Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah on Saturday, warned private medical establishments of criminal action if they refuse to hand over bodies to family, insisting on payments of medical bills. He was speaking after inaugurating the 250-bed Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research and Trauma Care Centres in the premises of PKTB Sanatorium on KRS Road…
First-ever Bird Census held at Ranganathittu Sanctuary
March 11, 2018Srirangapatna: The Forest Department, in association with Mysore Bird Watchers’ Group, for the first time conducted a Bird Census at Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary in Srirangapatna this morning. About 75 volunteers and avid bird watchers took part in this census. The census was originally scheduled on Mar. 4, but was postponed to Mar. 11 following the…
Land row: Siddu skips opening of Police Commissioner’s new office
March 11, 2018Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday skipped the inaugural ceremony of the new City Police Commissioner’s Office that has been built in Nazarbad, reportedly due to a dispute surrounding the land. With this, the inaugural ceremony was postponed. Sources said that after the CM postponed the inauguration, rumours spread that Siddharamaiah did not go to the…
Hale Unduwadi drinking water project in limbo
March 11, 2018KIADB sells 90-acre land meant for project to realtor; now government has to intervene to cancel the allotmentCaption: The land near Beechanakuppe that Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board wants to set up Hale Unduwadi Drinking Water Project. Picture right shows KIADB Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Pankaj Kumar Pandey leading the team during an…
Free bus travel for SSLC students too to attend examination
March 11, 2018Bengaluru: The State Government which provided free travel in KSRTC buses for students to write second PU examination has extended the facility for SSLC students too. The SSLC examination will be held from Mar. 23 to April 6. The students appearing for the examination will be allowed to travel free in KSRTC buses from their…
New building of Muslim Co-operative Bank inaugurated
March 11, 2018Mysuru: The new Head office building of Muslim Co-operative Bank on New Sayyaji Rao Road was inaugurated by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah here yesterday. The occasion also marked the Centenary celebrations of the bank. The CM greeted the bank officials and went around the new office. Ministers R. Ramalinga Reddy, Dr. H. C. Mahadevappa, R. Roshan…
CM’s visit: Black flag demo planned, Police take Sugarcane growers into custody
March 11, 2018Released later on CM’s instruction Mysuru: Over 50 sugarcane growers who had decided to stage a black flag demonstration seeking a scientific price for sugarcane while Chief Minister Siddharamaiah was going around the city inaugurating various projects, were taken by Police to custody yesterday and later released. The sugarcane growers had assembled at the German…
City artists liken harassment of women to a bench of nails
March 11, 2018Mysuru: City artist Badal Nanjundaswamy, whose concern for society and its burning issues is well-known, has now come up with a new idea of creating awareness among people regarding harassment of women and how to behave with them in public. As part of International Women’s Day, Badal and his friends held a two-day event titled…
CM assures to get Falcon Tyres re-opened
March 11, 2018Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has assured labour leaders of Falcon Tyres that he would make an honest attempt to get the closed factory re-open. The factory labour leaders met Siddharamaiah during the inaugural function of the new building of Jayadeva Cardiology Hospital in city yesterday and submitted a memorandum seeking reopening of the factory. The…
Street play on road accidents
March 11, 2018Mysuru: A street play “Idhyaava Saayo Aata?” (What kind of death game is this?), jointly organised by Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and Resource Centre for Communication, Bengaluru, was staged in Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts yesterday and today. The street play was staged yesterday morning opposite Nanjangud Temple. The duration of the play was 15…
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