New Delhi: In a big setback to the State Government, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Karnataka Government to keep the results of Board exams for classes 5, 8, 9 and 11 in abeyance and rebuked the authorities for playing with the future of students. A SC Bench, headed by Justice Bela Trivedi, directed…
Kidnap & Robbery: 8 from Mysuru including a woman arrested by Kodagu Cops
April 8, 2024Kushalnagar: Kodagu Police have arrested eight individuals including a woman from Mysuru on charges of abduction and robbery. The perpetrators had demanded a ransom of Rs. 5 lakh from the victim. When he was unable to provide the cash, he was robbed of cash, gold ornaments, ATM cards, mobile phones and a two-wheeler. The incident…
A record-breaking freight loading, passenger earnings
April 8, 2024Mysuru Railway Division’s passenger earnings total Rs. 413.73 crore; parcel earnings reach Rs. 10.65 crore Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Division of South Western Railways (SWR) has made significant strides in its history, thanks to the dedicated efforts of its team. The Division has reached unprecedented heights, setting new records in freight loading and passenger earnings, thereby…
On Election Habba: Radio jingles, painting contest, video messages
April 8, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: As Karnataka gears up for Ugadi celebrations tomorrow, the Mysuru District Administration and District SVEEP Committee, in preparation for the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls scheduled on Apr. 26, organised an ‘Election Habba’ under the slogan ‘ChunavanaParva, DeshadaGarva’ (Elections: The Biggest Festival and Pride of the Nation) at Kalamandira this morning. The festival was inaugurated…
T. Narasipur sizzles at 40.1 degrees; no respite from heat for Mysuru
April 7, 2024Maximum temperature is expected to gradually increase by 2-4 degrees Celsius Mysore/Mysuru: T. Narasipur in Mysuru district, registered a scorching 40.1 degrees Celsius yesterday (Apr. 6), serving as a stark reminder of the unforgiving heatwave gripping the region this summer. The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) released a High-Temperature bulletin, revealing that besides…
‘Six cholera cases in Karnataka’
April 7, 2024Bengaluru: Six cases of cholera have been detected in Karnataka out of which five of them were detected in March this year, said Department of Health and Family Welfare Commissioner D. Randeep, here on Friday. Addressing media persons, Randeep clarified that all cases were ‘sporadic’ and not an outbreak. “A total of six cases including…
PAYANA, a sanctuary for cars
April 7, 2024By S. Kenneth Shishir [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] The allure of vintage cars dates back to the early days of the automobile industry. Enthusiasts as far back as the 1920s recognised the value and significance of preserving antique vehicles for future generations. The golden era of car collecting in the 1950s and 1960s witnessed…
Taxis in Mysuru get expensive
April 6, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Days after the Karnataka government hiked fares for city taxis and vehicles operating under aggregators like Ola and Uber, categorising them into three classes based on vehicle cost, the Mysuru Travels Association (MTA) has announced an increase in the per-day outstation kilometre limit from the existing 250 kms to 300 kms. With over 400…
Congress releases ‘Nyay Patra’ with a host of promises
April 6, 2024New Delhi: All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Mallikarjun Kharge, along with former Presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, unveiled the party’s election manifesto, titled ‘Nyay Patra’ at the AICC headquarters in New Delhi yesterday. The manifesto pledges to deliver ‘Paanch Nyay’ or ‘five justices’, encompassing ‘Yuva Nyay’, ‘Naari Nyay’, ‘Kisaan Nyay’, ‘Shramik Nyay’ and…
Crossing over to Politics
April 6, 2024The process of filing nomination papers is underway nationwide for a phase-wise election and two nominations caught my eye: Retired IAS Officer and former Mysuru DC G. Kumar Naik, who will contest from Raichur on a Congress ticket and former Calcutta High Court Judge, Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay, who will contest on a BJP ticket. As…















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