Opposition leader R. Ashoka says 40 percent commission charge against BJP Government was Congress’ ‘toolkit’ Bengaluru: Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly and senior BJP leader R. Ashoka has challenged the Siddaramaiah-led Congress Government to constitute a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe allegations of collecting Rs. 700 crore from the Excise Department….
Srividya Kamath, Nudi Sudarshan steal the show at Solo Theatre Festival
November 18, 2024Mysuru: A two-day Women’s Solo Theatre Festival was organised at Kiru Rangamandira (Mini Theatre) in Kalamandira premises recently, under the aegis of city-based theatre troupe Rangavalli. Day-1 featured a grand performance of Mysuru’s woman entrepreneur, Srividya Kamath (of ‘Anubhuthi’), who has spread her business of ‘light’ through aromatic candle-making across the globe. The story of…
Apollo BGS Hospitals successfully completes 100 liver transplants
November 18, 2024Mysuru: Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru, the only multi-organ transplant centre in the region, has achieved a major milestone by completing 100 liver transplants. A pioneer in organ transplantation in the region, this hospital obtained its license for kidney transplants in 2003, followed by liver transplants in 2017. In 2020, it secured the license to perform…
Not only Siddaramaiah, every political leader has got MUDA sites: BJP MLA
November 18, 2024Hubballi: Senior BJP MLA Basavanagouda Patil Yatnal, a bête noire of senior party leader B.S. Yediyurappa and State BJP Chief B.Y. Vijayendra, who is always in the news for his rather controversial remarks, has claimed that not only Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, but many other leaders from all political parties too have got sites from MUDA…
Residents launch snap stir seeking basic amenities
November 18, 2024Mysuru: The residents of Shobha Garden, located near the Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway in N.R. Mohalla, staged a protest this morning demanding basic amenities for their layout. The protesters stated that despite timely payment of property taxes to the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) every year, the layout, which was approved by MUDA, lacks essential amenities such…
Ursu Mahila Jagruti Sabha Trust presents awards to achievers
November 18, 2024Mysuru: ‘Maharani Lakshmammanni Devi is a role model when it comes to facing difficult situations in life,” opined Member of Mysore Royal Family Kamakshi Devi, sister of late scion Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar. She was speaking after inaugurating the third anniversary celebrations of Ursu Mahila Jagruti Sabha Trust organised at Rotary auditorium on JLB road in…
‘Kanakashri’ award for Prabhanjanacharya
November 18, 2024Bengaluru: Vyasanakere Prabhanjanacharya of Ballari has been chosen for the prestigious ‘Kanakashri’ award this year, given as part of Saint Kanakadasa Jayanti. Announcing this here on Friday, Minister for Backward Classes and Kannada and Culture Shivaraj Tangadagi said Prabhanjanacharya will be conferred the award by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah during the Kanakadasa Jayanti celebrations to take…
Prize-winners of District-level Co-curricular Contests
November 18, 2024Mysuru: The students of Vijaya Vittala PU College, Saraswathipuram, Mysuru, won prizes in the the District-level Co-curricular Competitions organised by the Department of School Education (PU), Mysuru, at Vidyavardhaka PU College in city recently and have been qualified to take part in the Divisional-level Competitions. In first PUC section, K.V. Adwaith and Sudharshan Rao won…
Govt. to recover special allowance from 36 ‘undeserving doctors’
November 18, 2024Bengaluru: More than 36 doctors, who were working in Food Safety and Quality Department in Karnataka on deputation basis, have received special allowances worth Rs. 3.5 crore even though they are not eligible for it. As per rules, specialists and doctors, including Dentists of Health and Family Welfare Department, are given special allowance according to…
Lack in providing proper service: Mysuru District Consumer Forum imposes fine on travel agency
November 18, 2024Mysuru: The Mysuru District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has imposed fine on the owner of ‘Travel Comfort,’ a travel agency located in Gokulam here, for not providing facilities to the clients, who had gone on a tour through the travel agency. Shreyas Chandrashekar and his wife, residents of Vijayanagar, had gone on a package tour…
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