Mysuru: The important development works taken up under the Chief Minister’s Special Grant of Rs.50 crore to the city, is going on at a brisk pace. The work on interlocking of tiles and kerb stones for footpaths, cycle tracks and drainage are going on and nearly 85 percent of the work has been completed. Since,…
Naxal shadow looms large on Kodagu: ANF starts combing operations in District’s forest region
February 4, 2018Madikeri: The Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) started combing operations after they received information that three Naxals were spotted moving around in Kodagu’s border and Madikeri Taluk’s Koyanadu, Sampaje and Sulya forest region. It has been reported that the three Naxalites visited a few houses in Koyanadu forest region on the night of Feb.2 and demanded groceries…
Women born before 2005 are equally entitled to ancestral properties: SC
February 4, 2018New Delhi: The Supreme Court has declared that daughters by birth become equally entitled to ancestral properties as sons, with the 2005 amendment to the Hindu Succession Act, 1956. “The amended provision now statutorily recognises the rights of coparceners (a person who shares equally with others in the inheritance of an undivided property) of daughters…
Talk on Poet M. Gopalakrishna Adiga’s life and writings: ‘Adiga did not believe in idol worship’
February 4, 2018Mysuru: “Renowned poet M. Gopalakrishna Adiga had belief in human relations and introspection and not in idol worship,” said well-known poetess Prof. C. Sarvamangala. She was speaking after inaugurating the programme ‘Kavi M. Gopalakrishna Adiga – Baduku-Baraha’ (Poet M. Gopalakrishna Adiga – Life and writings) jointly organised by District Kannada Sahitya Parishat and Kannada Sahitya…
Digitalisation of cinemas has helped in reaching out to more people: Theatre Director
February 4, 2018Mysuru: Observing that digitalisation of cinemas has greatly helped them in reaching out to more number of people, Theatre and Film Director Jayatirtha has said that the theatre was a medium of sending positive messages to the society. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Ranga-Chitraranga’ seminar as part of Rashtriya Ranga Utsava organised by the city’s…
MLA Vasu inaugurates Vet Hospital at Nazarbad
February 4, 2018Mysuru: A new Government Veterinary Hospital was inaugurated by MLA Vasu near Chamundi Vihar Stadium in Nazarbad recently. The Hospital is constructed by Nirmiti Kendra under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) at a cost of Rs.27.6 lakh. Speaking on the occasion, Vasu opined that the new Hospital…
Special children have special talent: MyLAC Chairman
February 4, 2018Mysuru: Observing that special children have a special talent and can match normal children in terms of talent and intelligence, MyLAC Chairman H.A. Venkatesh has said that it was important to tap their talent and bring them to mainstream society. He was speaking at International Day of the Disabled and Louis Braille Birth Anniversary celebration…
City Police to launch Elephant as official mascot soon
February 4, 2018Mysuru: The City Police with lot of people-friendly measures is coming up with one more idea to launch an official mascot. What better than choosing an Elephant, the gentle giant, to drive home the messages on traffic and law and order. The elephant is the animal, which the people of Mysuru are familiar with right…
DC directs officials to write letter to KHB for site
February 4, 2018Mysore: Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep has directed the officials concerned to write a letter to Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) seeking space for Red Cross Society to establish its office and blood banks. Presiding over a meeting at his office here recently, Randeep said that he would communicate with the KHB Commissioner in this regard….
President not coming to Mysuru
February 4, 2018Mysuru: The visit of the President Ram Nath Kovind to Mysuru on Feb.6 before proceeding to Shravanabelagola on Feb.7 to participate in the Mahamastikabhisheka celebrations, has been cancelled. The President will instead arrive at Bengaluru on Feb.6 where he will stay in Raj Bhavan overnight and reach Shravanabelagola, the following day (Feb.7), said a press…















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