Mysuru: Over 30 members of Karnataka Sena Pade staged a demonstration in front of State Bank of India (SBI) on Sayyaji Rao Road in city yesterday demanding that the quarterly average minimum balance in Savings Bank (SB) account be reduced from the present Rs. 3,000 to Rs. 500. Claiming that Rs.3,000 minimum balance rule was…
INS condemns FIR against journalist in Aadhaar data leak case
January 10, 2018New Delhi: The Indian Newspaper Society (INS) has expressed concern over an FIR filed by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) against the newspaper The Tribune for running an article that allegedly exposed a data breach of the Aadhaar project. In a press statement, the INS President Akila Urankar condemned UIDAI’s action “to have…
Talk on ‘Nagalapuram Trek’
January 10, 2018Mysuru: People Tree, in association with Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH), has organised a talk on ‘Adventures in Nagalapuram Range of Eastern Ghats’ by Radhakrishna Murthy from Chennai Trekking Club at RMNH premises in Siddartha Layout, on Jan.13 at 11 am. Scientist in-Charge of RMNH-Mysuru Indiresh will preside over the event. For details, contact…
Bus driver dies of over consumption of liquor
January 10, 2018Mysuru: A bus driver, who had consumed excess liquor, was found dead in K.G. Koppal here on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Mahesh (40), a native of Gowdagere in Mandya district and was working as a driver for Panchalingeshwara bus. Mahesh, who had consumed excess liquor on Monday morning, was found lying on…
Astrology Courses at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan
January 10, 2018Mysuru: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) in collaboration with Bharathiya Jyothisha Samsthan will commence academic course on Astrology from the third Sunday of January, 2018. The entrance course titled “Jyothisha Pravesha” will be held for ten months only in English on every Sunday between 10.30 am and 1.30 pm. Interested may contact Administrator or Office Assistant…
Swadeshi Expo from tomorrow
January 10, 2018Mysuru: Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, Mysuru, has organised a five-day Swadeshi and Organic Farming Expo-2018 at Maharaja’s College Grounds here from tomorrow. The expo will be inaugurated on Jan.11 at 6 pm, which will be followed by a music programme by Sriharsha and troupe from 7 pm to 9 pm. On Jan. 12, Kabbadi competition will…
Geeta Vadya Natana Sammilana at Ganabharathi tomorrow
January 10, 2018Mysuru: Ganabharathi has organised a unique programme ‘Geeta Vadya Natana Sammilana’ on Jan.11 at 6 pm at its premises in Kuvempunagar. A dancer, a vocalist and an instrumentalist will come together to interpret the same compositions. Here each artiste will exploit the scope of their art medium without compromising their art form and create a…
Fake ISI helmets: Cops educate riders
January 9, 2018Mysuru: Giving a breather to motorists to purchase ISI-mark helmets by Jan. 31, the City Police have begun a crackdown on vendors who are selling substandard helmets. Deciding to plug the sale of dangerous and fibre-made helmets from the source, the Police have intensified the drive to raid shops, roadside pushcarts and make-shift places that…
Rahul Gandhi to address Maharani’s students in Mysuru
January 9, 2018Mysuru: After addressing a 2,000-strong gathering of students at Mount Carmel College in 2015 in Bengaluru, Congress President Rahul Gandhi seems to adopt the same strategy to win over student voters in the 2018 Assembly elections in Karnataka. He is scheduled to address students of Maharani’s College in city this month end. The exact date…
National Anthem not mandatory in cinemas: Supreme Court
January 9, 2018New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning modified an order that made it mandatory to play the National Anthem in cinemas, saying the playing of the Anthem must be left to the discretion of the cinema owners. However, patrons have to mandatorily show respect in case the cinema does play the Anthem, the SC added….















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