Nanjangud: ADGP (Prisons) N.S. Megharikh has suspended Nanjangud Sub-Jail Jailer N.S. Shivakumar, on charges of misusing Government money. Shivakumar, while serving as the In-charge Superintendent of Udupi District Jail between Jan. 19, 2012 and July 17, 2013 had misused Rs. 3,86,814 Government money, thus causing losses to the Government and the team of Auditors had…
India is a Secular State with no State Religion. But religion in our country is characterised by a diversity of beliefs and practices. Apart from the world’s four major religions — Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism — which gave birth in India, the two non-Indian religions include Islam and Christianity. However, when it comes to…
By T.J.S. George No Parliament got off to a more disgraceful start than the one in session now. The Prime Minister struck a high note when he said that the Opposition should not worry about numbers, that their viewpoints would be honoured. Formalities finished, mayhem began. Oath-taking turned into a political tamasha. If one MP…
Primary driving force for most inventions is a need. The time-honoured expression Necessity is the mother of invention, in the nature of a proverb, seems to hog attention more to the factor of need than the sweat and toil that marks the birth of any invention. The question of birth of a need in real…
Sir, Since more than two months a couple of heavy duty vehicles are parked at the junction of First Main Road and Gokulam Park Road, close to V.V. Mohalla Police Station, totally obstructing the view on either sides of these two roads. Apparently these vehicles were seized by V.V. Mohalla Traffic Police and may be…
Sir, It is so disheartening for not having footpath for pedestrians from Panchavati Circle towards Chandrakala Hospital on Kalidasa Road. Pedestrians spill over to roads with heavy traffic density posing a risk for their safety. Also, parking is allowed on both sides of the road leading to slow traffic and frequent traffic jams. Will the…
A lonely tusker, which stopped a sugarcane-laden lorry on Asanur Road in Sathyamangala Forest seen picking up sugarcane stems from the lorry and eating the same. The tusker had stopped the lorry for more than 30 minutes and later the lorry driver began to move the vehicle slowly and proceeded to his destination. Passersby have…
All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, with a half-century and a five-wicket haul came up with an inspirational performance and helped his team Bangladesh to register a 62-run win over Afghanistan in a well-contested match in the ICC World Cup 2019 encounter at Southampton and kept their semi-final hopes alive with this win. Shakib Al Hasan becomes…
Andre Russell has been ruled out of the ongoing World Cup 2019 due to a knee injury. West Indies have announced Sunil Ambris as the replacement for the all-rounder. The West Indian all-rounder was in visible discomfort with his knee. The 26-year-old Ambris will join the team ahead of West Indies’ league fixture against India…
Mysuru: Girish A. Koushik, former World U-10 champion from Mysuru, became India’s 63rd Grand Master when he gained 11 points in the Balaton International Chess Festival GM Round Robin Tournament in Europe on Monday, by reaching a live rating of 2500.7 Elo points. The 1997 born Girish Koushik becomes the third chess player from Karnataka…
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