Mysuru: The Secondary School Leaving Certificate examination commonly called SSLC exams began at 135 examination centres in Mysuru district and 51 centres within city limits this morning. The First Language papers passed off smoothly without any untoward incident. On their part, students too were in a happy mood as the Kannada question paper was easy….
Security beefed up for Rahul’s visit tomorrow
March 23, 2018Mysuru: The City Police have beefed up security in view of All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Rahul Gandhi’s two-day visit to city on Mar. 24 and 25. Speaking to SOM this morning, DCP N. Vishnuvardhana said that as per the directions from the Special Protection Group (SPG) sleuths, the City Police will be providing…
Mysuru City Railway Station gets Plastic Bottle Crushing Machine
March 23, 2018Mysuru: Thousands of empty plastic water bottles that are discarded everyday by passengers travelling in trains passing through the City Railway Station will now be recycled. The South Western Railway has installed a bottle crushing machine to help recycle the plastic waste generated daily at the station. The move will ensure the Mysuru City Railway…
H.D. Deve Gowda vows to end Siddu’s arrogance
March 23, 2018Mysuru: Vowing to end what he called Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s arrogance and lust for power, JD(S) President and former Prime Minister (PM) H.D. Deve Gowda has said that the JD(S) would hold a massive rally in the city shortly to show its political might. Speaking at the Chamaraja Constituency JD(S) workers meet at Panchamukhi Ganapathi…
Siddu admits making call to defeat Deve Gowda clan in Hassan
March 23, 2018Mysuru: Admitting that he had made a call to defeat former PM H.D. Deve Gowda’s clan in Hassan district that has gone viral, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has asserted that he has every right to make the call as a Congress leader. Speaking to press persons at his Ramakrishnanagar residence here yesterday, Siddharamaiah defended himself saying…
Forest Department rolls back ban on trekking
March 23, 2018Mysuru: The Forest Department that had banned trekking in the forests of Karnataka in the wake of fire tragedy at Kurangani Hills in Theni District of Tamil Nadu in which nearly ten students were killed, has now modified its order and said that trekking will be permitted in certain areas of the forest. The order…
Cauvery row: Karnataka not to file review petition in SC
March 23, 2018Bengaluru: With an additional allocation of 14.75 tmcft of Cauvery water to Karnataka, the all-party meeting, convened by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah in Bengaluru yesterday to discuss the fallout of the Supreme Court’s verdict on the issue, has unanimously decided against filing a review petition challenging the final verdict of the Court. It was decided to…
Sketchup Session with city artist tomorrow
March 23, 2018Mysuru: A Sketchup Session with city-based artist Kaveri Gopalakrishnan will be held tomorrow (Mar.24) at The Barge Resaturant near Shubodini Convention Centre, Hebbal Industrial Area, here at 5.30 pm. The Session is organised by Madhuvanthi Mohan, an illustrator, who runs a company called ‘Something Sketchy.’ The Sketchup is an illustrators group which aims to create…
Mass cleaning drive of Kukkarahalli Lake on Sunday
March 23, 2018Mysuru: A mass cleaning drive of Kukkarahalli Lake will be organised on Mar. 25 (Sunday) at the main entrance of the Lake. Organisers and volunteers will assemble at the lake at 6.30 am and begin the cleaning drive. Waste will be collected and later disposed of in a proper way. Except for the part which…
District Minister refutes Prasad’s charges
March 23, 2018Mysuru: Dismissing former Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad’s charges made in his (Prasad) book on Nanjangud by-poll that was released here on Wednesday, District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa has said that Prasad’s charges of the Congress Government spending huge sums of money during the by-poll was totally baseless. Addressing a press meet at the Government Guest…















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