Siddapur: Hundreds of coffee planters and farmers staged a protest at Siddapur this morning demanding immediate action by the Forest Department to prevent wild elephant menace. They mobbed the Siddapur Police Station demanding a case be registered against the Department officials for preventing elephant menace. The protest was staged after a coffee planter was trampled…
BSY demands probe into assault on BJP leader
January 23, 2018Mysuru: Strongly condemning the Police assault on BJP leader and advocate Gokul Govardhan at Nazarbad Police Station on Sunday, State BJP President and former CM B.S. Yeddyurappa has demanded immediate suspension of all Police personnel involved in the incident. Addressing a press meet at a private hotel here this morning, Yeddyurappa alleged that there was…
‘Bharatvani’ project to digitise UoM Kannada works
January 23, 2018Mysuru: In the digitalised era where everything is available online, the University of Mysore (UoM) is also planning to digitise about 300 Kannada works in association with Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) and upload it. Many of the works of Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies produced by Prasaranga, the publication division of UoM, Oriental…
KPME Act into force from Feb.10
January 23, 2018Kolar: The Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (KPME) Act would come into effect from Feb.10, said Health Minister Ramesh Kumar. He was speaking after inaugurating a Primary Health Centre at Muduvadi village in the taluk on Sunday and said that including CM, everybody should go to Government Hospitals for treatment. “Everyone in the Government including the…
IAS officers transferred
January 23, 2018Bengaluru: In an unexpected move, the State Government yesterday transferred seven IAS officers, including senior IAS Officer M.V. Jayanthi and Hassan Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri Dasari. M.V. Jayanthi, who was posted as Principal Secretary to the Government, Planning Department, just 10 days ago, has been transferred with immediate effect as Chairman, Karnataka Appellate Tribunal (KAT),…
Fire destroys Rs. 25 lakh worth goods at shop
January 23, 2018Mysuru: A fire, said to be caused due to short circuit has destroyed materials and cash worth about Rs. 25 lakh at a shop on Devaraja Urs Road here last night. The fire mishap took place at Pratham Enterprises, distributors of Santoor, Himalaya Herbals and owned by one Dilip Kumar. Last night, after closing the…
Court orders attachment of MUDA properties
January 23, 2018Mysuru: A City Court has ordered attachment of MUDA properties for the delay in payment of compensation to a farmer whose land was acquired by MUDA for formation of Lalithadripura Layout. The MUDA has acquired 17 guntas of land belonging to one Venkataramanagowda of Lalithadripura in 1997. The MUDA then had paid compensation at the…
Rahul Gandhi to visit State on Feb.10
January 23, 2018Bengaluru: Seeking to make a headstart for the forthcoming Assembly polls, All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Rahul Gandhi will undertake a three-day tour of the State from Feb.10. Rahul, who will arrive in the State on Feb.10, will address a SC/ST Rally at Hospet, following which he will tour several districts of Hyderabad-Karnataka region,…
For communal harmony…: One kilometre long human chain formation on Jan.30
January 23, 2018Mysuru: Pragatipara Sanghatanegalu at its meeting held yesterday at a private hotel in city decided to form a mammoth human chain stretching about one kilometre on Jan.30 in city to condemn the frequent communal clashes in the State spoiling peace and harmony. The human chain will be formed from Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple stretching up to…
Swamiji inaugurates Kala Vaibhava
January 23, 2018Mysuru: Kala Vaibhava, the 4th Annual Day of Seshadripuram Independent PU College (SIPUC), Mysuru, was celebrated at Kuvempu Rangamandira here recently. Sri Someshwaranatha Swamiji of Sri Adichunchanagiri Mutt, Mysuru, who graced the occasion called upon the students to eliminate the evil thoughts that one has about others. He highlighted that equal opportunities should be given…















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