Bengaluru – Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday obtained the Congress central leadership’s approval to expand the State Cabinet and fill up three vacancies in the Legislative Council. Siddharamaiah, who left for Delhi on Friday, called on Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice-President Rahul Gandhi yesterday and discussed the issues. Party sources said the CM is expected…
Yeddyurappa to visit Nanjangud and Gundlupet tomorrow
April 16, 2017Bengaluru – BJP State President B.S. Yeddyurappa will visit Nanjangud and Gundlupet on Apr. 17 (tomorrow) to meet party workers and enthuse them to prepare for the 2018 Assembly elections. BJP had to face an electoral debacle both in Nanjangud and Gundlupet at the hands of Congress in the recently held by-election. Apart from understanding…
Kannada news channel CEO arrested for blackmail, extortion
April 16, 2017Bengaluru – The Bengaluru Police yesterday arrested the CEO of a Kannada news channel for allegedly blackmailing and extorting money from businessmen. According to the Police, 42-year-old Lakshmiprasad Vajpaye, CEO of Kannada news channel Janasri, was arrested based on a complaint filed by a businessman. In the complaint filed at Koramangala Police Station, the businessman…
Yaduveer inaugurates Great Bombay Circus
April 16, 2017Mysuru – The Great Bombay Circus, which has pitched its tent at the Horse Park behind Zoo in Nazarbad here, was inaugurated last evening byYaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar. Dr. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, former Minister S.A. Ramdas, Mayor M.J. Ravikumar, Corporator K.V. Mallesh and others were present on the occasion. The dignitaries enjoyed the trapeze show,…
PU lecturers to hone their skills at 15-day summer session
April 16, 2017Bengaluru – The PUC lecturers from Science and Commerce streams will turn students this summer to hone their skills in their respective subjects at the 15-day intense training camp organised by the Department of Pre-University Education (DPUE). However, they will get earned leave as the training will be conducted from May 5 to 20. Over…
Chinnara Mela: Children taken on plant tour
April 16, 2017Mysuru – The children at the Chinnara Mela summer camp were yesterday taken on a ride into the world of Botany with students and faculty of Department of Studies in Botany, University of Mysore headed by Prof. G.R. Janardhan introducing them to various plants and also enlightening them about conservation of plants. Students of the…
City gets yet another amphitheatre
April 16, 2017CM likely to dedicate new facility at Zoo by month-end Mysuru – In addition to the already existing amphitheatres at Vanaranga in Rangayana and Open Air Theatre in Manasagangothri, the city gets yet another amphitheatre at the famous Mysuru Zoo. The 500-seat open sky amphitheatre, which was initiated during the tenure of B.P. Ravi as…
Vidyuth-2017 plays host to Dog Show
April 16, 2017Mysuru – Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering (VVCE) had organised a dog show this morning where best breeds of dogs were showcased as part of Vidyuth-2017 fest. As many as 98 dogs of various breeds including Doberman, Siberian Husky, Labrador, Golden Retriever, Pug, Great Dane, German Sheppard, Rottweiler, Dachshund, Saint Bernard, Cocker Spaniel, Akita, German Feist,…
UK to introduce face recognition camera to identify criminals
April 16, 2017Mysuru – The United Kingdom will soon introduce Face Recognition System in all its Police Stations to know if any person’s criminal past by comparing it with the database, said Hassan Ugail, researcher at the Centre Visual Computing, University of Bradford, here yesterday. He was speaking on the topic ‘The rise of artificial intelligence and…
Concrete measures needed for water conservation: Judge
April 16, 2017Mysuru – Expressing serious concern over depleting ground water levels, Senior Civil Judge C.G. Mohammad Muzeerulla, who is also the Member-Secretary of District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), has underlined the need for urgent concrete measures for water conservation. He was speaking after inaugurating an interaction on “The ways for conservation of ground water,” organised jointly…
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