Mysuru: The 14th week of ‘Swachha Mysuru – Swastha Jeevana’ campaign, which was launched by Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama for 40 weeks to bring public awareness about cleanliness and environmental protection, was held on Sunday in seven different areas of Nazarbad — behind Police Commissioner’s office, Hyder Gunta, Jatti Beedi, Kamatageri, Masjid Road, Lingaiah Colony. Swami…
Undertrial dies in jail
May 9, 2017Mysuru: Manju (32), a resident of Siddapura village in K.R. Nagar taluk, who was facing a trial under Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses Act died this morning owing to ill-health. Sources said he was kept in the jail for the past 10 months as his bail plea was rejected. It is said that Manju…
Man goes missing from city
May 9, 2017Mysuru: A 76-year-old man, who left his house on May 6, has been reported missing from Saraswathipuram Police Station limits in city. The missing man, identified as D. Kalappa, is the brother of theaterist Rajashekar Kadamba. He is 5.6 ft. tall, oily-red complexioned and is suffering from Dementia (loss of memory). Those having any information…
NITI Aayog chooses Mysuru for e-bus plan
May 8, 2017New Delhi: The heritage city of Mysuru has been chosen as one of the cities to implement the new policy of the NITI Aayog to change the face of country’s public transport by introducing electric vehicles. Under the new policy, Rohtang in Himachal Pradesh had already begun tests for using electric vehicles for public transport….
AICC team in Bengaluru: To elicit views on new KPCC Chief
May 8, 2017Bengaluru: The newly- appointed AICC General Secretary and in-charge of Karnataka K.C. Venugopal and four AICC Secretaries Manickam Tagore, P.C. Vishnunadh, Madhu Goud Yaskhi and Dr. Sake Sailajanath arrived in Bengaluru this morning to hold consultations with the party leaders and workers, on the appointment of new Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President. Venugopal, who is…
Drought: BJP leaders to tour State from May 18
May 8, 2017Mysuru: Curtains were drawn on the two-day State BJP Executive Meet at Rajendra Kalamandir here yesterday, with the meet passing two resolutions — one to undertake a drought study tour from May 18 and the other to sensitise the people on various schemes and initiatives launched by the NDA Government at the Centre headed by…
Won’t talk in public on BJP rift: B.L. Santosh
May 8, 2017Mysuru: BJP National Joint Organisational Secretary B.L. Santosh, who was accused by State BJP Chief B.S. Yeddyurappa (BSY) of being behind K.S. Eshwarappa’s (KSE) rebellion against him, said that he would not discuss in public the rift in the party and as well as the resolutions passed at the 2-day BJP Executive Meet in city….
BSY seeks apology from media
May 8, 2017Mysuru: State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa (BSY) who tried to catch the attention of the media persons who were forced to sit outside the venue on the second and concluding day of the State BJP Executive Meet at Rajendra Kalamandir, was forced to get out of his car and go near them. The media people…
Kerala’s murderous politics enters State too: Nirmala
May 8, 2017Mysuru: Union Commerce Minister Nirmala Seetharaman has regretted that the murderous politics in Kerala has also entered Karnataka. She was speaking at the valedictory of the two-day State BJP Executive Meet at Rajendra Kalamandir, here yesterday and said that the murder of RSS workers were occurring in the States ruled by the Left parties. It…
Four Granting Officers appointed in Bengaluru to clear Mysuru
May 8, 2017Mysuru: The Regional Passport Office (RPO), Bengaluru, has appointed four Granting Officers to clear 4,000 pending applications from Mysuru. The Officers have been working on weekends, despite their holiday, at the RPO Bengaluru to clear the applications. Following a series of complaints, the Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha visited the Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK)…
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