Bagalkot: The Maharashtra BJP has promised in its 2019 election manifesto that it would urge the Centre to confer Bharat Ratna on the Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar if elected to power. However, there are certain parties and groups who have stepped up efforts to deny Savarkar this honour by reviving the three major charges that…
‘BJP Government has no will power to implement caste census report’
October 21, 2019Siddharamaiah seeks Suttur Seer’s blessings Mysuru: Alleging that the BJP Government has no will power to implement the caste census report, Opposition Leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has maintained that the non-implementation of the report will render injustice to SC/ST Communities, Backward Classes and other marginalised communities. Speaking to press persons here…
A tribute to fallen heroes
October 21, 2019Police Commemoration Day remembers sacrifices of Policemen who died in the line of duty Mysuru: Observed on Oct. 21 every year, the Police Commemoration Day remembers the sacrifices of 10 Policemen who died in Chinese firing in 1959. Chinese troops opened fire and threw grenades at a party of 20 Police personnel. 10 were killed…
Modi cancels Turkey visit
October 21, 2019New Delhi: The Government has cancelled a two-day official visit to Ankara by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the backdrop of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) speech last month where he criticised India’s move on Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Erdogan raised the Kashmir issue at the UNGA and…
Do & Learn: Gond, Warli Painting at IGRMS
October 21, 2019The Education Programme under ‘Do & Learn’ series on Gond and Warli Tribal Painting from Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra respectively, organised by Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS), National Museum of Mankind, Mysuru, which is underway at Wellington House on Irwin Road in city from Oct.12, will conclude today. The training, aimed at popularising the Indigenous…
India to spend Rs. 99 lakh crore on infrastructure in next five years: FM
October 21, 2019Washington: As part of its goal to become a USD 5 trillion economy by 2024, India plans to spend USD 1.4 trillion (Rs. 99.52 lakh crore) on its infrastructure in the next five years, Union Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman said. Addressing the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington on Saturday,…
Mysuru city turns Crater Capital with deplorable roads
October 21, 2019Mysuru: At a time when Swachh Survekshan, which ranks cities based on cleanliness, is just three months away and a time when the civic agencies and District Administration want to reclaim the ‘Cleanest City’ tag that was awarded to the Heritage City in the first two editions of the Survekshan, scores of roads are riddled…
Gift from India: President unveils Mahatma Gandhi’s bust in Philippines
October 21, 2019Manila: President Ram Nath Kovind yesterday unveiled the bust of Mahatma Gandhi in Manila, marking the 150th birth anniversary of the Father of the Nation and hoped that future generations would be inspired from his legacy of compassion, truth and ethics. President Kovind took part in the event at the Centre for Peace Education in…
Dr. Sudha Murty to get ‘Kannada Ratna’ Award
October 21, 2019Bengaluru: Non- Resident Kannadigas in United Arab Emirates (UAE) will celebrate Kannada Rajyotsava at Heartland International School, Dubai Medan Nad al Shiba, on Nov.8. It will be 16th Rajyotsava in Dubai and this year, Infosys Foundation Chairperson Padma Shri Dr. Sudha Murty will be conferred ‘Kannada Ratna Award for 2019.’ Sudha Murty will also be…
Medal-winners in Sports
October 21, 2019Mysuru: The following students of East West International School have excelled in various sports: B.S. Chethanashree (Grade 9) has won Silver medal in Taekwondo at the recently concluded CBSE Inter-School Sports and Games Competition (South Zone-II) held at Belagavi and she will be taking part in the National-level Competition to be held in Uttar Pradesh…
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