“Devil’s Advocate – The Untold Story” launched in city Mysuru: “It is not just the BJP that has adopted this stupid, shallow, reprehensible, vindictive, vengeful attitude to the media but what I may say you might not like, but so have Congress governments. It was what Indira Gandhi did during the Emergency that surpassed everyone…
Aftermath of Kodagu Floods: Couple cooks up son’s ‘death story’ for compensation
August 28, 2018Madikeri: Two weeks after landslides and floods ravaged Madikeri and Somwarpet taluks of Kodagu district, stories of people who are trying to piece together their lives and also help other flood victims continue to flood newspaper offices. While some stories bring in a feel-good factor, others make us cringe. Here is a story of two…
Government to build pre-fabricated houses to homeless in Kodagu
August 28, 2018Bengaluru: The State Government will build pre-fabricated houses in over 42 acres of land to rehabilitate around 750 families who are rendered homeless due to floods and landslides in Kodagu district. The government would evolve a separate policy for regulating residential structures in hilly terrain in the district. Minister for Housing and Urban Development U.T….
‘Kodagu landslides be declared as Natl. and Intl. disaster’
August 28, 2018Mysuru: “The recent flood and landslides in Kodagu should be declared as a national and international disaster going by the intensity of the calamity,” asserted Codava National Council (CNC) President N.U. Nachappa. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here this morning, Nachappa urged the government to rehabilitate the flood victims in Kodagu at their…
A doctor in the fray for MCC polls
August 28, 2018Mysuru: Among the hundreds of candidates who are contesting the MCC elections on Aug. 31, a doctor is in the fray as an Independent candidate from Ward No. 8 that has been declared a General Ward. She is Dr. Sarah Haq, a dentist and a lecturer at JSS Dental College and Hospital. Dr. Sarah is…
Kodagu flood victim dies of heart attack
August 28, 2018Guddehosur: A 65-year-old woman, affected by the recent floods in Kodagu, has died of heart attack at her relative’s house, where she had taken shelter after the floods destroyed her house and plantation. The deceased woman has been identified as Chandravathi, wife of late Maniyappana Poovaiah and a resident of Haleri Kadanakolli in Madikeri taluk….
Poll Observers for MCC
August 28, 2018Mysuru: The State Election Commission (SEC) has appointed the following officers as Poll Observers for the MCC polls to take place on Aug.31. IAS officer B.S. Satish, Deputy Secretary (Mines), Department of Industries and Commerce, Vikasa Soudha, Bengaluru, has been appointed as the Special Observer covering all the 65 MCC Wards in city. [e-mail: [email protected];…
164th Jayanti of Brahmasri Narayana Guru celebrated
August 28, 2018Mysuru: Marking the 164th Jayanti of Brahmasri Narayana Guru, the District Administration and the Department of Kannada and Culture had organised a function at Kalamandira here yesterday. Inaugurating the programme after showering flowers to the portrait of Narayana Guru, Additional DC T. Yogesh opined that good thoughts and principles of any person coming from any…
Rafale deal proves lack of transparency in BJP-led Govt.: Former Union Minister
August 28, 2018Mysuru: “The Narendra Modi-led NDA Government at the Centre is lacking transparency in the multi-crore Rafale Aircraft deal causing huge loss to the public exchequer,” asserted former Union Minister M.M. Pallam Raju. Addressing a press meet at a private hotel here on Sunday, Raju said that as per the international bid opened by the UPA…
CM’s public contact programme only on Saturdays
August 28, 2018Bengaluru: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will hold public contract programme on all Saturdays when he is in Bengaluru. The programme will be held between 11 am and 4.30 pm at the CM’s home office ‘Krishna’ on Kumarakrupa Road, during which the public can submit representations or air their grievances. However, representation on transfers, personnel issues…















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