1,500 from city to participate Mysuru: ‘Karnataka for Employment’ has organised a convention of youth and contract employees at National College Grounds in Bengaluru on Mar.25 at 3 pm to warn all political parties which do not guarantee secured employment would not be voted to power. Disclosing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan…
Bhatkal gang held for house burglary
March 22, 2018Mysuru: Narasimharaja Police have arrested a gang of four house-breaking thieves on charges of looting a house in Mysuru three months back. All the gang members hail from Bhatkal in Karnataka’s coastal region and the Police said that the gang would travel to places committing crimes and would quietly settle in Bhatkal. Gold ornaments worth…
SSLC exams begin tomorrow at 9.30 am
March 22, 2018Mysuru: The Secondary School Leaving Certificate (SSLC) examination is set to begin from tomorrow with the first language papers. A total of 40,516 candidates, including 3,278 repeaters and 1,090 private candidates, will be writing the examination in Mysuru this year. In Karnataka, a total of 7.6 lakh fresh candidates, 70,253 repeaters and 23,199 private candidates…
Rahul Gandhi in city tomorrow
March 22, 2018Mysuru: AICC President Rahul Gandhi will arrive in city by a special flight from New Delhi tomorrow (Mar. 23) night and will stay at the Government House. He will visit Chamundi Hill on Mar.24 at 9 am, interact with students of Maharani’s Science College at 10.15 am and leave for Malavalli by a helicopter. He…
Now,12 trains run on electrified line between Mysuru-Bengaluru
March 22, 2018Mysuru: With the electrification of the Railway line between Mysuru and Bengaluru officially thrown open on Mar.19, the South Western Railway (SWR) will now run 12 trains on AC traction between the two cities. This means that these 12 trains will run on electrical locomotives instead of diesel. It may be recalled that Prime Minister…
Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway development works to be launched on Mar. 24
March 22, 2018Bengaluru: The development works on the existing Mysuru-Bengaluru National highway into six-lane tracks and the service roads on either side would be launched on Mar. 24, said Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha. The works will be launched at 1 pm near Yesvantpur during which Central and State Ministers would be present. The works on the highway,…
CAT disposes of Hassan DC’s petition challenging her transfer
March 22, 2018Hassan/Mysuru: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) yesterday disposed of the Hassan Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri’s petition challenging her transfer on Mar. 7. It has also directed Sindhuri to submit a representation to the Chief Secretary within the next two days, “which will be an appeal against her transfer, citing her reasons.” The tribunal said that…
UGC accords autonomous status to Mysore University
March 22, 2018Mysuru: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has granted full autonomous status under Category II for the century-old University of Mysore (UoM), for having maintained high standards of excellence. The letter in this regard has been sent from the UGC office in New Delhi yesterday afternoon. Mysore Varsity In-charge Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. C. Basavaraju, speaking to…
Sreenivasa Prasad must not retire from active politics: Justice Santosh Hegde
March 22, 2018Mysuru: Former Minister and Karnataka BJP Vice-President V. Sreenivasa Prasad has an unblemished career though he was in a powerful position as a Revenue Minister. “Such people must not retire from active politics,” said retired Supreme Court Judge and former Lokayukta of Karnataka Justice N. Santosh Hegde. He was speaking at Kalamandira yesterday after releasing…
Will retire from politics in a few days, says Sreenivasa Prasad
March 22, 2018Mysuru: Former Union Minister and BJP State Unit Vice-President V. Sreenivasa Prasad yesterday said that he has retired from electoral politics and indicated at quitting active politics too. Speaking at Kalamandira during his book release function, he said, “I have seen six Prime Ministers and five to six Presidents from close quarters and I have…















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