Mysuru: The Commercial Taxes Department has lodged a complaint with the Devaraj Police accusing a BEML vendor of cheating the Government to the tune of lakhs of rupees by producing fake receipts. Asif Ahmed, a registered vendor under the Karnataka Value Added Tax Act, used to supply Steel Fabrication materials to BEML. As Asif Ahmed…
Venkaiah Naidu to arrive in city on July 12
July 6, 2019Mysuru: The Vice-President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu will arrive in Mysuru on July 12 to take part in the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) on Hunsur Road in Manasagangothri in the city the next day. This will be his first visit to the city after becoming Vice-President in August…
City artist’s painting to be displayed at Turkey
July 6, 2019Mysuru: The painting of city-based artist Rajkumar has been selected for the International Art Expo at Turkey and Hungary in European Union from July 6 to 17. A total of 60 art works from across the globe have been selected for this expo which is held for the first time under the sponsorship of organisers…
CET, NEET rank holders honoured
July 6, 2019Mysuru: Canara Bank, Kuvempunagar, Mysuru, recently felicitated the following cet and neet rank holders at its premises: V. Vasudeva, who scored 2nd rank in cet Medical, 193rd rank in cet engineering and 761st rank in All India-level neet and dr. Yadunandan an mbbs 6th place holder of Mysore University who scored 580th rank in CET…
Free NEET/IIT long-term coaching for repeaters and Learners Master Classes
July 6, 2019Mysuru: Learners NEET/IIT Academy, an initiative of Learners Foundation, was started with a view to involve Subject Matter Expert (SME) who were Toppers of these exams to deliver student-friendly study environment and are themselves Medicos and IITians. Free coaching for repeater students: This initiative is open for students who have qualified the exams and were…
UNION BUDGET 2019
July 5, 2019New Delhi: The Maiden Budget of the Narendra Modi Government in the second tenure was presented in the Lok Sabha this morning. It was Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s first Budget and also the second fiscal proposals of a financial year by any woman Finance Minister. Indira Gandhi has been the only woman to have presented…
Nirmala dumps British-era suitcase
July 5, 2019Wraps budget documents in traditional ‘bahi khaata’ New Delhi: Setting a new precedent, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman this morning was seen hugging the Budget documents wrapped in a red cloth, the traditional ‘bahi khaata’ way, instead of the leather briefcase that until now her predecessors marched out with. Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian said…
Budget a key step towards New India, says PM Modi
July 5, 2019New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s maiden Budget and said it was a key step towards ‘New India’. PM Modi said the Budget will act as a roadmap to transform the agriculture sector of India. He further added that the budget is one of hope and will boost country’s development…
First Ashada Friday: Thousands of devotees have hassle-free darshan at Hill Temple
July 5, 2019Mysuru: Amidst a light drizzle, thousands of devotees from city and elsewhere thronged the Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hill right from the wee hours of today, to have darshan of the deity on the First Ashada Friday. The rituals began as early as 3.30 am with Mahanyasa Abhisheka, Rudrabhisheka, Panchamruthabhisheka, Pushparchane and other rituals conducted…
When Indira Gandhi took a jibe at smokers in Budget speech
July 5, 2019New Delhi: The 1970-71 Union Budget was presented by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who was also the Finance Minister during that time for a year. Among a host of announcements, Gandhi also “touched” the “smoker’s pocket”. In her speech, she apologised for altering the prices for cigarettes. “I am sorry that the smoker’s pocket has…















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