Having come from very humble background, she has risen to become India’s first woman pitch curator. A native of Doddaladahalli in Kanakapura taluk, Jacintha Kalyan went through several hardships before joining Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) as a receptionist. She later developed interest in preparing wickets and grounds before getting through Curator Examination conducted by…
Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway shut, Ramanagara bandh tomorrow Mandya / Bengaluru, Sept. 4 (Nagaiah&BCT)- Buses were torched and schools and colleges shut as the Karnataka Congress called for a State-wide bandh today to protest against the arrest of its trouble-shooter and six-time undefeated MLA D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) last night in New Delhi…
New Delhi, Sept. 4 (UNI& Agencies)- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) last night arrested Congress leader and its Karnataka trouble-shooter D.K. Shivakumar in connection with a case of money-laundering after repeated questioning over the past few days. The former Cabinet Minister and Kanakapura MLA appeared before the Central probe agency for questioning for the fourth time…
New Delhi, Sept. 4 (UNI&Agencies)- D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) had not anticipated his arrest when he met several Congress workers and leaders before heading towards Lok Nayak Bhavan on Monday for ED questioning. For nearly an hour, he had met a large contingent from Mandya, Ramanagaram and Bengaluru at Karnataka Bhavan and had exuded confidence that…
Party to intensify protests at taluks tomorrow Mysuru, Sept.4 (RK&DM)- Accusing the BJP of vindictive politics, hundreds of Congress workers belonging to Youth Congress, City Congress, District Congress and Mahila Congress staged a demonstration at Gandhi Square this morning, in protest against the arrest of party MLA D.K. Shivakumar (DKS). Addressing the protestors, CLP leader…
Mysuru, Sept.4(RKB&DM)- Protests erupted across the city this morning with fans of D.K. Shivakumar, Congress and JD(S) workers staging demonstrations at various places. DKS fans vented out their anger by blocking the Ring Road at Bogadi junction for a few minutes. As a result, traffic was disrupted for sometime, before the Police intervened. Congress and…
Mysuru, Sept. 4 (MTY,PM &VNS)- Former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has accused BJP of practicing vendetta politics. Speaking to media persons on his arrival at Mysore Airport in Mandakalli this morning, he said that the Centre was misusing Constitutional bodies like Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Income Tax (I-T) Department and Enforcement Directorate (ED) to fulfil…
Mysuru, Sept.4 (MK&BCT)- Contractors who had carried out Dasara works and successfully conducted various Dasara events last year are a miffed lot. Reason: Their payments have not yet been cleared by the District Administration and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). This year, they have threatened not to undertake any works if their payments are not…
Mysuru, Sept.4- The Meteorological Department officials have said that Kodagu will have rains for five more days. Kodagu is expected to have 30 mm rains on Sept.4, 38 mm on Sept.5, 24 mm on Sept.6, 24mm on Sept.7 and 30mm on Sept.8, according to the officials, who also said that the maximum temperature in the…
Mysore, Sept.4 (MTY&NNN)- All the three Open Street Festivals — two in 2017 and one in 2018 — have been a stupendous success. But at the same time, the latter two festivals were marred by incidents that left a bad taste in the mouth of many, especially the women who alleged that there were molestations,…
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