Bengaluru: Even as the portfolio allocation to Ministers has become a complex issue for Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY), the CM is said to have vented out his disappointment over the attitude of the BJP top brass and the Union Govt. BSY, who is caught in a catch-22 situation, with the issue of disqualified Legislators…
Minister directs officials to clear debris at Saraswathipuram Fire Station
August 24, 2019Mysuru: Minister R. Ashoka visited the Fire Station at Saraswathipuram, where one portion of the portico had collapsed recently and inspected the place on Thursday. Ashoka, who was accompanied by MLA L. Nagendra and the officials, directed them to clear the debris. Later, speaking, he said that this is a nearly 120-year heritage building and…
Alien faith ads on bus tickets shock devotees in Tirumala
August 24, 2019Tirupati: Devotees visiting the temple of Lord Venkateswara in Tirumala were on Thursday shocked on seeing advertisements pertaining to an alien faith printed on the back of the tickets issued by the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC). A few devotees travelling on the Tirumala-Tirupati route by an APSRTC bus were given a ticket…
Elderly lady who was gagged by robber dies
August 24, 2019Criminal stuffed clothes into her mouth to prevent screams; had snatched seven gold bangles Mysuru: The elderly woman, who was gagged by a robber inside her bathroom in an upscale area in city, died last night as she had sustained severe internal injuries and had suffered shock trying to wriggle out of the criminal’s hands. …
UGD work: Traffic ban on Ashoka Road
August 24, 2019Mysuru: The laying of Underground Drainage (UGD) on the busy Ashoka Road has begun and hence the traffic movement has been banned for a few days. The laying of new pipeline for the UGD from Ashoka Road’s Lashkar Police Station to Meelad Bagh has begun from the last three days. The work was lying unattended…
Both HDD and Siddharamaiah are backstabbers: Prasad
August 24, 2019Mysuru: Even as JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda and former CM and CLP Leader Siddharamaiah are engaged in a war of words, blaming each other for the collapse of the Coalition Government, BJP MP from Chamarajanagar V. Sreenivasa Prasad has lashed out at the two leaders terming both of them as backstabbers. Speaking to press…
Singhvi, Shashi Tharoor back Jairam Ramesh: ‘Demonising PM Modi wrong’
August 24, 2019New Delhi: Many Congress leaders like Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Shashi Tharoor yesterday backed party colleague and former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh’s remarks on Narendra Modi, saying demonising the Prime Minister was “wrong.” Speaking at a book launch on Thursday, Jairam Ramesh had said Modi’s governance model was “not a complete negative story,” adding that…
Apply for Hoysala, Keladi Chennamma Awards
August 24, 2019Mysuru: The Department of Women and Child Welfare has invited applications from children aged between 6 and 18 years for presentation of Hoysala Award for boys and Keladi Chennamma Award (2019-20) for girls, who have exhibited courage in saving lives of others in distress. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 10,000 and a…
BRBNMPL renews its adoption of Zoo animals
August 24, 2019Mysuru: Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL), Mysuru, has renewed its adoption of one Asiatic Lion, one Bengal Tiger, two Giraffes and two Zebras for a period of one year from July 7, 2019 to July 8, 2020 by paying the adoption fee of Rs. 5 lakh to Mysuru Zoo under its Corporate…
Book release tomorrow
August 24, 2019Mysuru: Science writer S. Ramprasad’s book titled ‘Sneha Sanjeevini’ will be released at a programme jointly organised by Talukina Venkannaiah Smaraka Granthamaale and Kannada Sahitya Kalakoota, marking the writer’s 78th birthday at Sri Raghavendra Aradhana Mandira in Krishnamurthypuram at 10.30 am tomorrow (Aug.25). Dr. M.R. Ravi, Commissioner, Department of Handloom and Textiles, will inaugurate. Actor…
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