Madikeri: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah formally inaugurated Kodagu’s first flyover near the Triveni Sangama in Bhagamandala on Friday. Built at a cost of Rs. 30 crore by the Water Resources Department and the Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited, the flyover aims to provide relief to residents who face severe monsoon floods every year. Speaking at the event,…
MP seeks to name Bannimantap LIC Junction as ‘Arjuna Circle’
February 1, 2025‘Part of Maharani’s Science College collapsed due to maintenance failure’ Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has urged the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to name the junction in front of the LIC Divisional Office in Bannimantap as ‘Arjuna Circle’ in memory of Arjuna, the former Dasara Ambari elephant. Speaking to the media at Manasagangothri…
‘Hurting Kodavas was never our intention’
February 1, 2025‘Sky Force’ Director apologises for misrepresentation of Squadron Leader A.B. Devayya’s identity Mumbai: The portrayal of Maha Vir Chakra awardee Squadron Leader Ajjamada B. Devayya as a Tamilian in the Hindi film ‘Sky Force’, directed by Sandeep Kewlani, has sparked outrage among the people of Kodagu. The move by the film-makers has drawn sharp criticism…
Renovated Government Museum Wellington House, Art Gallery inaugurated
February 1, 2025Tourism Minister H.K. Patil views exhibits along with District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa Mysuru: Tourism Minister H.K. Patil inaugurated the renovated Government Museum Wellington House and Art Gallery on Irwin road in the city yesterday. Minister Patil later went through the exhibits in the gallery and was bowled over by the Mysore style and Thanjavur…
Kodavas to take out 80-km peace march from tomorrow
February 1, 2025Madikeri: The Kodava community, a martial race with a unique cultural identity, will embark on a peace march from Feb. 2 to 7 to raise awareness about their dwindling population and cultural erosion. Organised by the Federation of Kodava Samajas, Kodava-speaking native communities and Kodava Language Communities Association, the 80-km march will begin in Kutta,…
Rs. 10,000 crore boost for startups, says Nirmala
February 1, 2025New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while presenting the Union Budget 2025 in the Lok Sabha, announced a fresh contribution of Rs. 10,000 crore to the Fund of Funds (FoF) for startups, supplementing the Government’s existing Rs. 10,000 crore commitment. She highlighted that the FoF for startups has so far received commitments amounting to over…
Opposition walks out, demanding discussion on Kumbh Mela tragedy
February 1, 2025New Delhi: Demanding discussion on the “Maha Kumbh tragedy”, the Opposition parties on Saturday staged a walkout from the Lok Sabha during the presentation of the Union Budget by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. As soon as the Finance Minister stood up to present the Budget, members of the Samajwadi Party led by its chief Akhilesh…
Former Minister urges MP to reconsider renaming LIC Circle
February 1, 2025Mysuru: Former Minister Kote M. Shivanna has urged Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar to reconsider the proposal to rename Bannimantap LIC Circle as Arjuna Elephant Circle, pointing out that the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had already named it T.N. Narasimhamurthy Circle two decades ago. In a press release, Shivanna highlighted that the late Narasimhamurthy,…
Learners Global School and PU College inaugurated
February 1, 2025Mysuru: Sri Ravishankar Guruji of Art of Living Foundation inaugurated the new campus of Learners Global School and PU College at Sathagalli in city on Jan. 27. MLAs G.T. Devegowda and Tanveer Sait, former MLC G. Madhusudan and VVET Secretary Kaveesh Gowda were the chief guests. Learners Founder-Director Murali Konareddy and Founder-Principal Madhavi Lata shared…
Siddaramaiah singling out royal family as Yaduveer is a BJP MP
February 1, 2025Ordinance on Bangalore Palace politically motivated, says Council Opposition Leader Chalavadi Narayanaswamy Mysuru: Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council and senior BJP leader Chalavadi Narayanaswamy has accused Chief Minister Siddaramaiah of targeting the erstwhile royal family of Mysore due to Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar’s affiliation with the BJP. He questioned whether the CM…















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