New Delhi: Former Congress President and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi, has asked the Union Government if there is a proposal to mediate and find an alternative to lift the night-time traffic ban in Bandipur National Park and Tiger Reserve. In an unstarred question to the Lok Sabha, which was answered yesterday, Rahul Gandhi asked if…
Wadiyar assets’ auction: Apex Court restrains action on ‘dummy bidder’ in Mysuru
July 26, 2019New Delhi: The Supreme Court, in a case related to fraudulent auctioning of a 10 acre property worth Rs.8.5 crore belonging to the former ‘Maharaja of Mysore’ for a meagre amount of Rs. 21 lakh in 1995, has restrained the CBI and other authorities from taking any coercive action against one Narayanmurthy. He has been…
Cloud-seeding from Mysuru this evening
July 26, 2019Mysuru: As the monsoon continues to play truant, drought-stricken Karnataka has begun cloud- seeding to enhance precipitation. The cloud-seeding operation was launched from the HAL Airport in Bengaluru yesterday by Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department and the operations will begin from Mysuru this evening. Cloud-seeding involves spreading of aerosol (silver iodide or sodium…
Horse dung smell nauseates visitors to Palace
July 26, 2019Mysuru: The horses being tied in the premises outside the world famous Mysore Palace is irritating the tourists. The tourists have nothing against the splendid animals but what they are very unhappy about is the dung of horses land the stink it creates. The horses are tied daily near the Kote Maramma Temple that lies…
ZP CEO takes officials to task for abstaining from KDP meeting
July 26, 2019Mysuru: The absence of District-level officials at the KDP (Karnataka Development Programme) meeting at the ZP Hall here this morning saw ZP CEO K. Jyothi warning the officials of action if they continued to abstain from such important meetings in future. The meeting began with a prolonged discussion on droughts, which is seen as the…
Varsity Syndicate appointments: GTD to quit politics if corruption charges proved
July 26, 2019Mysuru: Former Higher Education Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) has challenged to take political retirement if someone proves corruption in the recent appointments made to the Syndicate of various Universities in the State. In a statement, he was reacting to the allegations being made against him regarding the appointments to the Syndicates which had been done…
Irregularities in KSOU: HC asks for ‘B’ Report filed in cases against two former VCs
July 26, 2019Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court (HC) yesterday directed the State Government to produce the ‘B’ Report filed by the investigation agency on the First Information Report (FIR) registered against two former Vice-Chancellors of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Prof. K.S. Rangappa and Prof. M.G. Krishnan on alleged irregularities and financial transactions. A Division Bench comprising…
Special Panel to look into woes of coffee growers
July 26, 2019Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal orders constitution of Committee Madikeri: Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has issued directions to constitute a Special Committee for guaranteeing more powers to Coffee Board Chairman to address the issues faced by coffee planters. He issued an order to form a Special Task Force…
Three-day ‘Sasya Santhe’ begins at Curzon Park
July 26, 2019Mysuru: A three-day ‘Sasya Santhe’ organised by Karnataka State Horticulture Development Agency began at the Curzon Park, near the Mysore Palace here this morning. This is the monsoon season and it is the right time to plant saplings and this exhibition-cum-sale is organised for the farmers and even the public to buy saplings of their…
Traffic ACP cautions consumers while buying products
July 26, 2019Mysuru: Consumers must always keep an eye on the products when they buy them as otherwise they will get cheated, said ACP (Traffic) G.N. Mohan. He was speaking after inaugurating the District Committee of Nava Karnataka Grahakara Jagruthi Vedike at the Institution of Engineers’ S.P. Bhat Hall here yesterday and said there is always a…
Recent Comments