Mysuru: The beautification of the short stretch of Dewan’s Road from the intersection of Dhanvanthri Road leading to the intersection of Irwin Road (opposite J.K. Grounds) is the pet project of Mayor M.J. Ravikumar. This stretch now looks beautiful with a cleanly laid road. And, with the installation of the exquisitely designed tall street lamps,…
Chandigarh: A CBI Court yesterday sentenced self-styled godman Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh to 20 years in jail and fined him Rs. 30 lakh for raping two disciples, saying he acted like a “wild beast” and didn’t even spare his “pious” followers. CBI Court Judge Jagdeep Singh, who was flown to the District Jail in Haryana’s…
Hanur: Ramapura Police, on Sunday, have finally arrested the aide of forest brigand Veerappan after 25 years. The arrested person, identified as 52-year-old Shivaswamy alias Dumble Gundi of Veppede village in Sathyamangalam coming under Erode district in Tamil Nadu, had gone absconding 25 years ago and was arrested from D.G. Puduru village in Sathyamangalam, where…
Mysuru: Terming State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa (BSY) hosting lunch to Dalits at his home in Bengaluru as a poll gimmick, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has wondered what was the contribution of BSY to dalit communities, when he was the CM. Speaking to press persons on his arrival at Mandakalli airport here this morning, Siddharamaiah, asserting…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka BJP will take out Parivarthana Yatra across the State from Nov.1, accusing the State Congress Government of rampant corruption, maladministration and failure to maintain Law and Order. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will launch the Yatra at Bengaluru on Nov.1, in the presence of BJP National President Amit Shah and other top party…
Mysuru: Claiming that the Congress Government always stood for decentralisation of power in local bodies, former Legislative Council Chairman V.R. Sudarshan has alleged that the previous BJP Government in the State had made attempts to strangle them. He was speaking at the Gram Swaraj awareness workshop organised by the District Congress Committee (DCC) and Rajiv…
Mysuru: After a brief break, rain is back in Kodagu and some parts of Mysuru, H.D. Kote and Malnad region. The southern part of Karnataka has been receiving continuous — though not in heavy scale — rainfall since the evening of Aug. 27. Yesterday, showers continued from early morning till noon and towards the evening,…
Mysuru: A conference of about 600 Muthavallis of Mysuru, Mandya and Chamarajanagar districts was organised by the Wakf Advisory Committees of the three districts at a private function hall in city recently. Participating in the event, Minister for Food and Civil Supplies U.T. Khader asked the Muslim brethren to win the love and affection of…
Hunsur: After much persuasion from the authorities, villagers of Manchabyanahalli, Gavadagere Hobli in the taluk built toilets as gift to women, instead of offering ‘Baagina’ to them on Gowri-Ganesha festival. The authorities, who conducted a survey, found that 226 out of the 296 families living in the village didn’t have toilets. Later the Taluk Panchayat…
Mysuru: Marking the birthday of BJP leader H.V. Rajeev, Prajnavantha Nagarika Vedike and Vipra Helpline had organised a function in city on Sunday to distribute free passes to 50 poor children and senior citizens for the ‘Trin-Trin’ Public Bicycle Sharing (PBS) system. The passes were distributed by Rajeev who went around riding a bicycle along…
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