Mandya: Following demand from farmers, Cauvery Neeravari Nigama Ltd.(CNNL) authorities has released water to KRS canals starting from yesterday (Feb.13). CNNL Superintendent Engineer K.G. Vijaykumar said that following a Cauvery Tribunal order, water has been released in all canals of KRS reservoir to enable the farmers to irrigate sugarcane fields along the path of the…
No Bandh
February 13, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: The 12-hour Karnataka bandh called by several pro-Kannada organisations, under the banner of Karnataka Sanghatanegala Okkoota, turned out to be a damp squib this morning as buses and autos plied as usual in city. The organisations are demanding the implementation of a 1984 report by former Union Minister Sarojini Mahishi that recommends a certain…
Upload details of criminal cases against candidates: Apex Court
February 13, 2020Supreme Court asks political parties to list reasons for giving tickets to tainted candidates New Delhi: Exercising its Constitutional powers, the Supreme Court (SC) this morning put political parties on a tight leash and made mandatory for all political parties to give reasons for putting up candidates with criminal antecedents in General and Assembly polls….
Hospet car accident kills two
February 13, 2020Was Minister Ashoka’s son at the wheels? Bengaluru: After Mohammad Nalapad, son of Shantinagar Congress MLA N.A. Haris, was in the news for an accident in a high-end car in Bengaluru two days back, now Karnataka Revenue Minister R. Ashoka’s son is allegedly involved in a car accident that killed two people at Hospet in…
Decks cleared for Madappa’s 100-ft statue atop M.M. Hills
February 13, 2020Hanur: Decks are clear to build a 100-ft statue of Male Mahadeshwara Swamy on a 43-acre plot atop Male Mahadeshwara Hills (M.M. Hills), about 110 km from Mysuru. The land hurdle for the project has been cleared and the construction will begin soon. Sri Male Mahadeshwara Swamy Development Authority (MMDA) had planned to install the…
Man caught while attempting to kill home alone woman
February 13, 2020Periyapatna: Even as the incident of a home along woman being murdered and her gold mangalya stolen is still fresh in the minds of the people of the taluk, a man was caught after he made a bid to kill a home alone woman and rob her of her gold chain yesterday. The accused was…
KSRTC ready to hike fares; Government responds positively
February 13, 2020State to procure 1,200 new buses by March-end; Volvos to be phased out Bengaluru: After a failed attempt to increase bus fares, the State Government may hike fares of buses operated by all the four State-run road Transport Corporations. At a meeting with the Chief Minister ahead of the Budget, Transport Department officials sought the…
‘Union Budget gives modern touch to taxation system’
February 13, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Former President of Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FKCCI) Sudhakar S. Shetty has stated that the recently presented Union Budget gives a modern touch to the taxation system. He was speaking at ‘Budget Talk-2020’ (on Union Budget), an event organised by Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) and Pooja Bhagavat…
“Mysuru is better than other regions of State in GST collections”
February 13, 2020GST Principal Commissioner Sanjay Pant at CII Annual Finance and Taxation Conference Mysuru/Mysore: The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Mysuru, Finance and Taxation Panel, had organised its Annual Conference on Finance and Taxation-2020 at Hotel Southern Star here yesterday. Sanjay Pant, IRS, Principal Commissioner, GST Commissionerate, Mysuru, who was the chief guest, said “In India…
Student, teacher-friendly education policy on cards
February 13, 2020Bengaluru: Minister for Primary and Secondary Education S. Suresh Kumar has assured of a student-friendly education policy to provide quality education to children. He has also promised to look into the demands of teachers from Primary and Secondary education sectors. Speaking at a ‘Best teacher’ award presentation ceremony held here yesterday, the Minister said that…















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