Bengaluru: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) sparred with Leader of Opposition and State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa (BSY) in the Assembly yesterday after the latter accused the CM of being inconsistent in his stand on farm loan waivers and the vows he made during the formation of the JD(S)-Congress coalition govt. Speaking on the motion…
Beware! Heavy fines await those urinating in public
July 4, 2018Mysuru: Is the last vestige of freedom to ease oneself in public a thing of the past? Yes, going by the decision of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to fine people (men) urinating in public places. Already, 250 people have been penalised since last March and the operation is going on silently. There is a…
Drainage works on N.S. Road to be completed in 4 days
July 4, 2018Mysuru: The underground drainage (UGD) near the junction of Narayana Shastry Road (N.S. Road), Devaraj Urs Road and Vinoba Road will be completed in four days and the road will be thrown open for traffic, said Mysuru City Corporation Commissioner K.H. Jagadeesha. He said that works on laying pipes to the UGD were on and…
Recognition row: UGC to consider KSOU case tomorrow
July 4, 2018KSOU Vice-Chancellor, officials leave to New Delhi; Open University ready to offer 35 courses Mysuru: Ending the uncertainty faced by lakhs of students of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), the University Grants Commission (UGC) will soon grant recognition to its courses along with certain binding riders. A meeting of KSOU authorities and the UGC officials…
MP Pratap Simha holds meeting with Rly. officials
July 4, 2018Mysuru: With the construction of over bridge / underbridge at the Mysuru-Nanjangud Railway gate behind Crawford Hall and near Falcon Tyres on Mysuru-Arasikere Railway line on KRS Road, lying in limbo for years, MP Pratap Simha held a meeting with the stakeholders — MCC, Railways and NHAI — at his office in Jaladarshni Guest house…
Relief for AAP: SC says Delhi L-G can’t act independently
July 4, 2018New Delhi: Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor (L-G) is bound to listen to the city’s democratically elected government and cannot act independently, said the Supreme Court this morning, prompting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to claim victory against the Centre over administrative control of the national capital. “The L-G is bound by the aid and advice…
Success can be achieved only after coming out of mental stress: Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subramanyeswara Rao
July 4, 2018Mysuru: City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subramanyeswara Rao has said that success can be achieved only if one comes out of mental stress and dilemma. He was addressing the civil service competitive exam aspirants taking part in coaching classes organised by Jnanabuthi at Government High School and Pre-University College, Lakshmipuram, JLB road in the city…
Rangappa hits back at Madhusudan
July 4, 2018Mysuru: In a retort to former MLC G. Madhusudan’s charges that he (Prof. Rangappa) had run away from the open debate at Patrakarthara Bhavan that was scheduled on July 3, former University of Mysore (UoM) and KSOU Vice-Chancellor Prof. K.S. Rangappa has said that he need not reply to Go. Madhusudan’s questionnaire. Speaking to SOM…
Sri Sadashiva Swamiji of Sri Ramayogeshwara Mutt passes away
July 4, 2018Pandavapura: Sri Sadashiva Swamiji (60), of Sri Ramayogeshwara Mutt at Bebi Hill in Pandavapura taluk, passed away this morning following heart attack in Bengaluru. The Swamiji had gone to Bengaluru yesterday to participate in the wedding at the Palace Grounds and had stayed in the house of one Shanthakumar, a devotee residing at Krithikanagar in…
Operation to drive elephants from coffee estate in Madikeri continues
July 4, 2018Madikeri: The operation to drive back elephants from a coffee estate in Madikeri, which began yesterday morning and stalled in the evening due to bad light, resumed this morning. Yesterday morning, the Rapid Response Team (RRT) from Kushalnagar and Madikeri Forest Department personnel numbering about 30, led by Madikeri Range Forest Officer (FRO) Nehru, who…
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