Mysuru: Though the tour programme of Amit Shah mentions about his meeting with Mysore royal family members tomorrow between 9.50 am and 10.30 am, scion of the erstwhile royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has denied that Shah is visiting them. Speaking to reporters at Shakthidhama at the foot of Chamundi Hill where he interacted…
Rahul Dravid is Karnataka Election Icon
March 29, 2018Bengaluru: The Election Commission has roped in cricketer Rahul Dravid to create awareness about the elections. “Rahul Dravid will be the State election icon,” Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar said. A “Karnataka Election Anthem” is also being written by film director Yograj Bhat which is due to be released in a week. Rahul Dravid…
Ramdas alleges Rs. 7 crore housing scam in K.R. Constituency
March 29, 2018Mysuru: Alleging a Rs. 7 crore scam in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Housing for all and Vajpayee Urban Housing schemes in K.R. Constituency, former Minister and BJP leader S.A. Ramdas has said that he would lodge a complaint in this regard with the Anti Corruption Bureau, seeking a thorough probe into the scam. Addressing a…
Mahaveer Jayanti celebrated with pomp, gaiety
March 29, 2018Mysuru: The two main sects of Jainism — Digambaras and Shwetambaras — celebrated Mahaveer Jayanti with pomp and gaiety by taking out separate processions in city this morning. The Digambara Jains took out a procession carrying the idol of Lord Mahaveer in a chariot from the Digambara Temple in Halladakeri and it passed through Dodda…
Wild elephants enter Cauvery Nisargadhama
March 29, 2018Kushalnagar: Wild elephants have entered Cauvery Nisargadhama in Somwarpet taluk yesterday and the entry of tourists has been banned yesterday and today as precautionary measure. The wild elephants from Marur Reserve Forest, after entering the maize fields, crossed the Cauvery River and have entered Nisargadhama. Nisargadhama Forest Officer Vilas, on receiving information about wild elephants…
Mar. 31 last date for linking Aadhaar to welfare schemes: SC
March 29, 2018Deadline to link PAN-Aadhaar extended till June 30 New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to extend the Mar. 31 deadline for linking Aadhaar with government schemes and benefits. A Five-Judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra said: “We will not pass any interim order at this stage,” and added that the…
‘JD(S) targeting all 11 Assembly Constituencies in District’
March 29, 2018Mysuru: With Assembly election date announced, taking a break from his ‘Kumara Parva’ rally, former Chief Minister and State JD(S) President H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) visited Suttur Mutt in city yesterday and sought blessings of Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji. Speaking to press persons later, Kumaraswamy said that he launched ‘Kumara Parva’ rally from Chamundeshwari…
DC asks licensed gun owners to deposit firearms
March 29, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru District Administration has asked all those who have a licence to keep guns, to deposit them with the Police ahead of the Assembly polls. Deputy Commissioner K.B. Sivakumar, who is also the District Electoral Officer, has issued an order to this effect that will be implemented in Mysuru district and city limits….
Graduation and Awards ceremony of Gopala Gowda Nursing School
March 29, 2018Mysuru: The graduation and awards ceremony of the 16th and 11th batches of B.Sc Nursing and oath ceremony to the freshers of Gopala Gowda Shanthaveri Memorial Nursing School and College were held at the Raj Gopalrao Rashinkar Kalyana Mantap here yesterday. Cauvery Group of Institutions Chairman Dr. G.R. Chandrashekar, speaking after presenting degrees to the…
‘Uniform Civil Code is the only answer for country’s social disparities’
March 29, 2018Mysuru: “A uniform Civil Code may be the only solution for the social disparities that is prevalent in the country,” opined Sri Trinetra Mahantha Shivayogi Swamiji of Baby Mutt. He was speaking at a seminar on ‘Opportunities and challenges for women,’ jointly organised by Akhila Bharat Sharana Sahitya Parishat and Kadali Mahila Vedike as part…















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