Bengaluru: With the Assembly polls nearing, the State Government has distributed BPL cards to nearly 15 lakh families. Addressing a press conference here on Jan.3, Food & Civil Supplies Minister U.T. Khader said that Aadhaar seeding of ration cards had led to cancellation of around 8.5 lakh bogus cards. Stating that each Fair Price Shop…
Annual Feast at Infant Jesus Cathedral
January 5, 2018Mysuru: The Annual Feast of the Infant Jesus Cathedral on Hunsur Road will be celebrated from Jan 6 to 14. Msgr. George Alukka, Vicar General, Diocese of Mandya, will hoist the flag at 6.30 pm on Saturday, followed by the Holy Mass and Novena. Fr. Joseph Thekkekarott MST will be the main celebrant for the…
Deadline for Akrama-Sakrama extended
January 5, 2018Bengaluru: Revenue Minister Kagodu Thimmappa has said that the deadline for submitting applications for Akrama-Sakrama (regularisation) has been further extended to Feb.26. Thimmappa recently said that the bureaucracy is not responding to the Government’s Akrama-Sakrama scheme aimed at regularisation of houses constructed on Government land. Considering that the Revenue Authorities have not followed the Government…
Guest Lecturers threaten to intensify stir
January 5, 2018Mysuru: As part of the Statewide protest, Guest Lecturers under the banner of Government First Grade College Guest Lecturers Association, staged a demonstration in front of the Office of the District in-charge Minister in CADA premises here yesterday. The Guest Lecturers are urging the Government for job security and fulfilment of other demands. Addressing the…
Demand for Cauvery Taluk: Kushalnagar bandh total
January 5, 2018Kushalnagar, (Kodagu): The Kushalnagar bandh called by Cauvery Taluk Horata Kendriya Samiti demanding creation of Cauvery Taluk was total on Thursday, with the entire town witnessing a complete shut-down. Shops, commercial & other business establishments, barring medical shops & milk booths, remained closed since morning. Hotels and Cinema theatres too were closed in support of…
Prof. Aravind Malagatti and Prof. K.S. Bhagawan get bail in Bhagavad Gita burning remark
January 5, 2018Mysuru: The Fourth JMFC Court has granted bail to University of Mysore (UoM) faculty Prof. Aravind Malagatti and writer Prof. K.S. Bhagawan, who were accused of making remarks on burning Bhagavad Gita. The two who appeared before the Court on Thursday, were granted bail. Another UoM faculty Prof. B.P. Mahesh Chandra Guru, who is also…
Chit fund owner taken into custody
January 5, 2018Mysuru – A chit fund owner of the city has been taken into custody by the city has been taken into custody by the Saraswathipuram Police on charges of cheating investors. Prashanth, owner of Subhada Chit Funds is the one who has been taken into custody following complaints by several investors, who have accused Prashanth…
Ambari: Two-day District Interact Conference from tomorrow
January 5, 2018Mysuru: Ambari, the District Interact Conference – 2018 of RI District – 3181 has been organised at J.K. Grounds auditorium on Jan.6 and 7, under the aegis of Rotary Club of Vijayanagar, Mysuru. The Cultural Evening will be inaugurated on Jan.6 at 6 pm in the presence of Kannada Cine Artiste Tabala Nani and City…
Pedestrian killed as car hits
January 5, 2018Mysuru – A pedestrian, who was crossing the road was killed when a Fiat car ran over him on Bengaluru-Nilgiri Road near Hardinge Circle here yesterday morning. The deceased has been identified as Venkategowda (50), a resident of Beedanahalli village in T. Narasipur taluk. He was crossing the road near Dasara Exhibition Grounds when the…
Man arrested for torching bike
January 5, 2018Mysuru; Udayagiri Police have arrested a person on charges of setting fire to a bike. He has now been remanded to judicial custody. The accused has been identified as Samiulla, a resident of Udayagiri. He had allegedly set fire to a bike belonging to Mohammed Saif, also of Udayagiri over old rivalry on Tuesday resulting…















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