Urging the Government to resolve the long-pending legitimate demands of Railway employees, about 100 members of South Western Railway Mazdoor Union (SWRMU), Mysuru Division, responding to the call of All India Railwaymen Federation, New Delhi and SWRMU, Hubballi staged a demonstration in front of Divisional Railway Manager’s office near City Railway Station here this morning….
Unidentified bodies found: Suicide & murder suspected
March 23, 2017Two unidentified bodies were found in two separate incidents. One is suspected to be a suicide case and the other a murder case. In the first incident, an unidentified person is suspected to have committed suicide by jumping into Varuna Lake on Mysuru-T. Narasipur Road, according to a complaint lodged by one Mallikarjun, a resident…
Talk on “Environmental Degradation and Climate Change”
March 23, 2017St.Joseph’s College for Women, Sathagalli, had organised a guest lecture on the topic “Environmental Degradation and Climate Change” at the College premises recently. Dr. R. Lathamani, Asst. Professor, Department of Environmental Studies, JSS College for Women, who gave a lecture on the topic projected videos regarding depletion of environment and also focused on marine pollution,…
Nanjangud and Gundlupet Assembly by-polls: Voting to be foolproof
March 22, 2017In order to bring in transparency in the electoral process and to prevent malpractices and electoral fraud, the Election Commission has decided to use Voter-Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units along with Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) for voting process in Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-elections on April 9. VVPAT unit is a printer-like machine attached to…
Awareness rally and thematic competitions mark World Water Day
March 22, 2017Marking World Water Day, an awareness rally, a walkathon and thematic competitions were organised at various places in city this morning. Maharaja’s College: About 1,500 students of Maharaja’s College took out an awareness rally from Maharaja’s College to DC’s Office passing through Ramaswamy Circle, Narayana Shastry Road and D. Devaraja Urs Road. At Ramaswamy Circle,…
S.M. Krishna to join BJP in New Delhi at 4 pm today
March 22, 2017Former External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna is all set to join BJP today in New Delhi, around seven weeks after he resigned from Congress. He will be joining BJP at around 4 pm in the national capital. The 84-year-old Krishna will be inducted into the saffron party in the presence of its National President Amit…
Lone student skips 2nd PU Hindi exam: 16 teachers wait !
March 22, 2017An unusual incident of teachers and staff of a Government College waiting for a lone student to appear for the second PU Hindi exam has been reported from Malavalli this morning. However, the student skipped the exam! It is learnt that 16 teachers waited for the lone student to appear for the Hindi exam at…
Youth chained, tortured at Devaraja Police Station
March 22, 2017Devaraja Police Station Inspector Nagesh has been accused of chaining and torturing a youth, who was allegedly involved in a theft at a shopping mall. Relatives of the youth have alleged that the youth was tortured for four days. The youth, who was allegedly tortured, has been identified as 26-year-old Girish, a resident of Kumbarakoppalu….
ESI beneficiaries demand continuation of super-speciality treatment facility
March 22, 2017Strongly condemning the move to withdraw the super-speciality treatment facility to ESI beneficiares, the ESI Beneficiaries Welfare Committee (Mysuru Division) has urged the Union Government to continue the facility. In a press release, the Committee said that crores of workers employed in factories, shops, business and commercial establishments, etc., were covered under ESI, the State-run…
HEARING ON CAUVERY WATER SHARING: SC again asks Karnataka to release 2,000 cusecs per day to TN
March 22, 2017KRS, Kabini, Harangi and Hemavathi Reservoirs together have only 9.96 tmcft water The Supreme Court yesterday directed the Karnataka Government to release 2,000 cusecs of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu every day. The matter will be next heard on July 11. The Court said that on July 11, it will commence the final hearing of…















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