Bengaluru: The State Cabinet yesterday approved a proposal to establish a mega silk cluster near Yelwal. In a communication, released by District in-Charge and Higher Education Minister G.T. Devegowda, the cluster will be developed by the State as well as the Union Government at a cost of Rs.49 crore. The new cluster will be a…
NIE to get Deemed University status
January 31, 2019Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet yesterday approved a draft Bill proposing to grant Deemed University status to the National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru. The Bill has to be passed in the Legislature for NIE to get the Deemed University status. It may be recalled here that Infosys Founder N.R. Narayana Murthy, the alumnus of NIE,…
SC/ST Promotions Bill gets Cabinet nod
January 31, 2019Bengaluru: The State Cabinet yesterday gave its nod to implement the Consequential Seniority Bill extending reservation in promotions to the SC/ST Government employees. The implementation of the Bill, however, will be subjected to the final verdict of the Supreme Court in the matter. Until that time, SC/ST staffers, whose promotions were reversed in 2017, will…
Hale Unduwadi Project: GTD alleges official delay
January 31, 2019Bengaluru: The Hale Unduwadi Drinking Water Project, a pet project of Mysuru District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD), figured in the Cabinet meeting yesterday where the Minister alleged that the much-needed project was being delayed by the officials. Officers are deliberately delaying the project that will supply drinking water to Mysuru though Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy…
‘Badavara Bandhu’ launched: 4,000 street vendors can avail interest-free loans
January 31, 2019Mysuru: Marking the birthday celebrations of MCDCC Bank (Mysuru-Chamarajanagar District Co-operative Central Bank) President and JD(S) leader G.D. Harish Gowda, the State Government’s ambitious ‘Badavara Bandhu’ Scheme was launched in city at a programme organised at the Bank premises on Ashoka Road here this morning. This Scheme is aimed at extending interest-free loans up to…
ZP review meeting on rehabilitation of rescued bonded labourers
January 31, 2019Mysuru: In-charge ZP President S.R. Nandeesh held a review meeting on the rehabilitation facilities extended to rescued bonded labourers of the district, at the ZP Hall here yesterday morning. S.R. Nandeesh chaired the meeting in his capacity as the President of the District Bonded Labourers Rehabilitation Committee. The meeting took stock of the rehabilitation and…
Remove all eyesore barricades
January 31, 2019Mysuru: City Police Commissioner K.T Balakrishna, who held a review meeting of Traffic Police Department at his Office on Jan.29, directed the Officers to remove all ugly traffic barricades and road blocks on major roads, junctions in all Traffic Police Station limits. He said that such road blocks has become an eyesore. Officials must remove…
Rowdy-sheeter Ashok Pai exiled from district
January 31, 2019Mandya: Rowdy-Sheeter Ashok alias Pai, who is accused in various destructive activities in the district, has been exiled from the district for six months by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Manjushree. The order was passed to control rowdy activities, destructive activities, murder, extortion and other criminal activities in the district and Ashok was exiled as per KP…
18th edition of Doctors’ Musical Nite Geeth Gaatha Chal on Feb.3
January 31, 2019Mysuru: Geeth Gaatha Chal, the popular musical programme by doctors and their family, will be hosting the 18th edition of the Doctors Musical Nite at Kalamandira on Hunsur Road, Mysuru, on Feb.3 (Sunday) between 5 pm and 9 pm. This annual event is sponsored since the past 18 years by Dr. Jagannath Shenoy, noted industrialist…
Week-long Musical Concerts from Sunday
January 31, 2019Mysuru: As part of its 32nd Anniversary, the city’s Sri Tyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha Charitable Trust will be organising week-long musical events from Feb.3 to 10 at different venues across the city. The details are as follows: Feb.3 (6.30 pm): Vocal concert by Abhiram Bhode at Sri Vinayaka Temple, Vijayanagar. Accompanists: Kruthik – violin and S….















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