Belagavi: Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) has set a three-day deadline for officials to get the broken-down transformers repaired. Replying to a question by MLC Kantharaju during the Question Hour in the Legislative Council here yesterday, Shivakumar warned of action against those officials who fail to get power transformers repaired within the deadline. Pointing out…
City decked-up for Kannada Lit Fest
November 22, 2017Mysuru: Cultural capital Mysuru is fully decked up to host the 83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana after a gap of 27 years at the sprawling Maharaja’s College Grounds between Nov.24 and 26. It is just two days to go and the preparations for the Lit Fest have reached the final stages. District Kannada Sahitya…
Poor response to Mysuru bandh
November 22, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru Bandh call given by Samvidhana Samrakshana Horata Samithi, Urilinga Peddi Mutt Seer Sri Gnanaprakash Swamiji and various dalit organisations in protest against BJP leader and former MLC G. Madhusudhan’s alleged remarks against the Indian Constitution and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar during a panel discussion on Tipu Jayanti recently, evoked poor response in city…
Fire Station Unit at Mysore Palace soon
November 22, 2017Mysuru: The Mysore Palace will soon have a Fire Station Unit of its own. In recent times, fire mishaps have occurred in different parts of the country and keeping in view the Palace security, the district administration has decided to set up a Fire Station in the Palace. The officials of the Fire Department visited…
Diluted KPME Bill tabled without prison clause
November 22, 2017Belagavi: After much heated debate and opposition by doctors, a diluted version of the Karnataka Private Medical Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2017 with imprisonment clauses against doctors being dropped, was tabled in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. It, however, includes a clause on levying of penalty and even cancellation of registration in case of non-compliance. The modified…
Youth Congress Twitter meme mocks Modi
November 22, 2017New Delhi: Days after Rahul Gandhi asked the Congress in Gujarat to respect the dignity of the office of the Prime Minister, a Twitter handle linked to the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) posted a crude meme on Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday. Under fire, the Youth Congress apologised and the meme was removed, leaving red…
Zoos planned at every District in State
November 22, 2017Mysuru: Zoo Authority of Karnataka is planning to open Zoos at every district in the State, said Authority Chairperson Mallige Veeresh. She was speaking while participating in the 21st anniversary of Neelaganga Mahila Balaga at the JSS Law College auditorium in Kuvempunagar, here yesterday and said that on Mysore Zoo celebrating its 125th anniversary, there…
BMTC asked to pay 100 times the penalty it levied on hapless lady commuter!
November 22, 2017Bengaluru: The Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) had to cough up nearly 100 times the penalty it had levied on a senior citizen for no fault of hers. The senior citizen is 61-year-old Manjula, wife of G. Venkatesh Murthy, a resident of Somanahalli in Bengaluru South. She received the compensation after three years. A Consumer…
JSS University 8th Convocation held
November 22, 20171,274 students conferred degrees Mysuru: Governor Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala exhorted the students of JSS University to have a spirit of sacrifice while serving the poor of the country. Delivering the eighth Convocation address after presenting the Gold Medals to the graduating students, at Sri Rajendra Auditorium, JSS Medical College in Sri Shivarathreeshwara Nagar, this morning,…
Brahmin youths must work to protect the existence of the community: Ch. Temple Priest
November 22, 2017Mysuru: It is the responsibility of youngsters in Brahmin community to continue with the legacy and work for the existence of the community, said Chamundi Hill Temple Chief Priest Dr. Shashishekar Dixit. He was speaking after inaugurating a seminar on ‘Purohits and Agamikas’ organised by Mysuru Zilla Brahmana Yuva Vedike as part of its first…
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