Mysuru: Even as the Assembly elections have concluded and a new government is in place, Karnataka is bracing up for yet another election in September and this time for the local bodies. As the State is at present being governed by JD(S)-Congress combine, it will be interesting to note how both parties will contest the…
Rain continues to batter Kodagu: Pilgrims advised to avoid Bhagamandala and Talacauvery
June 11, 2018Madikeri, Mandya: Heavy to very heavy rain is lashing across Kodagu since the last 48 hours. The Triveni Sangama at Bhagamandala is submerged and the heavy water flow has raised the hopes of a vigorous monsoon that will result in increase in the storage levels of reservoirs in Cauvery Basin — Harangi, Hemavathy and Krishna…
CM agrees to change GTD’s Higher Education portfolio
June 11, 2018Mysuru: Higher Education Minister G.T. Devegowda will get a different portfolio and as a bonus, he is likely to be appointed as the District In-charge Minister, the mantle which he is likely to take over from the earlier all-powerful District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa during Siddharamaiah regime. After the initial sulking soon after he was…
Coordination panel likely to meet on June 14
June 11, 2018Bengaluru: The issue of farm loan waiver, whose modalities are yet to be worked out, is likely to figure in the first coordination committee meeting of the Janata Dal (Secular)-Congress coalition government likely to be held next week. A statement from former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s camp yesterday stated that the committee is set to meet…
Atal Bihari Vajpayee admitted to AIIMS
June 11, 2018New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been admitted to the All India Institute for Medical Sciences (AIIMS) this morning based on doctors’ recommendations. Vajpayee, one of India’s tallest Prime Ministers, is 93. Details of his hospitalisation are still sketchy. The BJP says he’s been taken to the hospital for a routine check-up….
Polling begins in Jayanagar Assembly Constituency
June 11, 2018Bengaluru: Polling began on a brisk note in Jayanagar Assembly constituency in Bengaluru this morning where election was deferred due to the death of BJP candidate and sitting member B.N. Vijaykumar, just a few days before the May 12 elections. People were seen going to the polling stations in a large numbers early in the…
Public demand online system for property tax payment
June 11, 2018Mysuru: A meeting of the public with revenue officials of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) was held last evening at the office of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP). Assistant Revenue officers Kumara Swamy, Arasu Kumari and Prasad attended the meeting and answered the questions that were raised by the citizens. At the meeting, the MCC officials clarified…
BJP leader Eshwarappa celebrates 70th birthday by visiting Nanjangud, Chamundeshwari temples
June 11, 2018Mysuru: Senior BJP leader and Shivamogga MLA K.S. Eshwarappa celebrated his 70th birthday by performing special puja at Srikanteshwaraswamy temple in the temple town of Nanjangud in the district yesterday. Eshwarappa, who had arrived along with his family members at Nanjangud on Saturday, stayed overnight in the town for celebrating the special occasion. Eshwarappa, who…
150th birth anniversary of held in city
June 11, 2018Mysuru: Noting that Appacha Kavi was not only a poet but also a social reformer, President of Akhila Kodava Samaja Mathanda C. Monnappa has said that Appacha Kavi’s works in Kodava language were outstanding. He was delivering the introductory address at the 150th Birth Anniversary Celebrations of Haradasa Appaneravanda Appacha Kavi, jointly organised by Akhila…
I am satisfied with my portfolio: Animal Husbandry Minister
June 11, 2018Mysuru: Maintaining that he was satisfied with the portfolio allotted to him, Animal Husbandry Minister Venkat Rao Nadagouda has said that he would do justice to his Ministry and work to the expectations of the people. Speaking to press persons here yesterday, Nadagouda who was on his first visit to the city after becoming a…
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