Talking to Retd. Army Officers on environment instead of discussing devastation Madikeri: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited the flood-affected Kodagu District recently and held a meeting with the environmentalists. However, this meeting led to a confrontation between her and the people’s representatives including District in-Charge Minister S.R. Mahesh, Legislators K.G. Bopaiah, Appachu Ranjan and Sunil…
HDK calls on Rajnath Singh; seeks Rs.1,118 crore aid
September 3, 2018New Delhi: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) on Aug.30 called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and sought Rs.1,118.40 crore financial assistance for the flood-hit districts of Karnataka. Deputy Chief Minister Dr. G. Parameshwara and Revenue Minister R.V. Deshpande, Cooperative Minister Bandeppa Kashampur and senior State Government officers were present during the meeting. In the…
Brahmana Mahasabha fetes G.T. Devegowda and A.H. Vishwanath
September 3, 2018Meritorious students honoured Mysuru: Sandhya Suraksha Trust and District Brahmana Mahasabha had organised a function at Sarada Vilas College Centenary Hall in Krishnamurthypuram here on Saturday to felicitate dignitaries and present Pratibha Puraskar to meritorious students. Inaugurating the programme, District in-Charge Minister G.T. Devegowda lauded Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) in establishing Brahmins Development Corporation…
Seizure of cash and silver from scooter
September 3, 2018Mysuru: Accusing Ward No.6 JD(S) candidate S.B.M. Manju of storing cash and silver articles meant to be distributed among the voters for the MCC Polls, a case has been registered against him at V.V. Puram Police Station. On receiving information on Friday at about 12 noon that cash and silver articles were being distributed to…
Annual NCC Camp to conclude tomorrow
September 3, 2018Mysuru: The NCC cadets were in for a pleasant surprise at the Annual Training Camp being held at KSOU premises by 13 Karnataka Bn NCC, Mysuru, when Dr. A. Subramanyeswara Rao, Commissioner of Police, Mysuru City, visited them at the campsite. In all, 600 cadets are undergoing intensive training by officers and men from Indian…
Sri Krishna Jayanti celebrated despite poor response
September 3, 2018Mysuru: Marking Sri Krishna Jayanti, District Administration and Department of Kannada and Culture had organised a function at Kalamandira here yesterday. MCC Commissioner K.H. Jagadeesha inaugurated the programme. The attendance was very thin and the only bright spot was the colourful presentation by kids dressed as Sri Krishna and Radha. Writer Bannur K. Raju delivered…
CIIL hosts workshop on Glossary of Evaluation Terms in Telugu
September 3, 2018Mysuru: A five-day workshop on Finalisation of Glossary of Evaluation Terms in Telugu version concluded at the National Testing Service-India (NTS-I) of Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru on Aug.31. The objective behind organising the workshop was to finalise the basic reference materials on Glossary of evaluation terminology in Telugu version. In this workshop…
Bee attack at Periyapatna, Chamarajanagar leaves one dead, 20 injured
September 3, 2018Periyapatna/ Chamarajanagar: One person died and 20 persons were seriously injured, when a swarm of bees attacked them in separate incidents in Periyapatna and Chamarajanagar. The person who died in the bee attack is Lakkegowda (76). Lakkegowda was working in his field when bees attacked him near NDG Koppal, in Bettadapura, Periyapatna taluk, yesterday resulting…
Electronic shop burgled
September 3, 2018Mysuru: Miscreants, who gained entry into an electronics shop by forcibly opening the shutters, have decamped with cash and electronic items from the shop on Wednesday night. The electronics shop, which has been burgled, is Mangaldeep Electronics at Vijayanagar in city and the burglars have decamped with cash and two Sony Play Stations from the…
Kannada skit on St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe in Mysore Prison
September 3, 2018“No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” (John 15:13) The manifestation of this was the life of St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe, a Franciscan Conventual Priest who was born in Poland on 8th January 1894. Ordained as a Priest, he founded the sodality called the Legion of Mary…















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