Hunsur: In separate incidents, two young farmers, who had taken crop loans from banks and others, committed suicide as they were unable to repay the loans following crop loss. In the first incident, Sridhar (30), a resident of Hosur Kodagu Colony here, committed suicide by consuming pesticides. He owned about 5.8-acre land, used to grow…
Mysore/Mysuru: The ever-bustling KSRTC Sub-Urban Bus Stand in city wore a completely different look with Private and Mini-buses dotting the bus stand, as the indefinite stir launched by KSRTC employees, seeking fulfilment of their nine-point charter of demands, including implementation of the recommendations of the Sixth Pay Commission, began this morning. The strike was a…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following several complaints about people-friendly Policing by Traffic Cops being misused by a majority of motorists, vehicle checking drive will recommence from next week, said DCP (Crime and Traffic) M.S. Geetha Prasanna. It may be recalled, rampant checking of vehicles by Traffic Police was stopped after the Hinkal accident and assault on Cops by…
Interacts with students Mysore/Mysuru: District Minister S.T. Somashekar on Monday launched works for the construction of additional class rooms at Maharani’s PU College for Girls on N.S. Road in city. The construction is being taken up at a cost of Rs. 1 crore out of the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Engineering Division grants. The works include…
Bengaluru: Continuing his winning streak in the co-operative sector polls, Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD), who is also a former Minister, was elected unopposed as the President of Karnataka State Co-operative Federation based in Bengaluru, for a record fifth term. Jagadish M. Kavatagimath of Belagavi was elected unopposed as the Vice-President of the Federation. Only G.T….
Mysore/Mysuru: Veteran actress and one of the early pioneers of Kannada cinema, Prathima Devi, passed away owing to age-related ailments in Bengaluru on Tuesday. She was 88. She is survived by four children — renowned film Director S.V. Rajendra Singh Babu, Sangram Singh, Jairaj Singh and actress Vijayalakshmi Singh. Noted actor Jai Jagadeesh is her…
Mysore/Mysuru: A total of 194 out of 3,373 employees of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) underwent RT-PCR test at MCC premises here on Monday. MCC Commissioner Shilpa Nag had asked the staff of all nine MCC Zones to mandatorily undergo RT-PCR test after a few staff, Mayor and few Corporators tested positive for COVID-19. Though only…
Mysore/Mysuru: City BJP unit celebrated the party’s Foundation Day at a programme organised under the aegis of the party’s Trade and Commerce Cell, at the party Office at Chamarajapuram yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, City BJP President T.S. Srivatsa said that great leaders such as Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherji and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya formed the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged the people to fight the pandemic by strictly following Covid appropriate behaviour. Taking to Twitter on the occasion of World Health Day, Modi said, ‘On #WorldHealthDay, let us keep the focus on fighting COVID-19 by taking all possible precautions including wearing a mask, regularly washing hands and…
Mysore/Mysuru: “Vidwan A.V. Prakash was an artiste to the core and a self-made man. Just by learning only the techniques of playing the flute from a teacher, he learnt like Ekalavya by his passion for music and hardwork and became an acclaimed flautist and a great Guru. He trained highest number of flautists ever due…
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