Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah unveiled the new State flag — a yellow, white and red combination with the State emblem at the centre — at his home-office ‘Krishna’ yesterday. Siddharamaiah, who met a delegation of Kannada activists at his office displayed the flag proposed to be used as the official State Flag. The proposed…
New Delh: Menstrual hygiene just took the centrestage. After months of debate around exempting sanitary napkins from the Goods and Services Tax (GST) net, the Centre yesterday chose the occasion of International Women’s Day to launch centrally-sourced and distributed low-cost biodegradable sanitary pads for anyone who would care to use. A set of four such…
Bengaluru: It’s official. The Centre has shelved the vexatious Thalassery-Mysuru Railway Line project via South Kodagu which has run into opposition from environmentalists and people of Kodagu district. The Railway Ministry has said that the issue has to be resolved between Karnataka and Kerala. “As such the Railway Ministry is not pursuing the Thalassery-Mysuru Railway…
Bengaluru: The all-party meeting convened by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday to discuss the fallout of the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Cauvery issue unanimously decided to take a call on whether to seek a review of the court verdict and also finalise its stand on the nature of the dispute resolution forum, based on suggestions…
Bengaluru/Mysuru: Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep who was transferred as Hassan DC by the State Government has returned to Mysuru and assumed charge as the DC this morning following the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) staying the transfer of Hassan Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri. In a major embarrassment to the Siddharamaiah government, Rohini Sindhuri’s transfer…
Bengaluru: The new logo of the Bengaluru Central University (BCU) which was inaugurated yesterday will hold the words of Kuvempu, one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. The logo is based on the University’s motto ‘Aagu Nee Aniketana’ translated as ‘Be Boundless.’ The line is from Kuvempu’s poem ‘Vishvamanava Sandesha,’ which conveyed his…
Mysuru: Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has renovated Gandhi Square located in the heart of the city at a cost of Rs. 32.4 lakh and the same will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah on Mar.10. MUDA Chairman D. Dhruvakumar had taken the initiative to convert the Square with the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in…
Mysuru: Puravankara Ltd, one of the largest residential builders in India, has organised ‘BIG 72 Hours Home Fest’ from Mar. 9 to 11 in city. The Home Fest was inaugurated by Star of Mysore Managing Editor Vikram Muthanna at a private hotel this morning. According to Ashish R. Puravankara, Managing Director of Puravankara Limited, “Today,…
Mysuru: Bengaluru and Mysuru Police went into a tizzy yesterday after an MLA complained that his daughter had gone missing. But a probe proved otherwise: She had walked out of her home on her own will and got married to a film producer. The girl, Lakshmi S. Naik (24), released a WhatsApp video yesterday afternoon,…
Mysuru: Following irregularities at Sri Srikanteshwara Temple in Nanjangud and arrest of temple employee for misusing the funds by producing fake bills for a number of services at the temple, the District Administration has planned to introduce ‘Centralised Accounting System’ soon. In future, the temple authorities will have to produce computer generated bills and receipts…
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