Mysuru – The Mysuru City & District Freedom Fighters’ Association celebrated Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti at the Freedom Fighters Park in Subbarayanakere in city this morning. Freedom Fighter T. Venkatachalaiah, speaking on the occasion, said that Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was one of the ‘Ratnas’ given birth by Bharath Mata. He pointed out that Dr. Ambedkar,…
Coffee planter arrested for firing at Diddalli camp
April 14, 2017Siddapura (Kodagu) – Even as Chief Minister Siddharamaiah was holding a meeting at Bengaluru to find a solution for relocation of Diddalli tribals, a coffee planter was arrested by the Police on Monday night for firing at Diddalli camp, as some of the camp residents had failed to report for work after taking advance money….
Mystery shrouds death of ‘Prince’ in Bandipur
April 14, 2017Bandipur – Mystery shrouds the death of ‘Prince’ (14), the favourite tiger of tourists in Bandipur as the photos of the carcass of Prince shows his disfigured face due to explosion of a country-made bomb which is usually placed to hunt wild boars. Prince, who ruled Bandipur for about 12 years, was the favourite among…
3 electrocuted while erecting 30-ft cutout at Kyathamaranahalli
April 14, 2017District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa visits mortuary; announces Rs. 2 lakh compensation Mysuru – Three persons including two youths were electrocuted yesterday when they were erecting a huge cutout of Architect of Indian Constitution Dr. B.R. Ambedkar for his 126th birth anniversary celebrations. The incident occurred at Kyathamaranahalli at around 10 pm when the iron…
EVM tampering case: SC issues notice to Centre
April 14, 2017New Delhi – The Supreme Court yesterday sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission (EC) to a plea filed by the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on alleged tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, Trinamool Congress and the Samajwadi Party sought to implead themselves in the case along with…
Goodbye indelible ink vials…
April 14, 2017Mysuru – The Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-elections — the results of which were announced yesterday — are the last elections in the country to use vials of indelible ink. Henceforth, trendy marker pens manufactured by Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited (MPVL), also called MyLAC, will be used to mark on the fingers, across nails, of…
When High Court Judge summons 7 Supreme Court Judges!
April 14, 2017Kolkata – The defiant Calcutta High Court Judge C.S. Karnan yesterday asked the Chief Justice of India and six Judges of the Supreme Court, who have issued contempt notice to him, to appear before him at his “residential court” on Apr. 28. Justice Karnan claimed that the seven Judges of the Bench have insulted him…
UoM seeks pay hike up to Rs. 25,000 for guest faculty
April 14, 2017Mysuru – The University of Mysore (UoM) that has secured the fifth rank among the State-funded Universities in the country and the top rank among the public Universities in the State in the recently announced National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) India Rankings-2017 is now awaiting the world rankings given for top institutions. Speaking to reporters…
Great Bombay Circus comes to town
April 14, 2017Mysuru – Residents of city and tourists who were disappointed by the absence of a circus during last Dasara can now rejoice as the Great Bombay Circus has pegged its tent to commence the shows from Apr. 15 at the open ground behind Mysuru Zoo and near Karanji Lake in Nazarbad. Kids on summer vacation…
Dr. Ambedkar was a great humanist: Former HC Judge
April 14, 2017Mysuru – Observing that Dr. B.R. Ambedkar was a great humanist, former High Court Judge Justice H.N. Nagamohan Das expressed concern over the move to limit Dr. Ambedkar to one community. He was speaking after inaugurating Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti celebrations organised by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Research and Extension Centre, Manasagangothri in association with University…
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