Blue velvet cloth to be draped on the Bull for the first time Mysuru: Bettada Balaga Charitable Trust has organised Mahabhisheka to the Nandi Bull atop Chamundi Hill on Nov.5 at 9.30 am. This is the 12th Mahabhisheka, but for the first time, a 54-metre-long blue velvet cloth with maroon border will be draped on…
Anniversary of Rajeev Balaga’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan on Nov. 5
November 4, 2017Mysuru: The third anniversary of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan taken up by H.V. Rajeev Sneha Balaga in Mysuru will be held at Nityotsava Convention Hall, near Ballal Circle on Nov. 5 (Sunday) at 11 am. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan in city yesterday, H.V. Rajeev said that the function will be inaugurated by Union…
SSLC student goes missing
November 4, 2017Mysuru: A 16-year-old boy, who reportedly scored less marks in the recently held exam, is said to be missing from city. According to a complaint lodged at Kuvempunagar Police Station by the boy’s parents, Preetham, an SSLC student of Maharshi Public School in city, has left behind a note in Kannada to his mother stating…
Private Hospitals closed: Doctors hold protest meeting
November 3, 2017Mysuru: Nearly 1,500 doctors, all private practitioners gathered at the Platinum Jubilee Auditorium at JK Grounds this morning to protest against the implementation of the ‘draconian’ Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (Amendments) Bill 2017, by burning a copy of the Act. This is the second time in nearly five months (first strike was on June 16)…
Police destroy duplicate, unsafe helmets
November 3, 2017Mysuru: The helmet law in Karnataka states very clearly that both the rider and the pillion rider must wear helmets to prevent or minimise injury to the head and brain. But to avoid being caught and penalised by traffic cops, several residents of Mysuru have been using non-standard helmets that will in no way protect…
Amit Shah launches BJP’s Karnataka election campaign in Bengaluru
November 3, 2017Bengaluru: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Amit Shah yesterday flagged off the Nava Karnataka Nirmana Parivarthana Yatra, a 75-day tour across Karnataka led by its State President B.S. Yeddyurappa, kicking off the party’s campaign for Assembly elections due in 2018. The rally, in which other senior State and Central leaders will also participate, started…
It’s not ‘Parivarthana’ but ‘Paschathapa’ Yatra: Siddharamaiah
November 3, 2017Bengaluru: Hitting back, CM Siddharamaiah said the BJP Yatra was not about ‘Parivarthana’ but an act of ‘Paschathapa’ (repentance) for the BJP and what he called its misdeeds, including pitting communities against each other and spreading hatred. “BJP leaders are the ones who need to undergo transformation because they are disrupting communal harmony in the…
Dy.SP M.K. Ganapathy suicide case: CBI team visits Kodagu, begins probe
November 3, 2017Madikeri: As per the directions of the Supreme Court, the CBI has begun its investigation into the suicide of Dy.SP M.K. Ganapathy. A five member CBI team comprising SP and Dy.SP from CBI, Chennai is gathering information through spot visits. The team visited the JMFC Court on Thursday and applied for a copy of the…
Army Chief to unveil statues of Field Marshal Cariappa and Gen. Thimayya at Gonikoppal tomorrow
November 3, 2017Gonikoppal: Chief of the Army Staff General Bipin Rawat will unveil the bronze statues of Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa and General K.S. Thimayya at a function in Cauvery College, Gonikoppal, Kodagu district, tomorrow at 10.30 am. Hectic preparations are on at the College to make the event a grand success. A giant pandal has been…
Sandalwood smugglers assault security guard at AIISH; decamp with log
November 3, 2017Mysuru: A gang of sandalwood smugglers, have assaulted a security guard at All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) and have decamped with sandalwood log from the premises here on Tuesday night. The security guard identified as Siddaraju Kudachi was manning the front gate of AIISH, when a gang of about five persons assaulted…















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