Mysore: The 16th edition of The Hindu-EDGE Career Counselling-2019, Karnataka, will be held in Mysuru on June 2 (Sunday) at Sahukar Chennaiah Auditorium, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Gokulam 3rd Stage. The programme — admission to which is free — will be held from 9.30 am and will feature officials from the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA)…
Pourakarmikas to celebrate Sri Ganapathy Swamiji’s 77th birthday tomorrow
June 1, 2019Mysuru: The Karnataka State Federation of Pourakarmika Associations has organised a function at Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashrama on Ooty Road here tomorrow at 10 am to mark the 77th birthday of Sri Ganapathy Swamiji. Disclosing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, former Mayor Narayan said that the Swamiji had so far constructed…
Padmaraja Dandavathi is new Chairman of Karnataka Media Academy
June 1, 2019Bengaluru: Padmaraja Dandavathi has been appointed as the new Chairman of Karnataka Media Academy. The State Government has issued an order in this regard on May 30, 2019. His tenure will be for three years. A resident of Bengaluru at present, Padmaraja Dandavathi hails from Muddebihal in Vijayapura District. He has worked with several…
New Health Officer for MCC
June 1, 2019Mysuru: Dr. M.S. Jayanth has been appointed as the new Health Officer of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). Dr. Jayanth, who was working as the Chief Medical Officer at Pandavapura Government Hospital, took charge as the new MCC Health Officer on Friday. However, Dr. B. Nagaraj, who was hitherto serving as the MCC Health Officer, will…
Go glamorous at SAMRIDHI
June 1, 2019SAMRIDHI is organising an exhibition for the designer duo NAZAR by Indu Abbot and DEZIRE by Sanjay Reena on June 3 and 4 at Hotel Southern Star, Vinobha Road, Mysuru, from 10.30 am to 8.30 pm. NAZAR by Indu Abbot has developed a unique style of her own reflecting the ancient tradition of Indian Craftsmenship,…
Amit Shah is new Home Minister
May 31, 2019Nirmala gets Finance, Rajnath Defence, Smriti Women & Child New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s close aide Amit Shah will be India’s new Home Minister while Rajnath Singh, the Home Minister in previous Modi regime has been given the Defence portfolio as the list of new Ministers for Modi’s second term was announced this morning….
Urban Local Bodies polls: BJP wins Nanjangud CMC, JD(S) Bannur TMC
May 31, 2019Nanjangud/ Bannur/ Mandya: In a setback for Congress in Urban Local Bodies (ULB) polls, the party has lost its stronghold over Bannur and Nanjangud the results of which were out this morning. BJP and JD(S) have gained upper hand. In Mandya too, Congress suffered a jolt against its traditional rival JD(S) that has gained an…
Mysureans witness Modi swearing-in on giant screen at Gandhi Square
May 31, 2019New Delhi / Mysore: Narendra Modi was sworn-in as the Prime Minister of India for the second term last evening after a landslide victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. With the cream-and-red sandstone dome of the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the backdrop, President Ram Nath Kovind administered the oath of office and secrecy to Narendra…
Four Union Ministers from Karnataka
May 31, 2019D.V. Sadananda Gowda The 66-year-old Vokkaliga leader is the senior-most politician among all the MPs from Karnataka. He has served as the 20th CM as well as State President of the BJP. It was during his tenure as Party President that the BJP came to power in Karnataka, a first in the southern region. A…
Doors open to technocrat and those from humble background
May 31, 2019New Delhi: The biggest surprise in Narendra Modi Ministry was when former Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar took oath as a Cabinet Minister. Known to be close to Modi, Jaishankar had previously held positions like the High Commissioner to Singapore, and Ambassador to China and the US, besides serving as Foreign Secretary from January 2015 to…
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