Mysuru: Union Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda would launch ‘Panchavati,’ a nation-wide BJP membership drive, today at 4 pm near Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple here. Disclosing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, city BJP President Dr. B.H. Manjunath disclosed that BJP has been acclaimed as the party with highest membership in the world,…
Demanding Forest Conservation, Vedike takes out padayatra to Chamundi Hill
July 6, 2019Mysuru: Demanding conservation of Forests, activists of Kasturi Karnataka Janapara Vedike took out a padayatra (foot march) to Chamundi Hill on Thursday. The padayatra, which began from Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the Palace North Gate, passed through Hardinge Circle, Lalitha Mahal Road and Tavarekatte to reach Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Hill. Maintaining that forests are…
Overnight stir by Anganwadi Workers
July 6, 2019Mysuru: As part of a Statewide agitation, Anganwadi workers under the banner of AITUC, affiliated to Karnataka State Anganwadi workers and Helpers Federation, Mysuru District Committee, began a two-day overnight stir in front of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here yesterday seeking fulfilment of their demands. The demands include: Conversion of Anganwadi Kendras into Kinder Garten…
Drainage works: Traffic diverted
July 6, 2019Mysuru: As the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has taken up underground drainage pipe laying works on the stretch of the road from Meelad Park Junction to Nehru Circle on Ashoka Road, the City Police have diverted traffic on Ashoka Road till July 20. Accordingly, all vehicles have to turn East at Meelad Park Junction and…
Vendor accused of Tax fraud
July 6, 2019Mysuru: The Commercial Taxes Department has lodged a complaint with the Devaraj Police accusing a BEML vendor of cheating the Government to the tune of lakhs of rupees by producing fake receipts. Asif Ahmed, a registered vendor under the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, used to supply Steel Fabrication materials to BEML. As Asif Ahmed…
Venkaiah Naidu to arrive in city on July 12
July 6, 2019Mysuru: The Vice-President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu will arrive in Mysuru on July 12 to take part in the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) on Hunsur Road in Manasagangothri in the city the next day. This will be his first visit to the city after becoming Vice-President in August…
City artist’s painting to be displayed at Turkey
July 6, 2019Mysuru: The painting of city-based artist Rajkumar has been selected for the International Art Expo at Turkey and Hungary in European Union from July 6 to 17. A total of 60 art works from across the globe have been selected for this expo which is held for the first time under the sponsorship of organisers…
CET, NEET rank holders honoured
July 6, 2019Mysuru: Canara Bank, Kuvempunagar, Mysuru, recently felicitated the following cet and neet rank holders at its premises: V. Vasudeva, who scored 2nd rank in cet Medical, 193rd rank in cet engineering and 761st rank in All India-level neet and dr. Yadunandan an mbbs 6th place holder of Mysore University who scored 580th rank in CET…
Free NEET/IIT long-term coaching for repeaters and Learners Master Classes
July 6, 2019Mysuru: Learners NEET/IIT Academy, an initiative of Learners Foundation, was started with a view to involve Subject Matter Expert (SME) who were Toppers of these exams to deliver student-friendly study environment and are themselves Medicos and IITians. Free coaching for repeater students: This initiative is open for students who have qualified the exams and were…
Budget Thoughts
July 6, 2019By Vikram Muthanna Like most Indians I too watch the Union budget. But usually by the end of the Finance Minister’s speech I feel like I have understood nothing and end up feeling like I have a learning disability. Finally my perception of a budget is reduced to — “what has gotten costlier and what…
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