Mysuru: An unidentified man, aged about 25 years, who was found lying sick in Udayagiri Police limits and admitted to K.R. Hospital by the public on Apr. 17, passed away at the hospital on May 13 at about 8 am. The unidentified man is 5.8ft. tall, oval faced and is lean built, Udayagiri Police, who…
Yeddy takes oath as CM
May 17, 2018Bengaluru: Amid protests by opposition parties, State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa took oath “in the name of God and farmers” as Karnataka Chief Minister this morning. Yeddyurappa was sworn-in by Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala. This is for the third time Yeddyurappa is becoming the CM. The first time was in 2007 and the second was…
Siddharamaiah in tears at Legislative party meeting
May 17, 2018Bengaluru: Outgoing Chief Minister Siddharamaiah (he became former this morning as BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa was sworn-in as the new CM) turned emotional at a meeting of the party’s new Legislators yesterday while speaking on Congress’ defeat in the Assembly polls even as senior leaders blamed him for the result. Seventy-year-old Siddharamaiah received flak from…
SC refuses to stay BSY’s swearing-in
May 17, 2018To hear the case tomorrow SC Bench heard the case at 2.10 am in Court 6 New Delhi: In a rare early morning hearing, the Supreme Court (SC) decided not to stop BJP’s B.S. Yeddyurappa from being sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka today. However, the Court said it wanted to see the letters…
Outgoing Speaker Koliwad blames Siddu for debacle, says he must be kept out
May 17, 2018Bengaluru: After a severe drubbing in the elections, cracks have emerged within the Congress party where party leaders are targeting former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah for the electoral debacle. And taking the lead in the criticism is none other than outgoing Speaker K.B. Koliwad, a staunch Congressman. Koliwad, who had lost to an independent in Ranebennur,…
Congress, JD(S) protest in front of Gandhiji Statue in Bengaluru
May 17, 2018Bengaluru: Even as State BJP Chief Yeddurappa was being sworn-in as Chief Minister at the Raj Bhavan here, the Congress and JD(S) MLAs staged a protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi Statue near Vidhana Soudha. The MLAs were brought to the protest venue in special buses from their respective resorts. They shouted slogans against the…
Runway expansion, underpass near Mysore Airport gets nod
May 17, 2018Mysuru: The 12-years effort to build a 500 metre-600 metre long tunnel or underpass near the Mysore Airport in Mandakalli and the extension of runway to 2,750 metres has finally borne fruit, with the Director General, Bureau Civil Aviation Authority giving ‘Security Clearance.’ In a statement, Mysuru MP Pratap Simha has stated that it is…
Cauvery Management Scheme: SC rejects Karnataka’s plea to stall finalisation of draft
May 17, 2018New Delhi: The Supreme Court yesterday laid down three major modifications to Cauvery Management Scheme draft submitted by the Centre on May 14. While there was no clarity in the nomenclature of the scheme in its draft, SC has asked Centre to change the name of the authority to Board. It has also directed Centre…
Karnataka Assembly Polls – 2018: Defeated candidates react
May 17, 2018I respect people’s verdict: Vasu Chamaraja Congress candidate Vasu, who lost the Assembly polls to BJP’s L. Nagendra, has said that he would respect the voters’ mandate. Maintaining that he was not disappointed over the result, Vasu, who had won from Chamaraja in 2013, said that his defeat in last week’s election, may also be…
Mysuru bags Cleanest Medium City Award
May 17, 2018Mysuru: The efforts of the District Administration, Mysuru City Corporation and the citizens paid off as the heritage city Mysuru topped the Cleanest City list among the Medium Cities category in the Swachh Survekshan-2018 rankings. However, it is also to be noted that unlike the first two times when the city bagged the top slot…
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