Mysuru: Voting for the by-election for Ward 32 of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) began at 7 am today at 12 polling booths. Voting will continue till 5 pm and the counting will be held on July 5. Voting was peaceful and only a handful people voted at the beginning of the polling and…
Ashada Shukravara at Chamundi Hill: Entry ticket collection on first day is Rs. 18.21 lakh
July 2, 2017Mysuru: Entry ticket collections on the first Ashada Shukravara (Friday) on June 30 at the Chamundeshwari Temple atop the Chamundi Hill stood at Rs. 18,21,000. This is double the entry ticket collection of the first Ashada Friday last year that stood at Rs. 7,20,000. The entry ticket money was counted yesterday, a day after the…
A.H. Vishwanath to join JD(S) on July 4
July 2, 2017Mysuru: Former MP A.H. Vishwanath, who quit Congress, has announced that he would be joining JD(S) on July 4 at 11 am at the party office in Bengaluru in the presence of former Prime Minister and JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda and former Chief Minister and State JD(S) President H.D. Kumaraswamy. Addressing a press meet…
GST confusion in Mysuru: While some conduct business with GST, others do business as usual
July 2, 2017Mysuru: The confusion over the newly-implemented Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the country can be seen in Mysuru too, with many traders seeking the help of Chartered Accountants to understand GST. While most of the malls, hotels, medical stores and other business establishments are giving bills by implementing GST, which included Central GST and…
INTUC demands minimum wages for all labourer
July 2, 2017Mysuru: Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) President G. Sanjeeva Reddy said that the Union will launch a Nationwide protest to demand minimum wages for all labourers. Addressing the INTUC National Working Committee at Hotel Le Ruchi on Hunsur Road here yesterday, Reddy said that the differences between organised and unorganised Labour Unions has widened…
Release of water to Tamil Nadu: Protests continue across Mandya
July 2, 2017Mandya: Protests over the release of KRS water to Tamil Nadu continued across the district for the second day yesterday. Police detained hundreds of protesting farmers at Mandya city, while farmers staged a road blockade at Srirangapatna to register their protest against the detention of farmers. The farmers who gathered near Sir M. Visveswaraiah statue…
State-wide protest by KRRS
July 2, 2017Mysuru: Lashing out at the State Government for releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) leader and MLA K.S. Puttannaiah has said the KRRS will hold a State-wide protest tomorrow (July 3). Speaking to press persons at Jaladarshini Guest House here yesterday, Puttannaiah urged the State Government to explain the reason…
Bonded labourer system: DC instructs officials to conduct re-survey
July 2, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep yesterday instructed the officials to conduct a re-survey of bonded labour system in Mysuru Sub-Division limits. Chairing a meeting on the prevailing bonded labour system and rehabilitation of those freed from the system at the Court Hall of his office, the DC said that the bonded labour system was…
Brave woman catches her chain-snatcher
July 2, 2017Srirangapatna: A woman from Bengaluru, who had come to Nimishamba Temple in Srirangapatna along with her family, caught the man who snatched her gold chain at the parking lot here yesterday. While the woman, who caught her chain-snatcher, has been identified as 23-year-old Navya, the chain-snatcher has been identified as Naveen Kumar. A resident of…
LIC agents stage protest against GST on premium
July 2, 2017Mysuru: In response to a nationwide stir called by the Life Insurance Agents Federation of India (LIAFI), nearly 50 LIC agents staged a demonstration in front of the LIC office on Dewans Road, Lakshmipuram yesterday, demanding abolition of Service Tax on Policy premiums. Claiming that the Service Tax on LIC Policy premiums introduced through the…
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