Bengaluru: Governor Vajubhai R. Vala, who is also the Chancellor of all State Universities, has reportedly taken Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayareddy to task for sending the rejected list of Vice-Chancellors for Bangalore University and University of Mysore (UoM), for the second time. The VC Selection Committee had recommended the names of C.P. Siddashrama as…
2018 Battle for Chamundeshwari in Mysuru: BJP may field Dr. Vidyabhushana against Siddharamaiah
November 4, 2017Bengaluru: The prestigious Chamundeshwari Assembly Constituency in Mysuru will witness a high-pitched electoral battle in 2018 Assembly elections as Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has already made it clear that he would fight the election here. As soon as the CM made this announcement, there was a flutter among the rival political parties and sitting Chamundeshwari MLA…
Voter list rigging: MLA Somashekar rubbishes Ramdas’ allegations
November 4, 2017Mysuru: Rubbishing former Minister and BJP leader S.A. Ramdas’ allegation that the ruling Congress was indulging in voter list capturing and voter list rigging ahead of the 2018 Assembly polls, Krishnaraja MLA M.K. Somashekar has demanded a CBI probe to unearth the truth. Addressing a press conference at Pathrakartara Bhavan here this morning, Somashekar in…
Handicrafts Expo begins
November 4, 2017Mysuru: The Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd. (KSHDCL) has organised an Exhibition-cum-Sale of Handicrafts at the Institution of Engineers-India (IEI) on JLB Road in city. The seven-day exhibition was inaugurated yesterday by Mayor M.J. Ravikumar and it will remain open till Nov. 9 from 10 am to 9.30 pm. The uniqueness of this exhibition…
KSRTC buses to Mysore Airport
November 4, 2017Mysuru: In order to facilitate the air passengers, who fly out of Mysore Airport, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has arranged bus service from various locations in city. The buses will ply from L&T via Infosys, Hebbal, Vontikoppal, Railway Station and City Bus Stand and reach Mysore Airport. The bus will leave L&T at…
198 Civil Police Constables pass out from City PTS
November 4, 2017Mysuru: There is a need for Police to use the latest technology to work efficiently, said City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subrahmanyeswara Rao, here this morning. Speaking at the passing out parade of 5th batch of Civil Police Constables from Mysuru City Police Training School (PTS) at CAR Grounds, he advised the newly passed out…
Could not attend BJP rally for personal reasons: Prasad
November 4, 2017Mysuru: Maintaining that he could not attend the inauguration of BJP’s Parivartana Yatra at Bengaluru on Nov.2 purely for personal reasons, State BJP Vice-President and former Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad has rubbished reports in a section of the Press that he was being sidelined in the party. Addressing a press meet at a private hotel…
Focus on Mathrupoorna Scheme: DC Randeep tells officials
November 4, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep has asked the officials to focus more on implementation of the Government’s ambitious Mathrupoorna scheme aimed at providing nutrition-rich food to pregnant women and lactating mothers through Anganawadi Kendras. Speaking at a progress review meeting of various departments concerned with the implementation of the Prime Minister’s 15 point-programme recently,…
Mammoth protest against Tipu Jayanti on Nov. 8
November 4, 2017Mysuru: Tipu Jayanti Virodhi Horata Samiti had organised a seminar at Jaganmohan Palace here on Tuesday. Inaugurating the seminar, Advocate Thejaswi Surya said that CM Siddharamaiah was going ahead with the celebration of Tipu Jayanti despite severe opposition from many quarters which clearly indicates the purpose as vote-bank. He alleged that Tipu was not secular…
Breast cancer survivors attend patient get-together at V-LEAD
November 4, 2017Mysuru: To mark the National Breast Cancer Awareness Month -2017, Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement’s Palliative Care Programme along with the Department of Oncology, K.R. Hospital, had organised a patient get-together event for breast cancer survivors on Oct. 30 at Vivekananda Institute for Leadership Development (V-LEAD), Mysuru. As many as 30 patients and their family members…















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