Mysuru: Participating in the meeting on District Health Mission at DC’s office yesterday, parents of a pregnant Bhagya from Hullahalli Hadya in Nanjangud alleged that their daughter died due to the negligence of the doctor at Hura Primary Health Centre (PHC). Bhagya’s mother Sannamma alleged that her pregnant daughter was admitted to Hura PHC on…
Double track commissioned
November 22, 2017Mysuru: The pending 1.7 kilometre stretch of track doubling between Bengaluru-Mysuru at Srirangapatna has been commissioned for traffic. With the commissioning of the track yesterday, the entire 138.3 kms stretch between the two cities is complete. For now, trains with diesel engines are plying both ways but once the electrification between Yeliyur near Mandya and…
High Court directs KSOU to admit students directly
November 22, 2017Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday directed the UGC to pass an order by Dec. 11 on KSOU’s request for recognition to commence non-technical degree courses for 2017-18 by making in-house admissions without academic collaboration with private institutions. The Court also directed KSOU officials to meet UGC officials on Nov. 27 in Delhi and put…
Power Minister sets officials 3-day deadline to repair transformers
November 22, 2017Belagavi: Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) has set a three-day deadline for officials to get the broken-down transformers repaired. Replying to a question by MLC Kantharaju during the Question Hour in the Legislative Council here yesterday, Shivakumar warned of action against those officials who fail to get power transformers repaired within the deadline. Pointing out…
City decked-up for Kannada Lit Fest
November 22, 2017Mysuru: Cultural capital Mysuru is fully decked up to host the 83rd Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana after a gap of 27 years at the sprawling Maharaja’s College Grounds between Nov.24 and 26. It is just two days to go and the preparations for the Lit Fest have reached the final stages. District Kannada Sahitya…
Poor response to Mysuru bandh
November 22, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru Bandh call given by Samvidhana Samrakshana Horata Samithi, Urilinga Peddi Mutt Seer Sri Gnanaprakash Swamiji and various dalit organisations in protest against BJP leader and former MLC G. Madhusudhan’s alleged remarks against the Indian Constitution and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar during a panel discussion on Tipu Jayanti recently, evoked poor response in city…
Fire Station Unit at Mysore Palace soon
November 22, 2017Mysuru: The Mysore Palace will soon have a Fire Station Unit of its own. In recent times, fire mishaps have occurred in different parts of the country and keeping in view the Palace security, the district administration has decided to set up a Fire Station in the Palace. The officials of the Fire Department visited…
Diluted KPME Bill tabled without prison clause
November 22, 2017Belagavi: After much heated debate and opposition by doctors, a diluted version of the Karnataka Private Medical Establishment (Amendment) Bill, 2017 with imprisonment clauses against doctors being dropped, was tabled in the Legislative Assembly yesterday. It, however, includes a clause on levying of penalty and even cancellation of registration in case of non-compliance. The modified…
Youth Congress Twitter meme mocks Modi
November 22, 2017New Delhi: Days after Rahul Gandhi asked the Congress in Gujarat to respect the dignity of the office of the Prime Minister, a Twitter handle linked to the Indian Youth Congress (IYC) posted a crude meme on Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday. Under fire, the Youth Congress apologised and the meme was removed, leaving red…
Zoos planned at every District in State
November 22, 2017Mysuru: Zoo Authority of Karnataka is planning to open Zoos at every district in the State, said Authority Chairperson Mallige Veeresh. She was speaking while participating in the 21st anniversary of Neelaganga Mahila Balaga at the JSS Law College auditorium in Kuvempunagar, here yesterday and said that on Mysore Zoo celebrating its 125th anniversary, there…















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