Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) at Talkatora Stadium in New Delhi at 2.30 pm today. The launch will be simultaneous across the nation and an event has been organised in Mysuru at Leela Chennaiah Convention Hall on Valmiki Road. The IPPB will have 650 branches and 3,250 access…
Jain Monk Tarun Sagar passes away at 51
September 1, 2018New Delhi: Popular Jain Monk Tarun Sagar passed away this morning in New Delhi after a prolonged illness. He was 51. The monk was admitted to a hospital in Delhi after he contracted jaundice but there was no improvement in his condition. Tarun Sagar is a monk of the Digambara sect and has a huge…
Former Mayor Sandesh Swamy and other BJP leaders assaulted
September 1, 2018Mysuru: Even as the voting for the MCC elections yesterday, was by and large peaceful, former Mayor Satish (Sandesh Swamy) and a few other BJP leaders and workers were assaulted by a group in Ward 35 coming under Narasimharaja (NR) Assembly segment. The incident occurred when BJP workers questioned a youth who was moving around…
Cabinet expansion in third week of September: Siddharamaiah
September 1, 2018Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister and Chairman of the Coordination and Monitoring Committee Siddharamaiah yesterday said that the Cabinet expansion will take place in the third week of September. “The Cabinet expansion and naming the Chairmen of Boards and Corporations will take place simultaneously in the third week of September,” Siddharamaiah said after the Coordination…
MCC records 50.01 percent polling
September 1, 2018Mysuru: The polling for 65 Wards of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) ended peacefully at 5 pm yesterday, with the city recording a dull 50.01 percent voting. The polling which began on a sedate note at 7 am on Friday, later picked up momentum as the day progressed. But the overall polling percentage stood at…
22 sheds to shelter Dasara elephants, mahouts, kavadis ready at Mysore Palace
September 1, 2018Mysuru: All arrangements are almost complete to receive the Dasara elephants as the first batch led by Arjuna arrives as part of Gajapayana at the Mysore Palace on Sept.2. In all, 22 sheds have been installed. Every year, tenders are floated to house the Dasara elephants, Mahouts, Kavadis and their families, sheds, tent school, library…
Support pours in for Kodagu Sports Star
September 1, 2018Kushalnagar: Tashma Muthappa, an International-level Throwball player who was living in a flood relief camp along with her family has now been rehabilitated. She, along with her parents, will move to a rented accommodation in Madikeri on Monday. Also, Kodagu District Minister S.R. Mahesh has promised her a government job. It may be recalled that…
MCC polls: Residents block vehicle; allege EVM hijack
September 1, 2018Mysuru: Tense atmosphere prevailed last night at Gandhinagar where local residents and members of different political parties claimed that Electronic Voter Machines (EVMs) that stored the votes cast for Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) yesterday were hijacked from the Polling Booths instead of being carried into Strong Rooms. The residents and party activists alleged that EVMs…
Dhananjaya makes it to first batch of elephants
September 1, 2018Mysuru: The three main elephants Balarama, Abhimanyu and Drona are not part of the first batch of six elephants to arrive as part of Gajapayana to Mysuru on Sept.2. The three elephants have been sent on an operation to catch wild elephants attacking people in Ramanagaram and its surrounding areas. In the light of this,…
Raja Mantapa near Srirangapatna found destroyed
September 1, 2018Mandya: Many people are aware of vested interests encroaching upon properties belonging to Mysuru Maharajas. An attempt to grab such a property at Kirangur near Srirangapatna has come to light now. Everyone is aware that Mysuru Maharajas used to celebrate Dasara Festival in Srirangapatna. As a testimony to that, the Dasara Mantapa used then is…















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