Bengaluru: A Division Bench of Karnataka High Court abolished the State Government-controlled Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) Police and revived the anti-corruption Police unit attached to Karnataka Lokayukta, which works independently without any State control. In 2016, the Congress Government led by Siddharamaiah formed the ACB, curtailing the powers of the Lokayukta. The Court said, “The Government…
Srirangapatna: The Yachting Association of India Multi Class Youth Sailing and Kiteboard Championship at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam entered the fourth day yesterday where over 120 youths are vying for various titles under many categories. The event will conclude on Aug. 13 (tomorrow) and is being jointly conducted by the Mandya District Administration…
Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ Army Recruitment Scheme is neither effective nor productive from any point of view, Maj. Gen.(Retd) S.G. Vombatkere urged the Centre to drop the scheme in the better interests of the country. He was speaking on the topic ‘The Dangers of Agnipath Scheme’ at the ‘Jai Jawan-Jai Kisan’ Conference organised…
Mysore/Mysuru: As part of 75th year of Independence, the Congress, led by former MLA M.K. Somashekar took out a Freedom March (Swatantrya Nadige) in K.R. Assembly segment on Wednesday. The march was launched from Vivekananda Circle, where the statue of Swami Vivekananda was garlanded. It passed through KSRTC Depot Circle, Shantisagar complex, Nrupatunga Road, Gnanaganga…
Mysore/Mysuru: A woman and her four-year-old son, who had sustained serious injuries after they were electrocuted due to negligence by CESC officials, are still awaiting relief from CESC. Alleging that the jurisdictional Udayagiri Police have not taken action despite a complaint being lodged, the woman has written a letter to the Prime Minister in this…
He was the first Kannadiga to win a National Award for playback singing Bengaluru: Noted Kannada singer Shivamogga Subbanna passed away following a heart attack at a hospital here on Thursday night. He was 83. He is survived by his wife, son Sriranga and daughter S. Bageshree, who is Resident Editor of The Hindu, Karnataka….
Mysore/Mysuru: Expressing concern that Fundamentalism, Fanaticism and Communalism are spreading fast across the country, former High Court Judge Justice H.N. Nagamohan Das observed that one should oppose Communalism and not Religion. He was speaking after inaugurating an interaction meet on the topic ‘Following the Constitution for Saving Democracy,’ organised jointly by Dalit Sangharsha Samithi (DSS)…
Mysore/Mysuru: City’s theatre repertory Rangayana will be staging the play ‘Halagali Samara’ for three days from Aug.13 to 15 at 6.30pm at Bhoomigeetha in Rangayana premises. The play, scripted and directed by Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa, is based on the struggles of the second war of Indian Independence of 1857, with focus on Halagali,…
Mysore/Mysuru: The three-day Tribal Dance Festival that was organised in Mysuru to mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People concluded yesterday at Rangayana premises. The festival was inaugurated on the Karnataka State Open University campus and later it was taken to Dr. Gangubai Hangal Music and Performing Arts University and then brought to…
Music Varsity to institutionalise and document tribal forms of music and dance: Vice-Chancellor Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka State Dr. Gangubai Hangal Music and Performing Arts University, Mysuru, will introduce certificate courses and diploma courses in tribal dance and music in a bid to conserve rare and unique tribal music and dance forms for posterity, said Music University…
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