Mysore/Mysuru: Co-operation Minister S.T. Somashekar has said there are more benefits for farmers from the amendment to the APMC Act than problems. It is a historic agriculture Bill passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for uplift of farming community. In a press release here, he clarified that no APMC will be closed down and the…
Increased footfall reassures industry as tourism picks up
December 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Winter is in the air, so is the battered tourism industry is picking up as the COVID-19 epidemic recedes in Karnataka. Many scenic spots in regions with low risk have reopened to tourists, bringing dawn and hope to the hard-hit industry. As the epidemic is levelling off, the tourism industry that has not seen…
12 couples to tie knot at ‘Saptapadi’ mass marriage ceremony tomorrow
December 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: It will be wedding bells for 12 couples who are going to tie knot at the ‘Saptapadi’ mass marriage ceremony organised by the district administration in association with Muzrai and Religious Endowment Department at Srikanteshwara temple in Nanjangud tomorrow (Dec.10). This is the first ‘Saptapadi’ programme to take place this year after Chief Minister…
GP polls: Winter Session of Assembly cut short
December 9, 2020Bengaluru: In the wake of upcoming Gram Panchayat (GP) polls, the seven-day-long Winter Session of Karnataka Legislative Assembly will now be curtailed by three days. So, the session will end on Dec. 10, said Assembly Speaker Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri. He said it was earlier decided to hold the session from Dec. 7 to 15. With…
Farmers, Kannada activists hold protest in Bengaluru
December 9, 2020Bengaluru: Protest rallies by Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) to push for repeal of the new agricultural laws have begun from two different places in city this morning. While KRRS, which started the rally from Krantivira Sangolli Rayanna (KSR) Railway Station, wants to lay siege to Vidhana Soudha, the KRV…
‘Tribal medicine faces danger of extinction’
December 9, 2020Workshop debates ways and means to protect system of ‘Naati Vaidya’ Mysore/Mysuru: There are more than 50 tribal communities in Karnataka and many of them are on the verge of extinction. They are contributing to the society in their own unique way, said Head of the Department of Anthropology, University of Mysore (UoM), Prof. M.R….
Takes charge as Hunsur CMC Commissioner
December 9, 2020Hunsur: KAS grade officer H.R. Ramesh took charge as Hunsur City Municipal Council (CMC) Commissioner on Monday. The post was lying vacant since January 2019 after the then Commissioner Shivappa Nayaka was suspended on charges of irregularities. Following Shivappa Nayaka’s suspension, CMC Assistant Engineer (AE) Manjunath held concurrent charge as CMC Commissioner. Now, Ramesh, who…
Women’s Commission Chairperson launches distribution of blankets to needy
December 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Chairperson of Karnataka State Commission for Women R. Pramila Naidu launched a blanket distribution programme organised by KMPK Trust at the foot of Chamundi Hill here yesterday morning. The blankets were distributed to the shelterless, roadside vendors and Pourakarmikas to keep them warm this cold season. Speaking on the occasion, the Women’s Commission Chairperson…
Online workshop on Evaluation for Telugu Teachers at CIIL
December 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A five-day online Training-cum-Workshop on Testing and Evaluation for Assistant Professors, Teachers (Secondary and Higher Secondary) and Research Scholars of Telugu from all over India, began at National Testing Service-India (NTS-I) of Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, on Dec.7. In his inaugural address, Prof. P.R. Dharmesh Fernandez, Professor-cum-Deputy Director, CIIL and Head,…
Corona Warriors feted during ‘Namma Police’ programme
December 9, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Traffic Division, Devaraja Traffic Police and Akhila Bharatiya Rajendra Mahila Parishat had organised a unique programme ‘Namma Police’ at Devaraja Traffic Police Station in city recently. The members of Mahila Parishat applied tilak on the forehead of Police personnel, performed arati and distributed masks, sanitisers and badam packets to the Corona warriors….
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