New Delhi: Four junior Ministers were this morning elevated to the Cabinet rank and nine new faces, including four former government officers, inducted as Ministers of State, in a rejig by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a focus on his agenda on good governance. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Dharmendra Pradhan, Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal, who…
KRS water level 0.35 ft. short of 100 ft. mark
September 3, 2017Mandya / Mysuru: Thanks to copious rains in the catchment areas in Kodagu, water level at the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Mandya is reaching the 100 feet mark. According to the statistics provided by Cauvery Neeravari Nigama Limited (CNNL), water level this morning stood at 99.65 feet as against a maximum level of…
Get set for a bumpy ride this Dasara
September 3, 2017By S. Pushpavathi Mysuru: With 18 days remaining for Dasara Navaratri to begin, hectic preparations are on for the grand celebrations that symbolises the glory of the past and reflects the rich cultural heritage of Mysuru region. While a group of 15 elephants, brought from various elephant camps across Mysuru district, are being trained to…
It’s difficult for a Vokkaliga to become CM: Deve Gowda
September 3, 2017Bengaluru: Former Prime Minister and JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda has said that it is difficult for a Vokkaliga to become the Chief Minister because members of the community are treated as second class citizens. Speaking at the Silver Jubilee celebration of Krishik Sarvodaya Foundation at Kuvempu Kalakshetra in KIMS Hospital premises here on Saturday,…
CM denies rift with Dr. Parameshwara
September 3, 2017Bengaluru: Seeking to downplay the issue of KPCC President Dr. G. Parameshwara not attending the swearing-in ceremony of new Ministers at the Raj Bhavan here on Friday, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah on Saturday said that the KPCC Chief could not attend the ceremony as he was away in Delhi. But when media persons pointed out that…
Mysuru to Chennai flight at just Rs. 999
September 3, 2017Mysuru: With Hyderabad-based TruJet deciding to operate a 78-seater aircraft from Mysuru to Chennai daily from Sept.15 and uploading flight details on its website, MakeMyTrip, the leading player in online flight bookings in the country, as an inaugural offer where one-way ticket to Chennai from Mysuru is just Rs. 999. This is cheaper than the…
Nirmala Sitharaman 2nd woman Defence Minister after Indira Gandhi
September 3, 2017New Delhi: Nirmala Sitharaman, who earlier held the independent charge of the commerce and industry Ministry, has become the first independent woman Defence Minister of India after Indira Gandhi. It is for the first time in 35 years, that the crucial ministry has been given to a woman minister. Before this, then Prime Minister Indira…
Fun World and Resorts bags Dasara Expo contract again for Rs. 6.66 crore
September 3, 2017Mysuru: The contract for Dasara Exhibition, one of the main events of Dasara festival, has been again awarded to Fun World and Resorts India Pvt. Ltd., for a sum of Rs.6.6 crore. The expo commencing from Sept. 21 will conclude on Dec. 30. Disclosing this to SOM, N.M. Shashi Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, Karnataka Exhibition…
II PUC students can write exams only in one medium
September 3, 2017Bengaluru: The Department of Pre-University Education has, in a circular issued recently, said second PUC students appearing for exams in March – April 2018, to write all the exams in only one medium — either in English or Kannada. Hitherto, the students used to answer in English for some question papers and in Kannada for…
R.T. Nagar Layout: Deposit of unsuccessful applicants refunded
September 3, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has started refunding of deposits through RTGS to the Bank account of all those applicants who did not get sites in R.T. Nagar Layout, the allotment of which was made recently. As the Bank account details of some applicants were found to be not matching, the MUDA has…
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