Mysuru: Alleging that Forest Rights Act was not being property implemented and forest tribes were being harassed, Adivasi Communities collectively have threatened to boycott the State Assembly polls. Disclosing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, Adivasis Federation Convenor Babu opined that adivasis were being utilised for vote bank. He said that…
Abhiram Sankar is new Mysuru DC
April 30, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru District has got its fourth Deputy Commissioner (DC) in little over one-and-half month with the State Government on Sunday appointing 2011 batch IAS officer Abhiram G. Sankar as the new Mysuru DC. It all began on Mar.8 when the then DC D. Randeep was transferred as Hassan DC. Following his transfer, Randeep handed…
Hunsur Main Road opens for traffic
April 30, 2018Mysuru: The traffic on Hunsur Road from the Jaladarshini Guest House opposite Kalamandira up to the Mosque near Valmiki Road, which was closed for many months to straighten the road, was opened to the traffic from yesterday. About four to five months back the environmentalists and activists had vehemently opposed the straightening of the stretch…
Voters’ slip to be distributed five days in advance
April 30, 2018Mysuru: “The Election Commission of India (ECI) has approved Nivedita Gowda of Bigg Boss-fame as the Brand Ambassador for the District to create awareness among the voters and she herself is a first-time voter,” said Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of SVEEP (Systemic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) Committee P. Shivashankar. Addressing…
‘Namma MYTRA’ logo launched
April 30, 2018Mysuru: The city Police launched ‘Namma MYTRA’ logo to project the Traffic Police as people-friendly. The logo was launched yesterday during the valedictory of the 29th National Road Safety Week at Karnataka Police Academy (KPA) auditorium in Nazarabad. Speaking after launching the logo, City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subramanyeswara Rao said, “In the present day,…
Journalists among 21 killed in twin suicide blasts in Kabul
April 30, 2018Kabul (Afganistan), Apr.30- At least 21 people, including Agence France-Presse chief photographer Shah Marai and three other journalists were killed, when two suicide blasts ripped through Kabul this morning. Ministry Spokesman Wahid Majroh said that at least 27 people were wounded and rushed to hospital, warning that some were in critical condition and the toll…
Inchara Samskruthika Prathishtana confers Dr. Raj awards on achievers
April 30, 2018Mysuru: Inchara Samskruthika Prathishtana had organised a function at The Institution of Engineers on JLB Road here recently to mark the 6th anniversary of the Prathishtana and commemorate the 89th birth anniversary of Thespian Dr. Raj Kumar. Inaugurating the programme, poetess Dr. Latha Rajashekar recalled that despite lucrative offers from cinemas of other languages, Dr….
Model Poll Code of Conduct: Flying Squad seize Rs.1.08 lakh cash transported without documents
April 30, 2018Mysuru: The Flying Squad, which has been constituted to check illegal transportation of cash and other materials to be used to lure voters, have seized Rs.1.08 lakh cash which was being transported without valid documents at Devalapura check-post near here yesterday. The Flying Squad at about 7.30 pm stopped a car going towards Devalapura from…
Women must be supported in politics, feels MYTHRI
April 30, 2018Mysuru: With the State elections round the corner, MYTHRI, the Women’s PG Teachers Association of University of Mysore, as part of their monthly programme, had recently organised a discussion with members and had invited women to speak on the theme ‘Political Participation of Women’. The programme was organised in association with a Bangalore-based NGO Avala…
S.M. Krishna’s birthday tomorrow
April 30, 2018City Physician to be feted Mysuru: Marking the birthday of former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna, S.M. Krishna Abhimanigala Balaga has organised a felicitation programme at Hari Clinic, 1st Cross, Aniketana Road in Kuvempunagar on May 1 at 10.30 am. Noted Diabetes Specialist and Physician Dr. V. Lakshminarayan will be felicitated by former Assembly Speaker Krishna….
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