Mysuru: As part of Teachers’ Day celebrations organised to commemorate the 130th Birth Anniversary of Second President of India Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, 26 teachers who have adopted innovative methods of teaching at Government Schools were felicitated and were conferred the title ‘Best Teacher.’ The awards were presented by Higher Education Minister G.T. Devegowda. The District-level…
Howdah elephant Arjuna weighs 5,650 kg
September 6, 2018Mysuru: The first batch of six Dasara elephants, which arrived in Mysuru on Sept. 2 and were welcomed into Mysore Palace yesterday, underwent weight checking this morning as they have to undergo rigorous training for Jumboo Savari from tomorrow. While five elephants — Arjuna, Varalakshmi, Dhananjaya, Vikrama and Gopi — arrived from Veeranahosahalli Gate of…
JD(S) making moves to retain Mayor post
September 6, 2018Mysuru: The JD(S), which enjoyed the Mayor post in the last MCC Council by sharing power with the BJP, is now making moves to retain the post by aligning with the Congress, its coalition partner in the State Government. Soon after the results started pouring in on Sept.3, with the JD(S) winning 18 Wards in…
D.K. Shivakumar to patch up with Jarkiholi brothers
September 6, 2018Bengaluru: Fearing that meddling in Belagavi politics may rock the ruling JD(S)-Coalition Government, Congress Strongman and Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar is said to be making moves to patch up with Jarkiholi brothers, who have considerable hold in Belagavi district politics. The Jarkiholi brothers — Ramesh, who is Minister for Small Scale Industries in the coalition…
MP inspects under-construction water service reservoirs in Vijayanagar
September 6, 2018Mysuru: MP Pratap Simha inspected the under-construction water service reservoirs in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage here yesterday. The old Central Service Reservoir (CSR) at the same location was in a very bad shape necessitating the construction of new reservoirs. The three new reservoirs have capacities of 6 MG (Million Gallons), 4 MG and 2 MG with…
State Human Rights Commission Member holds review meeting
September 6, 2018Mysuru: Karnataka State Human Rights Commission Member Rupak Kumar Dutta held a review meeting regarding the pending complaints for the year 2016-17 at ZP auditorium here in the presence of District-level officers. Some of the complaints include how children are illtreating their elders, problems related to khatas of houses, land disputes and other pending complaints….
Higher Education Minister to meet striking Music Varsity students
September 6, 2018Mysuru: The students of the Karnataka State Dr. Gangubai Hangal Music and Performing Arts University scaled down their protest on day three this morning, after a meeting with JD(S) District Youth President Girish Gowda, representative of Higher Education Minister G.T. Devegowda and the Registrar Prof. Nagesh Bettakote. The students, on the assurance that GTD…
Telangana Assembly dissolved?
September 6, 2018Hyderabad: Ending days of speculation, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) has recommended dissolution of the State Assembly, paving way for snap polls. The State Cabinet met in Hyderabad today to clear the proposal for early polls. The term of the Telangana Assembly ends in May next year. KCR met Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan after…
Youth harasses minor girl, sent to jail
September 6, 2018Mysuru: A youth and his parents, who have allegedly assaulted a minor girl’s mother and her sister have landed themselves in trouble with the Udayagiri Police registering a complaint against them. Gayathripuram’s Chandan is the youth and his parents are Suresh and Lalitha. According to the complaint filed by the minor girl’s elder sister, who…
GP Secretary trapped
September 6, 2018Mysuru: The Secretary of Siddalingapura Gram Panchayat in the taluk was trapped by ACB (Anti Corruption Bureau) sleuths this morning while accepting a bribe of Rs.12,000 from a person for issuing 11B Khata. M. Marappa, Secretary of Siddalingapura GP, is the one who was trapped. Marappa had allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs.12,000 from one…















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