Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will present his 12th Budget on Mar. 15. The State Cabinet recently took the decision to hold the Budget Session from Mar. 15-28. It has also sent a note seeking permission for the same to Governor Vajubhai R. Vala. Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will be presenting his fourth Budget of the current State…
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Two motorcyclists killed in hit-and-run case
February 26, 2017In a ghastly road mishap, two young motorcyclists were killed on the spot, when the motorcycle they were travelling was knocked down by an unidentified vehicle on Nanjangud-Gundlupet Road in the early hours of this morning. The deceased have been identified a Mahesh (19) and Ravichandra (24) of Katwadipura in Nanjangud taluk. The two were…
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Dr. Padma Shekar to Chair Sahitya Sammelana
February 26, 2017Sanskrit University Vice-Chancellor Dr. Padma Shekar of Ambigarahalli in the taluk has been selected as the President of the 3rd Taluk Kannada Sahitya Sammelana to be held on Mar. 3, according to H.R. Poornachandra Tejaswi, President, Taluk Kannada Sahitya Parishat.
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Save Kukkarahalli Lake campaign heats up
February 25, 2017The desiliting and de-weeding works of the iconic Kukkarahalli Lake by the District Administration and the University of Mysore has met with serious opposition by environmentalists and walkers. A massive protest will be organised at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office on Feb. 28 from 10 am to 1 pm to draw the attention of the authorities….
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Selected for SPARK training at Infosys
February 25, 2017The following students of Acharya Vidya Kula (AVK) have been selected for the SPARK Catch Them Young-2017 phase 2 Training Programme at Infosys, Mysuru: R. Sanaatan, Shreeja Basappa, Sanjana R. Kashyap, Srija S. Acharya. The programme will be conducted for two weeks in April 2017.
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Pious night of Shiva
February 25, 2017Maha Shivaratri which means ‘The Great Night of Shiva’ is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honour of the God Shiva. It is a major festival in Hinduism and marks a remembrance of “overcoming darkness and ignorance” in life and the world. It is observed by remembering Shiva and chanting prayers, fasting, doing Yoga and…
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Ch’Nagar Dodda Ratha set ablaze: Accused confesses to crime
February 25, 2017Chamarajanagar Police have arrested Mohan Kumar, 32, of Upparabeedhi, a bar-bender by profession who is accused in setting ablaze the ‘Dodda Ratha’ of Sri Chamarajeshwara Temple recently. Disclosing this at a press meet here on Thursday, SP Kuldeep Kumar R. Jain said that the Temple Executive Officer Manjesh had filed a complaint before the Town…
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Police arrest three for dacoity
February 25, 2017The Bylakuppe Police on Thursday arrested three persons in connection with the assault and looting of a couple at Marur in the taluk recently. The arrested have been identified as Cariappa, 34 of Basavanahalli in Kodagu, P.N. Satish, 39 of Kushalnagar and N.A. Irfan, 23, of Madikeri while another accused is yet to be traced….
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Staging of play ‘Obbalu’ at Vanaranga this evening
February 25, 2017The Channel Theatre, Pandavapura, will be staging the Kannada play ‘Obbalu’ based on Dario Fo’s ‘A Woman Alone’ at Vanaranga in Rangayana premises today at 6.30 pm. Entry ticket for the play is priced at Rs. 55. Obbalu is a play about a housewife in a regretful relationship with her jealous husband who has locked…
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BANDIPUR FOREST FIRE: 8 days on, inferno spreads to Himavad Gopalaswamy Hills
February 25, 2017Battling forest fires that have resurfaced at the Bandipur National Park, the Forest Department officials are at their wits end to contain the inferno that began on Feb. 18. Though they have claimed that the forest fire has been contained at Kalkare, Hediyala, Maleyur and Omkara, Kundkere, Gundre and N. Begur ranges, the latest wildfire…
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