Mysuru: Complaints on caste abuse, atrocities, land encroachment, illegal liquor trade etc., marked the District-level Dalits meeting with the Police at the SP Office in Nazarbad here yesterday. Speaking at the meeting, DSS leader Ningaraju Malladi alleged that Dalits were denied entry to barber shop, temple and hotel at Gavadagere in Hunsur Taluk. As such,…
Minister defends release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu
July 7, 2017Bengaluru: The State government yesterday defended the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu and said that a small quantity was being released from the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam to comply with the Supreme Court’s order. Minister for Water Resources M.B. Patil said that to ensure victory in the legal battle in the Supreme…
MySugar factory resumes cane crushing in Mandya
July 7, 2017Mandya: MySugar factory in town, the lifeline of sugarcane growers of the district which stopped its operations from April 21, 2015 for various reasons, resumed its operations on Wednesday with Factory Managing Director Dr. J.C. Prakash launching the crushing of sugarcane by feeding a few canes to the crusher. The re-opening of the factory however…
5% quota in civil services for Kannada medium students
July 7, 2017Bengaluru: The Siddharamaiah government yesterday announced 5% reservation for State civil services aspirants who have studied in Kannada medium from first standard to tenth standard. The move comes in the backdrop of the pressure being mounted by the Kannada Development Authority and Kannada activists over reservation in employment for Kannada medium students. The idea was…
In JD(S) loyal workers ignored, those with ‘suitcases’ are accepted: Prajwal Revanna
July 7, 2017Hunsur: The simmering discontent within the Janata Dal (S) for party ticket from Hunsur for the 2018 Assembly polls came out in the open yesterday when Prajwal Revanna, grandson of JD(S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda and son of former Minister H.D. Revanna expressed his displeasure over how loyal party workers were being treated in the…
Don’t attach significance to Prajwal’s words, says his father Revanna
July 7, 2017Mysuru: JD(S)leader and former Minister H.D. Revanna this morning said that there was no need to attach much significance to his son Prajwal Revanna’s statements in Hunsur yesterday. Revanna was in the city along with his wife Bhavani Revanna to offer special puja to Goddess Chamundeshwari on the occasion of second Ashada Shukravara. He was…
HUNSUR ASSEMBLY TICKET: Prajwal Revanna’s statement ruffles feathers, party workers unhappy
July 7, 2017Hunsur: A few JD(S) leaders in Hunsur are not happy with the statements of Prajwal Revanna, the son of former Minister and party leader H.D. Revanna. Prajwal stated yesterday that he was an aspirant for Hunsur Assembly ticket for the 2018 elections. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, H.P. Sathish Kumar, Hunsur City Municipal…
Sunil Bose made Vigilance Panel Chief
July 7, 2017Mysuru: District and PWD Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa’s son Sunil Bose, who is an accused in a sand mining bribery case, has been nominated as Chairman of the Vigilance Committee which oversees the implementation of various housing schemes in T. Narasipur Constituency. Housing Department Under Secretary C.S. Shivakumara Swamy issued an order to this effect…
CAUVERY WATER ROW: Pro-Kannada organisation, farmers protest in Maddur
July 7, 2017Maddur: Around 100 persons including members of Kasturi Pro-Kannada Organisation and farmers staged a protest at the Maddurammana Kere in Maddur this morning protesting against the release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. They alleged that the State Government had failed to protect the interest of the farmers by releasing water to TN. On learning…
Ramdas visits K.R. Hospital
July 7, 2017Mysuru: Former Minister S.A. Ramdas, who is also the President of Asare Foundation, visited K.R. Hospital this morning to get first-hand information on patients admitted to the hospital on complaints of viral fever. Ramdas, who went around the wards, asked the authorities not to turn away patients for want of bed and said that his…















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