Mysuru: A two-day ‘Matthe Kalyana’ programme organised as part of the Statewide campaign to bring in harmony in society by Sahamatha Vedike was inaugurated by writer and Kannada Sahitya Academy former Chairman Prof. Aravinda Malagathi at Suchitra Art Gallery in Kalamandira premises here yesterday. After inaugurating a painting exhibition featuring pictorial depiction of Vachana Sahitya…
Trade Union leader fears privatisation of Postal Department
August 6, 2019Mysuru: Accusing the Centre of practicing anti-labour policies, former General Secretary of All India Postal Employees Union (AIPEU) R. Seethalakshmi has expressed concern whether the Postal Department will remain with the public sector or not. She was speaking at the Bi-Annual Conference of All India Group-C Postal Employees, MTS and Rural Postmen Association held at…
Brahmana Mahasabha President feted
August 6, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru District and City Brahmana Sangha in association with Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Mahasabha (AKBMS) and other District Brahmin Associations had organised a function recently at Sindhoora Samudaya Bhavan in Vishweshwaranagar here to felicitate K.N. Venkatanarayan, who has been re-elected as the President of AKBMS. Speaking on the occasion, Sangha President D.T. Prakash hailed the…
Revocation of Article 370, 35(A): High alert in Mysuru
August 6, 2019Mysuru: With the Centre revoking two key Constitutional Provisions – Article 370 and Article 35(A) that gave the State of Jammu and Kashmir a host of special rights yesterday, the City Police have declared high alert throughout the city as a precautionary measure. Speaking to SOM, DCP M. Muthuraj said that soon as the Centre…
Article 370 to be REVOKED
August 5, 2019* Union Territory of Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir to be created, announces Amit Shah * Army and Air Force put on high alert Kashmiri politicians under house arrest New Delhi: The Narendra Modi Government has finally dropped the big Kashmir bomb this morning with Home Minister Amit Shah moving to revoke two key Constitutional provisions…
What are Articles 370 and 35A ?
August 5, 2019New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir turmoil has been exacerbated by speculation that the Centre is planning a big move on Special Status granted under the Constitution to the State. The two Constitutional provisions in focus are Article 35A and Article 370. The ruling BJP’s opposition to both has been unambiguous and clear in its…
First batch of Dasara elephants likely to arrive around Aug. 20
August 5, 2019Mysuru: The annual ritual of selecting Dasara elephants is on and the Forest Department officials are going to different elephant camps in Mysuru and Kodagu to prepare a preliminary list of elephants that are eligible to participate in the grand event. An initial list of 14 elephants has been prepared. The Forest officials and the…
Sudha Murty to head State Tourism Task Force
August 5, 2019Mysuru: Philanthropist Sudha Murty of Infosys Foundation has been appointed as the Chairperson of the State Task Force for Tourism Development to be formed by the State Government, said Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Sunday. The decision of constituting an exclusive Tourism Task Force was announced during a review meeting of the Tourism Department and…
G.T. Devegowda to retire from electoral politics
August 5, 2019Mysuru: In a surprise development, Chamundeshwari Constituency JD(S) MLA and former Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) on Sunday declared that he was going to retire from electoral politics. Speaking to press persons, Devegowda said that he has been in politics for nearly five decades and now he feels enough of it. As such, he has decided…
Yediyurappa to chair Dasara High Power Committee meeting on Aug. 9
August 5, 2019Mysuru: With Dasara less than two months away, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) will chair a meeting of Dasara High Power Committee at the auditorium on the third floor of Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru at 12 noon on Aug. 9. The meeting which would have been held much earlier under normal circumstances, has been delayed…















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