Madikeri: Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa’s name will be recommended for Bharat Ratna, said Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. He was speaking to reporters at Madikeri on Tuesday after addressing “Sadhana Samavesha.” It may be recalled here that on Nov.4, Chief of the Army Staff General Bipin Rawat, while speaking after unveiling of bronze statues of K.M….
CM Siddharamaiah announces taluk status for Hanur
January 11, 2018Chamarajanagar: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday launched various development projects, including the long-pending multi-village drinking water project and officially announced taluk status to Hanur. The drinking water project, expected to solve the problems of two lakh people in 166 villages, was launched at Nagavalli in Chamarajanagar taluk. Speaking on the occasion, the CM remembered late Minister…
Election Commission to launch three dozen apps ahead of Karnataka Assembly polls 2018
January 11, 2018Bengaluru: The Election Commission (EC) will be rolling out more than three dozen apps in the coming days in a bid to make the 2018 Karnataka Assembly polls more “technology friendly.” Determined to make the ensuing polls a ‘festival of people,’ the EC has decided to use IT at all levels and involve people directly…
Crab seller’s sermon for good health
January 11, 2018Mysuru: Driving down the Ideal Jawa Railway underbridge, a curious sight greets the drivers from a distance, of a bunch tied together hung on a railing and some laid on the ground. On closer look, it is revealed that they are crabs. A man wearing a cap and squatting holds them. He is Shivakumar Gowda,…
Tiger sightings at Bandipur surge
January 11, 2018Mysuru: Six tigers were sighted at the Bandipur Tiger Reserve on the third day of the State-wide tiger census yesterday. Today morning, one striped big cat was sighted near the Tiger Tank. The carnivore and mega herbivore sign survey taken up as part of All-India Tiger Estimation 2018 saw a surge in both carnivore and…
Half helmets are legal if they have ISI certification, says Bureau of Indian Standards
January 11, 2018Bengaluru: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has clarified that there are no restrictions on half helmets as long as they have an ISI mark. In response to a letter by Bengaluru Police, seeking details on standard parameters prescribed by it for helmets, BIS yesterday said all helmets with ISI mark are approved by it….
SEWAGE FARM STINK: Mysuru South Apartment residents threaten to boycott Assembly polls
January 11, 2018Mysuru: With no respite from the stink of the garbage piled up enormously at the Excel Solid Waste Management Plant or Sewage Farm at Vidyaranyapuram, Federation of Mysuru South Apartment Owners and Welfare Association has decided to boycott the forthcoming Assembly elections and also garner support of all the residents in Vidyaranyapuram and Chamundipuram through…
Operation Decoy: Two vanity bag snatchers arrested
January 11, 2018Rs. 1.7 lakh worth gold ornaments, bike and mobile phones recovered Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police, with the help of women staff and following instructions from City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subrahmanyeswara Rao, who conducted ‘Operation Decoy’ near Vidyavardhaka College on Jan.8, have nabbed two vanity bag snatchers and have recovered gold ornaments and two mobile phones…
Threat calls, SMS: Security beefed up at Tanveer Sait’s house in city
January 11, 2018Mysuru: Security to Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait has been increased with two additional Policemen posted at his house on M.G. Road in Udyagiri, in city. This measure follows, after Sait complained receiving threat calls by underworld don Ravi Poojary. DCP N. Vishnuvardhana told SOM here this morning that there was a gunman…
Swadeshi and Organic Farming Expo to be inaugurated this evening
January 11, 2018Mysuru: The five-day Swadeshi and Organic Farming Expo- 2018, organised by Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, Mysuru, will be inaugurated at Maharaja’s College Ground here at 6 pm today. While the expo will be inaugurated by K. Sriram, Vice-President of CREDAI, Mysuru, Swadeshi Mela will be inaugurated by Vishwaprasad Alva, Managing Director of Skanray Technologies, Mysuru. RSS…
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