGE to present Shree Ramanjaneya Yuddha – Harikatha Kalakshepa tomorrow
May 18, 2019Harikathe in Kannada literally means the story of Lord Hari, usually the stories from Ramayana and Mahabharatha. It is a traditional form of story-telling which was very popular in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. In this art form the story-teller uses poetry, music, dance and drama to narrate the stories. In Hindu mythology the first Harikatha…
JD(S) Legislature Party Meeting on May 21
May 18, 2019Bengaluru: With the results of the Lok Sabha Polls likely to have bearing on State politics, JD(S), a partner in the coalition Government, has convened a JD(S) Legislature Party Meeting at Bengaluru on May 21. The May 21 meeting, just two days before the counting of LS Polls votes on May 23, assumes significance. JD(S)…
Recent Comments