Mysuru:Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has written yet another letter to Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) expressing unhappiness with decisions of the government. This is the fifth such letter that Siddharamaiah has written to the Chief Minister. The new letter, written on Monday, asks Kumaraswamy to reconsider his decision on shifting the Film City project…
KSOU recognition row: Ramdas meets UGC Chairman
August 8, 2018Mysuru: In a bid to get recognition to courses offered by Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), K.R. Constituency MLA S.A. Ramdas along with KSOU Vice-Chancellor Prof. D. Shivalingaiah met UGC Chairman Prof.D.P. Singh at New Delhi yesterday and held discussions with him. The UGC Chairman was also provided necessary documents on the clarifications sought by…
Historical plaque at Rly. Hospital restored after protests
August 8, 2018Mysuru: The South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, faced public wrath last evening as it tried to erase a historical plaque by covering it with cement. Following protests by historians and public, the Railways was forced to take out the cement from the plaque and the same was restored to its original position. The white…
Nearly 20 people feared drowned in Saragur canal
August 8, 2018Saragur: In a tragic incident, nearly 20 people, almost all of them women, who were travelling in a goods auto, are feared to have been drowned as the auto is said to have plunged into the Kabini Right Bank Canal after hitting the bridge close to Chikkadevanabetta in H.D. Kote Taluk, here this morning. Even…
City student attends International Space Development Conference at NASA
August 8, 2018Mysuru: Neerav Iyappa of class VIII from NPS International, Mysuru, attended the International Space Development Conference (ISDC) 2018 at Los Angeles, CA recently. He presented a ten minute detailed report on the prize winning proposal of a space hotel ‘DIADEM’ at NSS/NASA Ames Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation. He also prepared and displayed a poster…
D. Devaraj Urs Jayanti celebration on Aug.20
August 8, 2018Mysuru: The District Administration has decided to celebrated D. Devaraj Urs Jayanti in a meaningful manner at Kalamandira in city on Aug.20. ADC T. Yogesh held a preliminary meeting in his regard at the DC’s office here yesterday. Addressing the meeting, Yogesh said that the Government has issued guidelines on the celebrations and according to…
Tag of ‘RTI Activist’ is no gateway for claiming information
August 8, 2018Says Chief Information Commissioner Dr. Suchetana Swaroop Mysuru: Citizens who want to obtain information under RTI (Right To Information) Act 2005, with the tag of ‘RTI Activist’ entering the government offices, have no right to do so, stated Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Dr. Suchetana Swaroop. He was interacting with the officials of the various Departments…
World Elephant Day on Aug.12: PETA members to stage unique stir tomorrow
August 8, 2018Mysuru: Wearing elephant masks, chains and shackles and holding out the palms of their hands — painted blood-red — the members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India will gather near Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple, outside Mysore Palace, tomorrow (Aug. 9) at 12 noon to call for an end to the use of…
JD(S)-Congress reach understanding on sharing ZP panels
August 8, 2018Mysuru: Amidst high drama at the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) meeting on Aug.6, the JD(S) and Congress, which are coalition partners in the State Government, reached an understanding in the ZP on sharing panels, with Tourism and Sericulture Minister S.R. Mahesh brokering a truce between warring Congress and JD(S) members. Even the BJP, which is the…
Sumatheendra Nadig passes away
August 8, 2018Bengaluru: Kannada writer and poet Sumatheendra Nadig (86), one of the proponents of the Navya (modernist) literature movement, passed away in Bengaluru yesterday. Nadig was ailing and was admitted to a hospital late last week. His body was kept for public viewing at his Puttenahalli home. The poet was born in Chikkamagaluru to Raghavendra and…















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