New Delhi: NDA candidate Ram Nath Kovind was yesterday elected as the 14th President of India after receiving an overwhelming majority of votes from the country’s lawmakers. Kovind defeated Opposition candidate Meira Kumar, a former Lok Sabha Speaker after garnering 66 percent of the votes in the Electoral College, Returning Officer Anoop Mishra announced. The…
Claims of Kerala IPS Officer’s wife over Kodagu forests rejected
July 21, 2017Madikeri: The Karnataka Forest Department has rejected the appeal by Daisy Jacob, wife of former Kerala Director General of Police (DGP) Jacob Thomas, demanding the cancellation of proceedings initiated by Madikeri Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF). The ACF had issued an order asking her to vacate 151.03 acres in Madikeri, which is part of a reserve…
DC holds Dasara Officers’ meeting
July 21, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep held a meeting with district level officials ahead of this year’s Dasara festival at his office, this morning. The officials discussed about Dasara works taken up by MCC, PWD and MUDA during 2016 and the works to be taken up this year. DC Randeep instructed the MCC to complete the…
Sreenivasa Prasad blames Congress Govt. for Dakshina Kannada violence
July 21, 2017State Flag an election gimmick Mysuru: Blaming the Congress Government for communal flare up and violence in coastal region, former Minister and State BJP Vice-President V. Sreenivasa Prasad has observed that the flare up could have been avoided if the State Intelligence Wing was alert and took timely action. Addressing his first press meet in…
No online payment of CESC bills for 4 days from today
July 21, 2017Mysuru: Due to urgent maintenance works, the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC)’s online bill payment services through www.cescmysore.org portal, Karnataka Mobile one app, ATP and online new connection services through www.infoview portal will not be operational from July 21, 6 pm to July 24, 9 am for consumers belonging to the following subdivisions of…
Launch of Smart Attendance App at Govt. School tomorrow
July 21, 2017Mysuru: Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar will launch the Smart Attendance App at Government Primary School in Hale Kesare, K. R. Mill Colony, Mysuru, on July 22 at 10.30 am. An alumnus of St. Philomena’s College, Deepak Roy, Founder CEO of Genius Lead, a UK-based company which has developed the Smart Attendance App, will donate the…
CM in NDTV’s ‘Walk the Talk’ today
July 21, 2017New Delhi: A “Walk the Talk” episode by Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief of The Indian Express with Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will be telecast on NDTV at 8.30 pm today. The show features most famous Indians every week. Politicians, movie stars, sportsmen and business magnates all walk the talk.
Violin concert marks inauguration of Fine Arts Club
July 21, 2017Mysuru: The Fine Arts Club of Vijaya Vittala PU College, Saraswathipuram, was inaugurated by Vidwan Dr. C. A. Shreedhar, Professor of Music, Mysore University Fine Arts College, at the PU College auditorium recently. Speaking on the occasion, he said, “Arts help one to develop culture, tradition, customs, values and moral ethics in life. It also…
Advancing loan to Srirama Sugar factory: DC holds meeting of bank officials
July 21, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep held a meeting of Bank officials at his office here recently in the context of providing loan to Srirama Co-operative Sugar Factory at Chunchanakatte in K.R. Nagar taluk. Bank officials said that they would decide on providing loan to the sugar factory if the Management provide details of factory assets,…
27th death anniversary of Rafi: City singer to perform at Mumbai on July 28
July 21, 2017Mysuru: City’s upcoming singer Shabbir has been invited by Mohammed Rafi’s daughter to perform at the 27th death anniversary of the legendary singer Rafi in Mumbai on July 28. It may be recalled Rafi’s daughter Nasreen Ahamad and son-in-law Meraj Ahamad, who were the guests of honour at the “Adaab Rafi-2” musical programme in city…















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