Month: July, 2019

KSRTC Accounts Supervisor trapped by ACB
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KSRTC Accounts Supervisor trapped by ACB

July 11, 2019

Mysuru: Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) personnel have trapped the Accounts Supervisor of KSRTC Rural Division Depot while accepting bribe from a driver. The person who has been trapped is Manjunath, the Accounts Supervisor. He was caught last evening by ACB SP Rashmi and staff while accepting a bribe of Rs.10,000 from KSRTC driver Basavaraju. Manjunath…

INS urges Govt. to withdraw 10% Customs Duty on Newsprint
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INS urges Govt. to withdraw 10% Customs Duty on Newsprint

July 11, 2019

New Delhi: The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has urged the Government of India to withdraw the 10 percent Customs Duty imposed on Newsprint, uncoated paper for newspapers and Light-Weight Coated (LWC) paper for magazines in the General Budget.  INS said in a press statement that publishers of newspapers and magazines are already reeling under severe…

Chamarajanagar MP opens office in city
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Chamarajanagar MP opens office in city

July 11, 2019

Mysuru: Chamarajanagar BJP MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad opened his city office at the Public Offices building in CADA premises on Sayyaji Rao Road here this morning. K.S. Prasanna Srikanta Datta, a retired Government servant, has been appointed as the Personal Assistant (PA) of the MP. The Office will be open from 10 am to 6…

Sub-Inspectors transferred
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Sub-Inspectors transferred

July 11, 2019

Mysuru: Ten Sub-Inspectors (SIs), coming under Mysuru Southern Range have been transferred by In-charge IGP (Southern Range) K.T. Balakrishna, who is also the Mysuru City Police Commissioner. The transferred Sub-Inspectors are: D.B. Jayaprakash of Mysuru Rural Police Station has been transferred to Bilikere Police Station; Madhwanayak of Bilikere to H.D. Kote Police Station; V.C. Ashok…

Defunct e-toilet: Rakshana Vedike stages protest
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Defunct e-toilet: Rakshana Vedike stages protest

July 11, 2019

Mysuru: The members of the Mysuru Rakshana Vedike, led by its President M.S. Gururaj Shetty and Secretary Pramod Gowda, staged a symbolic protest in front of the defunct e-toilet at the junction of Devaraja Urs Road and Dewan’s Road here this morning, holding vessels (chombu) demanding immediate repair of the toilet. Corporator Pramila Bharat, who…

Choice is Yours, Honeybee or a Fly…
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Choice is Yours, Honeybee or a Fly…

July 11, 2019

By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC An interesting discourse: A wonderful analogy about the honeybee and the fly. How it teaches us a valuable lesson to improve our relationships and quality of life. A honeybee flies from flower to flower, extracting only the nectar without disturbing the flower. The mindset of a honeybee is…

Narada, the cursed
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Narada, the cursed

July 11, 2019

By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In the Puranas, we are told that Narada, the mind, was born from the thoughts of Brahma, and like all sages had the knowledge of Brahma Vidya, or the ultimate truth of the world. He would go around the world sharing this knowledge and enabling people…

Editorial

Discord-driven diaspora

July 11, 2019

The country’s various Legislative bodies from Parliament to Panchayat, thanks to the people voting in favour of members with despicable profiles, barring exceptions, are in full glare of the media by virtue of the law-makers preoccupied with dissidence for causes other than their sacred duty of governing the nation, adhering to the path of harmony…

Haphazard parking at Lalitha Mahal Helipad
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Haphazard parking at Lalitha Mahal Helipad

July 11, 2019

Sir, It is appreciated that like in the past, this year also city Traffic Police have made very good arrangement for parking of buses, autos, cars and two-wheelers near Lalitha Mahal Helipad area in different locations during Ashada Fridays. However, some unmindful drivers have parked their vehicles in a very haphazard way (see photo) thereby…

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