Mysuru: Maintaining that bringing back dropouts to schools holds key in the eradication of social evils such as child labour and child marriage, Karnataka State Child Rights Commission Chairperson Krupa Alva has called for a perfect co-ordination among all stakeholders in the protection of child rights. She was speaking after inaugurating an awareness workshop on…
Shabe-Khadar celebrations and Eid-ul-Fitar prayers tonight
June 22, 2017Mysuru: The Management Committee of Masjid Azam Markaz Ahala Sunnath-wo-Jamath on Ashoka Road has organised Shabe-Khadar as part of the 26th fasting day of Ramzan tonight at 10.30 pm and offering Namaz-e-Ishaq prayer, followed by Namaz-e-Taravi and Fazilath-e-Shabe-Khadar. The Masjid will be open till Namaz-e-Fazar. For details contact Mob: 94485-69987 or 99024-33084.
Boy killed as tempo hits him while crossing road
June 22, 2017Hunsur: A six-year-old boy was killed on the spot when a tempo hit him while he was crossing the road near Gejjeravaddaragudi village in Bilikere. The unfortunate victim of the accident has been identified as Bharath, son of Rajesh and Yashoda couple and a resident of Gejjeravaddaragudi village. Bharath was crossing the road to go…
City Court stays Mysore Sports Club member’s suspension
June 22, 2017Mysuru: The City’s Second Additional Munsiff Court has stayed the suspension of a member of Sri Kanteerava Narasimharaja Sports Club (Mysore Sports Club), besides allowing the member to take part in the Sports Club election to be held on June 25. Mysore Sports Club member Aditya Desiraj had moved the court questioning the club’s action…
Painting competition for children on June 25
June 22, 2017Mysuru: Shri Ravivarma Art Institute will be conducting its 2nd State-level painting competition for the primary, higher primary and high school students on June 25 at 10 am. The competition will be conducted on the topic ‘Role of children in conservation of environment’ as part of World Environment Day celebrations. The competition has been divided…
54,101 at Yoga Day in city: Will Mysuru break Guinness Record ?
June 21, 2017Mysuru: The magic numbers ‘54,101’ will fill with pride and swell the chest of each and every participant at the 3rd International Day of Yoga, in the magnificent surroundings of Mysore Race Course at the foot of Chamundi Hill. It will also answer the question — Will Mysuru race to break the Guinness World Record?…
Co-operative farm loans up to Rs. 50,000 waived off
June 21, 2017Bengaluru: A day after Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cautioned Karnataka and other States against “jumping onto the farm-loan waiver bandwagon, by observing that loan waivers impact credit discipline and vitiates credit culture”, the State Government today announced that it will waive off loans taken by small and medium farmers from Co-operative and Agricultural banks….
Bill to regulate private hospitals referred to Joint Select Committee
June 21, 2017Bengaluru: The Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (Amendment) Bill 2017 that seeks to empower the Government to fix rates for various procedures in private hospitals was yesterday referred to the Joint Select Committee of the State Legislature as many members wanted the Government to tread “cautiously” on the issue. Interestingly, almost all MLAs who opposed the…
JANTHAKAL MINING CASE: SIT told not to arrest H.D. Kumaraswamy till June 28
June 21, 2017Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday extended its interim order directing the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing illegal mining cases not to arrest former Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy till June 28, the next date of hearing. The Court, however, allowed the SIT to interrogate the former CM. Special Public Prosecutor for the Lokayukta’s SIT P….
Retired Judge C.S. Karnan arrested in Coimbatore after a month in hiding
June 21, 2017Coimbatore: Almost six weeks after the Supreme Court ordered his arrest for Contempt of Court, former High Court Judge C.S. Karnan, who retired last week, was arrested yesterday at Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore by the West Bengal Police. He was flown to Chennai and likely to be brought to Kolkata today and sent to Presidency Jail….
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