* Orders issued in the afternoon; revoked by evening after much lobbying * Pushparchane performed twice by MLA Ramdas and Minister Ashoka Mysuru: Just hours after Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar was transferred, the State Government revoked the orders and retained the Officer in Mysuru. Even as the Dasara Gajapayana, heralding the 2019 Dasara,…
Faceless assessment of I-T returns from Vijayadashami Day, says FM
August 23, 2019Mysuru: Union Government will introduce a new system for scrutinising the Income Tax Return on Oct. 8, the Vijayadashami Day, Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman said last evening. Speaking to reporters at Government Guest House after holding a detailed meeting with tax officials, she said the implementation of the “faceless assessment”, announced in the…
First batch of 6 Dasara jumbos housed at Aranya Bhavan in city
August 23, 2019Mysuru: The first batch of six elephants that arrived in trucks at about 6 pm yesterday evening were housed in Aranya Bhavan premises at Ashokapuram here. Their health conditions were checked upon their arrival by Veterinarian Dr. D.N. Nagaraju and were found fit. The Dasara elephants, their Mahouts and Kavadis who arrived in city are:…
Flood victims to be given Rs. 50,000 to build temporary sheds: R. Ashoka
August 23, 2019Mysuru: Minister R. Ashoka has directed the officials to provide Rs. 50,000 to all flood victims who have lost homes for construction of temporary sheds, instead of paying rent. Addressing a meeting of officials and people representatives in connection with flood relief works at the Deputy Commissioner’s office here yesterday, Ashoka said that the Government…
Mysuru all set to host KPL 2019 second leg
August 23, 2019Matches start from Aug. 25, final scheduled on Aug. 31 Mysore: The second leg of this year’s Karnataka Premier League will be held at the SDNR Wadiyar Stadium at Manasagangothri from Aug. 25 with the finals scheduled on Aug.31. This year, the seating capacity has been increased by 1,000 seats when compared to previous year’s…
V. Somanna is Mysuru District Minister
August 23, 2019Mysuru: The State Government yesterday appointed Minister V. Somanna as the Mysuru District-in-charge Minister with immediate effect. V. Somanna is the BJP MLA from Govindrajnagar Assembly segment in Bengaluru City. Minister R. Ashoka, who was appointed to take care of flood relief works in Mysuru District only Tuesday, was speculated to be appointed as the…
Demonising Modi all the time won’t help: Jairam Ramesh
August 23, 2019New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s governance model is not a “complete negative story” and not recognising his work and demonising him all the time is not going to help, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said. He made the remarks on Wednesday while launching a book, ‘Malevolent Republic: A Short History of the New India’ written…
15,000 bulbs in Mysore Palace to be replaced
August 23, 2019Mysuru: Dasara is fast approaching and the iconic Mysore Palace is the focus where most of the action happens. One of the major attractions is the illumination of the Palace with one lakh bulbs glowing. However, during the year some 15,000 to 20,000 bulbs become defunct and they have to be replaced. Like every year…
Sixth body found at Kodagu village
August 23, 2019Madikeri: The death toll in the huge landslide at Thora village in Virajpet taluk bordering Kerala has risen to six, with the discovery of the body of a 55-year old woman on Thursday. The deceased woman has been identified as Leela (55), wife of one Appu. Ten persons had gone missing after the massive landslides…
Chidambaram to sleep on wooden cot in Tihar once CBI custody ends
August 23, 2019Jail food (lunch and dinner) includes a bowl of dal, one of the vegetables and 4 to 5 chapattis New Delhi: Former Finance and Home Minister P. Chidambaram would be spending his next three nights in the plush CBI headquarters on Lodhi Road during the Police remand but his stay in his expected judicial custody…
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