Mysuru: Dr. M.S. Sapna, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication and Journalism, Mysore University, has been awarded the Indo-Sri Lankan Foundation Fellowship to visit Colombo for 10 days from June 14 to 24. During her visit, she will be working in collaboration with Sri Lankan Press Institute and will help the journalism school of the Institute…
Mysore Race Course likely to be shifted
June 13, 2018Mysuru: The Mysore Race Course (MRC) will be closed and shifted to a spacious land that will be beyond 25 kilometres from the city limits, said the newly-appointed Minister for Tourism and Sericulture S.R. Mahesh. He was addressing a press conference at the Central Sericulture Research and Training Institute on Manandawadi Road in city this…
Heavy rain in Kodagu severs Road link to Kerala
June 13, 2018Madikeri: Even as massive landslides leading to huge traffic pileups were reported in the Charmadi Ghats and coastal regions in Karnataka as the monsoon fury continued unabated yesterday, rivers and rivulets continue to overflow, blocking several roads in Kodagu. Trees have been uprooted at many places, cutting off power lines and roads have caved-in blocking…
Congress wins Jayanagar
June 13, 2018Bengaluru: Congress snatched Jayanagar seat in Karnataka Assembly from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) when its candidate Sowmya Reddy was declared elected defeating B.N. Prahlad Babu by a margin of 2,887 votes this morning. The counting of votes began at 8 am today and Sowmya had maintained the lead (though narrow) from the initial round….
Marithibbegowda of JD(S) records fourth successive victory in MLC polls
June 13, 2018Mysuru: JD(S) candidate and Legislative Council Deputy Chairman Marithibbegowda recorded his fourth consecutive victory by winning the biennial election from the South Teachers Constituency. The election to the South Teachers Constituency, comprising four districts — Mysuru, Mandya, Chamarajanagar and Hassan — was held on June 8 and the counting of votes was taken up yesterday…
BJP wins South West Graduates and JD(S) wins South West Teachers Constituency
June 13, 2018The counting of votes for South West Teachers and South West Graduates constituencies too were taken up at Maharani’s College. These Constituencies comprises of Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Shivamogga, Chikkamangaluru and parts of Davangere districts. Ayanur Manjunath of BJP won from South West Graduates Constituency, defeating his nearest rival S.P. Dinesh by a huge margin…
Gauri Lankesh murder case: Suspected shooter held
June 13, 2018Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh murder case has arrested a 26-year-old youth in connection with the murder. The arrested has been identified as Parashuram Wagmare from Sindhagi in Vijayapura district of Karnataka. He was produced before the 3rd Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Court and the Judge has remanded…
Siddu credits Jayanagar victory to Congress’ good work
June 13, 2018Mysuru: Former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah crediting the Congress for the victory in the Jayanagar Assembly Constituency in Bengaluru, this morning, said that it was not because of coalition government in the State that Congress party emerged victorious but it was because of the good work done by his party and also because the winning candidate…
UGC recognition for KSOU likely this year
June 13, 2018Mysuru: The Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) is at last likely to get recognition for all its courses for the academic year 2018-19. The University Grants Commission (UGC), in a letter dated June 6, has stated that it is likely to consider the application of KSOU regarding recognition of the courses starting from this academic…
Driver injured as huge branch falls on jeep
June 13, 2018Mawali: A man, who was behind the wheels of a jeep, was seriously injured when a huge branch of a tree fell on the vehicle on H.D. Kote-Manandavadi Road near Maddur gate in Nagarahole Reserve Forest limits last evening. The injured person has been identified as 35-year-old Nissar alias Nasir, a resident of Kalpete in…
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