Spacecraft to cover over 1.5 million kms in 4 months to reach a unique parking spot in space to study the sun Bengaluru: Nine days after India’s successful moon landing with Chandrayaan-3, India’s maiden space-based solar observation mission, Aditya L1, weighing 1,475 kg, was launched aboard the PSLV rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre…
Freedom fighter B.S. Ramachandra Rao no more
September 2, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: B.S. Ramachandra Rao (96), freedom fighter and a resident of Saraswathipuram, passed away here on Wednesday (Aug. 30) night. A Mechanical Engineer by profession, he had participated in Quit India Movement as a teenager and in the 1946 freedom struggle held at Hassan, he was jailed for flying the Indian flag atop a Police…
Supreme Court to hear Cauvery water-sharing dispute on Sept. 6
September 2, 2023New Delhi: The Supreme Court has posted for Sept. 6 matter relating to the Cauvery water-sharing dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. A Bench of Justices B.R. Gavai and Prashant Kumar Mishra was informed yesterday that in pursuance to its Aug. 25 direction, the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) has submitted its report relating to…
Farmers take out torchlight rally, oppose Cauvery water to TN
September 2, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Federation of State Farmers Associations and State Sugarcane Growers Association jointly took out a torchlight rally in protest against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu (TN), last evening. The protesters, led by President of State Sugarcane Growers Association Kurubur Shanthakumar, took out the rally from Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple premises at Mysore Palace…
Maintenance to mother: Mysuru AC Court implements HC order
September 2, 2023Despite High Court ruling, sons evaded paying Rs. 5,000 a month; Assistant Commissioner K.R. Rakshith intervenes Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Assistant Commissioner’s (AC) Court has become a beacon of hope for senior citizens who are not being cared for by their children. The Court effectively implemented the Karnataka High Court’s (HC) order, which directed two sons…
Delay in mass marriage ceremony at MM Hills: Seven couples pool in own money to tie knot at Salur Mutt
September 2, 2023Chamarajanagar: Seven couples, frustrated by the repeated postponements of a mass marriage ceremony organised initially at the Male Mahadeshwaraswamy Temple in the Male Mahadeshwara (MM) Hills in Chamarajanagar, have taken matters into their own hands and tied the knot at their own expense. Initially, the Sri Male Mahadeshwaraswamy Temple Development Authority had scheduled the mass…
HC disqualifies Prajwal Revanna as Hassan MP for poll violations
September 2, 2023Asks Election Commission to take action against MLA H.D. Revanna and MLC Suraj Revanna Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka yesterday declared the election of JD(S) MP from Hassan, Prajwal Revanna, as null and void. This decision came as a result of two petitions filed by G. Devarajegowda, a voter from the Constituency and A….
Lok Sabha delimitation based on population will lead to imbalance
September 2, 2023Experts debate at two-day conference on Delimitation: Inter-State asymmetry and its implications Mysore/Mysuru: “Delimitation of Lok Sabha Constituencies based on population will lead to a decrease in the number of seats in South India, while the count will increase in Northern States. This imbalance will result in unfair treatment towards the Southern States, demanding a…
‘Mayor should wage legal battle against MCC Commissioner’
September 2, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mayor B.L. Bhyrappa has advised incumbent Mayor of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Shivakumar to wage a legal battle against the Commissioner of MCC for cancelling the Council Meeting called on Aug. 31, 2023, infringing upon the rights solely vested with him (Mayor). Bhyrappa addressed media persons at Pathrakartara Bhavan in city yesterday and…
Dasara fest: Govt. appealed to form Consultative Committee of Experts
September 2, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The city-based Inidani Mannamakkala Honnapadagala Balaga has appealed the Government to constitute a ‘Consultative Committee of Experts’ to hold Dasara celebrations in a more purposeful and organised manner. Addressing a press meet here recently, Balaga Hon. President Dr. K. Rameshwarappa stressed on the need for forming a consultative committee of experienced persons and experts…















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