Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, through his twitter handle ‘CM of Karnataka’ (@CMofkarnataka) has come to the rescue of a family which is living in abject poverty in Mysuru and has directed Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep to look into the issue and provide shelter to the family that is living in a pathetic condition. Some residents…
Mysuru: It is the Bhadrapada month of the Hindu calendar for which the Hindus across the world eagerly wait. This is the time when people welcome Goddess Gowri and her son Lord Ganesha to their houses. While Gowri festival is celebrated on the third day of Bhadrapada month (Thrithiya) which falls on Aug. 24 (tomorrow),…
Mumbai: Lt. Colonel Shrikant Purohit walked out of jail this morning after nine years behind bars as an accused in the Malegaon blast case. He will join the Army unit in Pune where he was posted before his arrest in 2008. Purohit left prison two days after the Supreme Court gave him bail. He was…
Nanjangud: Honey-trapping, where women are being used to trap men who are robbed later, has spread its tentacles in and around Mysuru. Gangs that are experts in such crimes target men and many a time, complaints are not lodged due to the fear of social shame and bad publicity. One such gang of five members…
Bengaluru: Thousands of crores worth lands belonging to many Universities in the State, including the lands in University of Mysore, have been encroached. The State Government has given direction for vacating such encroached lands. Responding to the request of the Higher Education Department, which had brought this issue to the notice of Chief Minister Siddharamaiah,…
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has at last come to the rescue of the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), where lakhs of students are suffering after the University was de-recognised. He has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting his intervention for the renewal of affiliation to the beleagured University. In the letter, he…
Bengaluru: The Higher Education Department had recommended a name for the Vice-Chancellor’s post of University of Mysore. However, with the Governor rejecting the name, there is a silent tussle going on between the Chancellor and the State Government. The Governor has not given the approval for the names recommended by the Government for the four…
Nanjangud: An attempt to kidnap a girl student has been reported at Nanjangud this morning. But the presence of mind of the girl helped her to escape from the alleged kidnappers. The girl, who was being kidnapped, has been identified as Ramya, a native of Mandya, who is pursuing her BE course at the Engineering…
Mysuru: In its efforts to promote an environmental-friendly Ganesha Festival and afforestation, city’s Join to Help Charitable Trust is distributing 1,024 free eco-friendly Ganesha idols that have been embedded with a seed-ball each. The idea is that once the idols are immersed, the seed ball germinates and grows into a tree. Free Ganesha idols were…
Bengaluru: In a temporary relief to former CM and State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa in the Dr. Shivaram Karanth Layout alleged de-notification case, the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has withdrawn the notice issued to him to appear before it on Aug. 24. The High Court today, heard the petition filed by Yeddyurappa seeking quashing of…
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