SIT seeks Interpol assistance; Hassan MP to return to India only on May 16? Bengaluru: Pressure is mounting on Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, suspended from JD(S) due to his alleged involvement in a sex scandal, to return to India as the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has issued a lookout notice to bring him back. Interpol’s…
No KCET again
May 2, 2024Out-of-syllabus questions won’t be considered during evaluation, says Higher Education Dept. Bengaluru: The State Government has clarified that Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) will not be conducted again and out-of-syllabus questions given in the recently conducted KCET will not be considered for evaluation. In a press release, M.S. Srikar, Principal Secretary of Higher Education Department,…
People’s politician V. Sreenivasa Prasad: A Tribute
May 2, 2024I have known V. Sreenivasa Prasad since early 1979-80 as it was the time he was making news as a young, dynamic and daring politician from among the Dalits. He was the pride of Ashokapuram. Star of Mysore and its sister publication Mysuru Mithra used to cover his political and social service activities regularly. Over…
Last rites of Sreenivasa Prasad performed with full State honours
April 30, 2024Mortal remains taken in a procession Mysore/Mysuru: The mortal remains of Chamarajanagar BJP MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad (76), who passed away at a Bengaluru Hospital in the wee hours of Monday following multi-organ failure, was taken out in a procession this afternoon from NTM Government School (also called as Maharani Kempananjammanni School) in Ashokapuram of…
Sex scandal: JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna suspended from party
April 30, 2024HDK announces expulsion of Prajwal from party if found guilty in SIT probe Bengaluru: As the heat over the sex scandal allegedly involving Hassan JD (S) MP Prajwal Revanna intensified, State JD(S) Core Committee President and MLA G.T. Devegowda announced the suspension of Prajwal from the party today. The decision to take action against Prajwal,…
Hail! March of Indian Democracy
April 30, 2024Revisiting the past in 2024 Among academicians in Mysuru, nay in India, if at all there was a Nehru fan and loyalist, it was Prof. C.D. Narasimhaiah (CDN), Professor in English, Manasagangothri, University of Mysore (1921-2005). He was best known for his literary criticism and bringing out an abridged version of Nehru’s magnum opus ‘Discovery…
A tribute: The political journey of V. Sreenivasa Prasad
April 29, 2024Born to M. Venkataiah and D.V. Puttamma couple on Aug. 6, 1947, in Ashokapuram, V. Sreenivasa Prasad became a volunteer of Rashtriya Swayamasevak Sangh (RSS) from childhood until 1972 and was active in the then Jan Sangh and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishat (ABVP) for about 15 years, until he took a political plunge in 1974…
Chaos at Brindavan Gardens musical fountain
April 29, 2024Tourists manhandle staff; demand ticket money refund Mysore/Mysuru: Tension prevailed within the Brindavan Gardens premises at the historic Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatnataluk of Mandya district last Saturday evening, triggered by a flash protest from tourists demanding a refund of their entry fee due to the non-functioning status of the renowned musical fountains….
MP Prajwal Revanna booked in sex scandal; H.D. Revanna too named
April 29, 2024SIT probe headed by ADGP B.K. Singh, Suman D. Pennekar and Mysuru SP SeemaLatkar Bengaluru: Hours after the Karnataka Government decided to establish a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to delve into the alleged involvement of JD(S) MP and Hassan candidate PrajwalRevanna in a sex scandal purportedly involving several women, a woman, in her Police complaint,…
Poll official injured as car rams into check-post
April 28, 2024Driver flees spot, abandoning vehicle Mysore/Mysuru: Election officials stationed at a check-post along the Hootagalli — KRS Road near Koorgalli, adjacent to the NIE, were jolted by a startling incident when a speeding Verna car (KA-03-MQ-1300) collided with the check-post, injuring an on-duty official around 12.30 am today. The injured official is Veerabhadrappa, a Junior…














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