Bengaluru: Hours after the swearing-in of Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and his deputy D.K. Shivakumar in Bengaluru yesterday, CPI-M expressed dissatisfaction with the Congress for not inviting the Kerala and Telangana Chief Ministers to the event. Expressing disappointment over the absence of Pinarayi Vijayan and K. Chandrashekar Rao at the Sri Kanteerava Stadium event, former CPI-M…
Cabinet gives in-principle nod for five poll guarantees
May 21, 2023Bengaluru: Just minutes after Siddharamaiah was sworn in as the Chief Minister and D.K. Shivakumar as Deputy Chief Minister, along with eight others as Cabinet Ministers of the new Congress Government on Saturday, the Karnataka Cabinet in its maiden Budget meeting yesterday afternoon, accorded ‘In-principle’ approval to implement the Congress Party’s five guarantees. The first…
Complaint, suggestion box in front of BJP booth Presidents’ houses: MLA
May 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that Complaints and Suggestions Box will be installed in front of the houses of the Booth Chiefs of all the 265 booths of KR Constituency, newly elected KR MLA T.S. Srivatsa said this is a novel measure aimed at addressing public grievances. He was addressing the gathering at the thanksgiving ceremony for party…
New Chamaraja MLA vows to shut down hookah bars, gambling dens
May 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Newly elected MLA of Chamaraja Assembly Constituency K. Harishgowda has vowed to shut down hookah bars and gambling dens that are being run with the blessings of some people in the Constituency, for the safety of the youths. Addressing media persons at Pathrakartara Bhavan in city on Thursday, Harishgowda said: “The State was under…
Thousands attend a grand Kodava Yuva Mela in Madikeri
May 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A grand ‘Kodava Yuva Mela’ was hosted by Jabboomi Charitable Trust at Crystal Court Hall in Madikeri yesterday that reflected the unique Kodava culture, attire, traditions and practices. Such a Mela was held for the first time and thousands of community members, wearing their best traditional attire, had gathered from all parts of Kodagu…
Malaria-free Mysuru district awaits official announcement
May 21, 2023By M.B. Pavan Murthy Mysore/Mysuru: Malaria was once a life-threatening fever that has become a passé in Mysuru district in the year 2017 itself. Since then no case of Malaria has been reported in the district making it ‘Malaria-free’ but awaits official announcement in this regard. A six-member team of experts of Independent Assessment Committee,…
75 pet dogs steal the show at NIE College fest
May 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Over 75 dogs from 22 breeds took part in the Pet Show, organised jointly by the Student Council of The National Institute of Engineering (NIE) and Canine Club of Mysore, at the Diamond Jubilee Complex at NIE South Campus in city this morning. The event is being held as part of TECHNIEKS, the annual…
Wild elephant shot dead in Kushalnagar
May 21, 2023Kushalnagar/Pollibetta: A wild female elephant was shot dead and its carcass was found in a private estate at Balugodu in Kushalnagar taluk of Kodagu district yesterday. It is said that, the elephant aged about 18 years was shot dead by miscreants last night. Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Kodagu Shivaram Babu, Range Forest Officer (RFO)…
National training programme on Basic Indian Sign Language at AIISH
May 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication & Sign Language, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru, in collaboration with Indian Sign Language Research and Training Centre (ISLRTC), New Delhi, is organising a 3-day Short-Term Training Prog. on Basic Indian Sign Language (ISL) from May 24 to 26. The resource persons are from…
‘Budget session in July’
May 21, 2023Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah said the Budget session of the new Assembly will be held in July. Speaking to presspersons after the first Cabinet meeting here yesterday, Siddharamaiah said the new Government’s first Budget will be presented in July. Pointing out that the current Budget size is Rs. 3.10 lakh crore, he said this size…
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