New Delhi – After steering Congress party to victory in the recently held Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-elections, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah met party Vice-President Rahul Gandhi in New Delhi this morning and sought permission to fill up two vacancies in his Council of Ministers and three vacancies in the Legislative Council. CM Siddharamaiah, who arrived in New…
Mysuru– A 13-year-old boy sustained grievous head injuries when he fell from the terrace of a school at Paduvarahalli this morning. The boy has been identified as Arun, son of Kumar, a resident of 3rd Cross, Paduvarahalli. Arun, a 7th Standard student of Government Higher Primary School, Paduvarahalli, was playing cricket along with his friends…
Mysuru / Maddur – A Railway Policeman went beyond his call of duty to save the life of a man whose leg was cut by a running train. Seeing the victim lying in a pool of blood and with no help forthcoming from the people gathered around, who were instead busy clicking pictures and shooting…
Bengaluru – Bharatiya Janata Party’s failure to win both Nanjangud and Gundlupet Assembly by-elections has upset the BJP high command and it is seeking explanation from State leadership. BJP State President B.S. Yeddyurappa has already left for Bhubaneswar in Odisha where the two-day BJP National Executive is being held from Apr. 15 (today) and he…
Bengaluru – The JD(S) has decided to hold meetings with Party Legislators, District leaders and other prominent leaders at ‘J.P. Bhavan,’ the Party Headquarters, till the end of this month. As part of its ‘Connect with the people programme,’ JD(S) State President H.D. Kumaraswamy held a meeting with leaders of 5 Assembly segments of Bengaluru…
Mandya – Asserting that he would not leave the Congress, former Minister and MLA Ambarish has said that he could not campaign for the Party candidates in the Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-polls for health reasons. Speaking to press persons here yesterday, Ambarish, while admitting that several BJP leaders had met him with an invitation to…
Mandya – Housing and Mandya District In-charge Minister M. Krishnappa on Friday fired the boiler to re-start MySugar Power Generation Unit, which was shut down for over two years. Speaking on the occasion, Krishnappa said that the modernisation of ‘A’ Mill of the century-old iconic factory and the repair of boiler of Co-generation unit have…
Mumbai – Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced that women are free to retain their maiden names in their passports now after the marriage. Stating that he wanted women to be at the centre of the developmental schemes, Modi said his govt. is working in different ways to empower them through various schemes like ‘Mudra’…
Bengaluru – The Bengaluru Police raided the house of former rowdy-sheeter and ex-Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Corporator, V. Nagaraj alias Bomb Naga in the wee hours of yesterday and found demonetised notes worth Rs. 15 crore in his possession. According to Hennur Police Inspector Srinivas, a man named Umesh had filed a complaint that Bomb…
Kollegal – Chamarajanagar District DDPI Manjula has suspended a teacher for threatening higher officials and for dereliction of duty. Chandrashekar, serving at Pachedoddi Government School, is the suspended teacher. Incidentally, this is the fifth time that Chandrashekar has been suspended for his wayward ways. Education Officer Thimmegowda, after learning about Chandrashekar failing to perform his…
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