Mysore: The two-day Sapientia-2018, a national-level Management Fest, organised by Sapient College of Commerce and Management, began yesterday at Silent Shores Resorts and Spa and it will conclude this evening with performance by Folk Rock Band “When Chai Met Toast.” The theme for this year’s edition is ‘Orchestrated Collusion.’ It is a platform for students…
Hinkal Kalyani Land Row: Irate villagers stage night-long dharna
March 16, 2018Mysuru: The issue of Hinkal Nanneshwara Temple Kalyani and the land surrounding it which has been allotted to some private educational institutions despite opposition by Hinkal villagers, has snowballed into a major controversy. Today, District In-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa intervened in the issue and sent his Personal Secretary Shobha to Hinkal to collect information…
Chief Minister in Delhi for three-day AICC Plenary
March 16, 2018All-party MPs meeting on Cauvery cancelled New Delhi: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah is in New Delhi to attend the three-day All India Congress Committee Plenary Session that is scheduled to begin tomorrow. The CM is accompanied by his cabinet colleagues M.B. Patil and A. Manju. The session will actually start only on Saturday (tomorrow) at the…
Student killed, four others injured as car topples in Mysuru
March 16, 2018Mysuru: In a tragic incident, a student was killed while four of his classmates sustained serious injuries when the car in which they were travelling toppled near the Canara Bank on the High Tension Road in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage here yesterday afternoon. While the deceased student has been identified as Manavattira Sahil Somaiah (20), a…
Religion row: Congress will pay a heavy price, Seers warn CM
March 16, 2018Bengaluru: A delegation of Veerashaiva Mutt pontiffs issued a stern warning to Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday that the Congress would have to “face the wrath of society” if the proposal to grant ‘religious minority’ status on Lingayats is accepted. Led by Seers representing the Kashi and Ujjini mutts — two of the five holy pantheons…
Yeddyurappa takes legal precaution against corruption jibes
March 16, 2018Bengaluru: Former Chief Minister and BJP’s CM candidate in the upcoming Assembly elections, B.S. Yeddyurappa, has taken legal recourse against the constant references made by Congress leaders about his court cases. Heckling Yeddyurappa by referring to his jail stint and corruption cases has become a favourite tool of Congress leaders, including Chief Minister Siddharamaiah to…
Randeep was transferred to hide electoral list manipulation: Ramdas
March 16, 2018Mysuru: Former Minister and BJP leader S.A. Ramdas yesterday alleged that the State Government had deliberately transferred Mysuru’s previous Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep to Hassan. At a press conference, Ramdas said that Randeep was transferred as he was probing the alleged irregularities in the voters’ list of Krishnaraja Assembly segment. “Randeep’s transfer has given rise…
Congress ticket aspirant showers garland of apples on DKS!
March 16, 2018Mandya: The adage ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away’ was taken so seriously by a supporter of Power Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) that a weighty 300-kg apple garland greeted him when he visited Mandya yesterday. In an attempt to please his boss and as an ‘act of admiration’, Srirangapatna constituency ticket aspirant Indavalu…
Prof. Rangappa elected Indian Science Congress President
March 16, 2018Mysuru: Former Vice-Chancellor of University of Mysore and Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) and Scientist Prof. K.S. Rangappa has been elected as President of the Indian Science Congress (ISC) for the year 2019 with a thumping majority. His selection was announced at the General Body Meeting of the Indian Science Congress held at Manipur’s capital…
Kidnap and rape of minor girl: Court sentences youth to 10 years imprisonment
March 16, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru District POCSO Special Judge has sentenced a youth to 10 years imprisonment and has also imposed a fine of Rs. 6,000 for kidnapping and raping a minor girl. The youth who was sentenced has been identified as 23-year-old Dinesh, a resident of Avarthi village in Periyapatna taluk. Dinesh, on Apr. 29, 2015,…
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