Dinner costs Rs. 3,000 per plate! Hassan: Taking a strong stand against the extravagant budget for the celebrations to mark the iconic Vidhana Soudha turning 60, JD (S) legislators will have only a glass of water and no dinner at the event planned by the Government in Bengaluru today. Party senior leader H.D. Revanna said…
Gujarat Assembly polls on Dec. 9, 14; counting on Dec. 18
October 25, 2017New Delhi: The Election Commission announced the dates for the Gujarat Assembly elections this morning. The polls will be held in two phases in December. The EC has faced criticism from opposition parties for not announcing the dates for Gujarat polls along with Himachal Pradesh. Addressing reporters at the Election Commission Office in New Delhi,…
School boy loses leg, KSRTC conductor, driver blamed
October 25, 2017Mysuru: In a tragic incident, a 14-year-old school boy lost his left foot when one of the wheels of the city bus he was trying to board yesterday crushed his foot when he fell off the bus. It is alleged that the accident occurred because of the negligence of the bus conductor and the driver….
Russian query cause for change in Vidhana Soudha architecture style
October 25, 2017Bengaluru: Vidhana Soudha, the iconic seat of the Karnataka Legislature, is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee today. Construction on the Soudha started in 1951. The then Chief Minister K.C. Reddy had planned to build a replica of the Athara Kacheri, the present day Karnataka High Court building but Kengal Hanumanthaiah favoured an Indian-style building. After K.C….
Council Advisory Committee formed to bring layouts within Ring Road into MCC limits
October 25, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) at its Council meeting decided to prepare a Comprehensive Plan Report to include all the layouts coming inside the Ring Roads into MCC limits. The Council meeting held at Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar auditorium yesterday was chaired by Mayor M.J. Ravikumar and there was a lengthy discussion on the subject…
GTD lays bare problems in his Constituency under Corporation limits
October 25, 2017Mysuru: Chamundeshwari Constituency MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) gave very useful suggestions at the Council meeting here yesterday regarding the inclusion of layouts within the Ring Road limits into the Corporation. The extensions should be fully developed and then transferred to the Corporation or the necessary expenses for developing the layouts should be remitted to the…
Mission-2024: BJP Raitha Morcha to hold mega convention in city tomorrow
October 25, 2017Mysuru: As part of its Mission-2024 aimed at making Mysuru a chemical-free agriculture district, the BJP Raitha Morcha has organised a mammoth farmers convention at Maharaja’s College grounds in the city tomorrow. Speaking to press persons after inspecting the arrangements at the venue yesterday, District BJP President Kote M. Shivanna said that State BJP President…
Taxidermist Van Ingen’s assets row: City doctor held for questioning about death certificate
October 25, 2017Mysuru: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), which is probing into the alleged cheating of Mysuru’s famous Taxidermist Edwin Joubert Van Ingen of his properties worth Rs. 500 crore by former horse trainer Michael Floyd Eshwar, is said to have arrested a 63-year-old doctor of the city yesterday for abetting the fraud. Dr. Chandrashekar, a Director…
Ex-MP Vijayashankar snubs MP Shobha
October 25, 2017Mysuru: Former Minister C.H. Vijayashankar, who is touted to soon cross over to the Congress from the BJP, could not be reached by BJP leaders on Tuesday. MP Shobha Karandlaje, who arrived in the city last evening, was to meet Vijayashankar at a private hotel in the city in order to convince him to stay…
Senior Kannada actor Venugopal passes away
October 25, 2017Bengaluru: Senior Kannada actor Venugopal passed away yesterday at his residence in Kathriguppe here following a heart attack. He leaves behind two sons Pavan and Hemanth. Venugopal had acted more in Dr. Vishnuvardhan’s films and in Dakota Express, Soorappa, Rajanarasimha among others. He had also acted in Kannada television serials such as Manethana and Janani….















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