Bengaluru: Soon as the Rajya Sabha polls for four seats from the State concluded yesterday, JD(S) rebel MLA from Srirangapatna, Ramesh Babu Bandi Siddegowda resigned his Assembly membership. Ramesh Babu, a rebel JD(S) MLA who turned against the party leadership after the 2016 Rajya Sabha polls, is all set to join the Congress in the…
Prof. Thippeswamy breathes his last delivering lecture
March 24, 2018Mysuru: Prof. G.R. Thippeswamy, retired Professor, Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies (KIKS), University of Mysore, passed away yesterday while delivering a lecture. He was delivering a talk at Kuvempu Trust’s Sri Vivekananda PU College auditorium organised in the memory of B.M. Shri. The 63-year-old collapsed following a heart attack. He was immediately taken to the…
Event on Entrepreneurial Development
March 24, 2018Mysuru: An event titled ‘Entrepreneurial Journey’ was jointly organised by JSS Centre for Management Studies (JSS CMS), Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE) and JSS Science and Technology University, Mysuru at JSS CMS recently. This programme was organised as a prelude to Mannovex-18. The speakers during the programme comprised successful entrepreneurs like Prashanth, CEO, Safe…
Rajya Sabha voting begins
March 23, 2018Bengaluru: The biennial Rajya Sabha elections for 16 States covering 58 seats of the 245-member House began this morning. Karnataka has four seats and voting for those began at the Assembly. While the ruling Congress is confident of getting all its three candidates elected, the BJP is confident of shoring up its numbers in the…
36,357 students write SSLC exam
March 23, 2018Mysuru: The Secondary School Leaving Certificate examination commonly called SSLC exams began at 135 examination centres in Mysuru district and 51 centres within city limits this morning. The First Language papers passed off smoothly without any untoward incident. On their part, students too were in a happy mood as the Kannada question paper was easy….
Security beefed up for Rahul’s visit tomorrow
March 23, 2018Mysuru: The City Police have beefed up security in view of All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Rahul Gandhi’s two-day visit to city on Mar. 24 and 25. Speaking to SOM this morning, DCP N. Vishnuvardhana said that as per the directions from the Special Protection Group (SPG) sleuths, the City Police will be providing…
Mysuru City Railway Station gets Plastic Bottle Crushing Machine
March 23, 2018Mysuru: Thousands of empty plastic water bottles that are discarded everyday by passengers travelling in trains passing through the City Railway Station will now be recycled. The South Western Railway has installed a bottle crushing machine to help recycle the plastic waste generated daily at the station. The move will ensure the Mysuru City Railway…
H.D. Deve Gowda vows to end Siddu’s arrogance
March 23, 2018Mysuru: Vowing to end what he called Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s arrogance and lust for power, JD(S) President and former Prime Minister (PM) H.D. Deve Gowda has said that the JD(S) would hold a massive rally in the city shortly to show its political might. Speaking at the Chamaraja Constituency JD(S) workers meet at Panchamukhi Ganapathi…
Siddu admits making call to defeat Deve Gowda clan in Hassan
March 23, 2018Mysuru: Admitting that he had made a call to defeat former PM H.D. Deve Gowda’s clan in Hassan district that has gone viral, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has asserted that he has every right to make the call as a Congress leader. Speaking to press persons at his Ramakrishnanagar residence here yesterday, Siddharamaiah defended himself saying…
Forest Department rolls back ban on trekking
March 23, 2018Mysuru: The Forest Department that had banned trekking in the forests of Karnataka in the wake of fire tragedy at Kurangani Hills in Theni District of Tamil Nadu in which nearly ten students were killed, has now modified its order and said that trekking will be permitted in certain areas of the forest. The order…
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