Bengaluru: In a surprise development, expelled BSP MLA from Kollegal, N. Mahesh, met Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) at Vidhana Soudha on Thursday, giving rise to speculations that the MLA would join the BJP. Mahesh, who was accompanied by BJP MLAs Rajugouda and Govind Karjol, held talks with the CM for over half-an-hour. Later, Mahesh…
Mysuru City is incomplete without War Memorial: Ex-Servicemen Association
August 3, 2019Mysuru: Kodagu Ex-Servicemen Welfare Association, Mysore East, conducted its Annual General Body Meeting at Chamundeshwari Convention Hall, Bannur Road, recently. C.L. Anand, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Chamarajanagar District and Singri Gowda, a Social Worker, were the chief guests. President of the Association and an Army Veteran Kanjithanda Aiyappa, informed the members that the efforts of…
‘Education in mother-tongue evokes creativity among children’
August 3, 2019Mysuru: As part of the 57th Foundation Day celebrations, Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Mysuru had organised the Sardar Panikkar Memorial Lecture by Jnanpith awardee and Kendra Sahitya Academy Chairman Dr. Chandrashekara Kambara at RIE premises here on Aug. 1. Focussing on the medium of education, Dr. Kambara said “a child when taught in mother-tongue…
MCC will extend all help for promotion of handicrafts: Mayor
August 3, 2019Mysuru: Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath has said that the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will extend all help for promotion of handicraft products. She was speaking at the programme organised by Karnataka State Handicraft Products Makers Association to felicitate craftsmen at the Institution of Engineers Hall on JLB Road here on Sunday last. Regretting that handicrafts had…
Parking in ‘No Parking’ zones: 614 cases booked
August 3, 2019Mysuru: The Mysuru City Traffic Police, who have initiated ‘Operation Wheel Lock’ on vehicles parked in ‘No Parking’ zones have booked 614 cases, have collected a total of Rs. 6.14 lakh fine from the owners of vehicles in 12 days. The Government which hiked the fine from Rs. 100 to Rs. 1,000 had come into…
Fraudster arrested for online cheating
August 3, 2019Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police have arrested a person on charges of cheating hundreds of people to the tune of lakhs of rupees by falsely promising them work from home online jobs. Karthik alias Sharavana, 29, son of late Kannappan, a native of Tamil Nadu and a resident of Vijayanagar third stage in the one who is…
Labour organisations stage protest against Centre’s anti-labour policy
August 3, 2019Mysuru: Alleging that the Union Government has implemented the codification of Labour Laws and following anti-labour policy, the activists of labour organisations’ joint committee, following the nationwide protest call given by labour organisations, staged a protest in front of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar’s statue in Town Hall premises here yesterday. The activists of Indian National Trade…
Night-long play ‘Kurukshetra’ tomorrow
August 3, 2019Mysuru: Basaveshwara Krupaposhita Nataka Mandali in association with the Department of Kannada and Culture has organised a night-long mythological play Kurukshetra tomorrow commencing at 8 pm at Basavanagudi Circle, Bhyraveshwaranagar in Hebbal 1st stage here. The play was scheduled to be staged on July 22 coinciding with Chamundeshwari Festival but was postponed owing to rain….
Anti-Terror Bill passed in Parliament
August 2, 2019New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha this afternoon passed the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill that enables the Government to designate individuals as terrorists, even as the Opposition said it would infringe on the liberty of a person. The Bill was passed with 147 votes in favour and 42 against. Now it will become a Law…
CM holds meeting of all DCs and ZP CEOs
August 2, 2019Reviews drought situation and water levels in reservoirs Bengaluru: Just a week after assuming power as Chief Minister for the fourth time, B.S. Yediyurappa held his first meeting with Deputy Commissioners and ZP CEOs of all 30 districts in Karnataka at the Conference Hall in Vidhana Soudha here this morning. CM Yediyurappa, who was in…
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