Siddharamaiah to continue as Leader of Opposition in Assembly and CLP Eshwar Khandre, Satish Jarkiholi and Saleem Ahamed are KPCC Working Presidents Bengaluru: After months of delay, the All India Congress Committee yesterday announced that former Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) will head the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC). The high command’s announcement comes…
BJP names Jyotiraditya Scindia for Rajya Sabha shortly after he joins party
March 12, 2020New Delhi: Jyotiraditya Scindia has been named by the BJP for one of the two Rajya Sabha seats from Madhya Pradesh due for elections later this month. The announcement came shortly after the 49-year-old four-time Lok Sabha MP joined the BJP. Scindia left the Congress, his party of 18 years, on Tuesday. Before announcing his…
Inauguration of ‘Skill and Simulation Centre’ at JSS Hospital on Mar.14
March 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: JSS Medical College and JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, have established a state-of-the-art ‘Skill and Simulation Centre’ in the third floor of old OPD Block of JSS Hospital on M.G. Road in city. The Simulation Centre, set up at a cost of Rs. 22 crore in an area of 12,000 sq.ft, will…
No Bird Flu in City: Nagendra
March 12, 2020MLA inspects Kukkarahalli and Hebbal Lakes; Metagalli Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the authorities have taken appropriate measures to prevent COVID-19 outbreak in city, the sudden death of 15 chicken at Metagalli and the death of two cranes near Hebbal Lake in city outskirts on Tuesday has created worry for the citizens. In this regard, Chamaraja MLA…
Filled with joy, Kashmiri students bid adieu to their tour of royal city
March 12, 2020“Will miss Mysore Masala Dosa and Idli” Mysore/Mysuru: All good things must come to an end and so was the case for the Kashmiri students, whose tour of the heritage city, held as part of ‘Kashmiri Youth Exchange Programme’ concluded last evening with a valedictory event at the Youth Hostel premises in Saraswathipuram here. The…
Birth Centenary celebrations of R.K. Srikantan and JC Wadiyar
March 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Vidwan R.K. Srikantan Trust, Bengaluru and Ganabharathi, Mysuru, have jointly organised the birth centenary celebrations of legendary maestro Padma Bhushan, Sangeetha Kalanidhi late Dr. R.K. Srikantan and Mysore Maharaja late Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar along with R.K. Srikantan Centenary Felicitation Ceremony at Veene Seshanna Bhavan in Kuvempunagar on Mar.13. Sri Vidya Prasanna Theertha Swamiji of…
Zoo Director clarifies on Bird Flu
March 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: There is no bird flu scare at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo), clarified Zoo Executive Director Ajit M. Kulkarni. In a communication to media, Kulkarni has stated that lab tests have revealed that there is no bird flu at the Zoo, a home for rare bird species from across the world. Following the…
Women have proved their mettle in various fields: Judge
March 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: “Women have proved their mettle in every fields and all walks of life,” said Principal District and Sessions Court Judge Suresh K. Vontigodi. He was speaking after inaugurating Women’s Day celebrations at Maharani’s Arts College on Tuesday, which was jointly organised by Maharani’s Arts College, Senior Students Association, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) and…
Youth goes missing
March 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A 22-year-old youth, who left his house on Mar. 4 on his bike (KA-09-HY-9197) saying that he has some work in Yelwal, has since gone missing. The missing youth is Rajesh. He is 5.8 ft. tall, oval faced, oily red complexioned, speaks Kannada and was wearing a jeans pant and full arm shirt at…
Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run case
March 12, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: In a hit-and-run case, a pedestrian was killed when an unidentified vehicle rammed into him while crossing the Ring Road on Monday night. The unidentified pedestrian, aged between 45 and 50 years, was crossing the Ring Road near a bar and restaurant in J.P. Nagar at about 9.30 pm, when a speeding vehicle rammed…
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