Newspapers are held in high esteem as one of the four pillars that support Democracy. Therefore, it is natural for people in democratic countries to worry when this pillar is attacked and weakened. If the pillar collapses, Democracy will collapse. How can Democracy stand on three legs? I am reminded of that symbolic giant wooden…
Mysuru: Accusing the State Congress Government of emptying the treasury by misuse and indiscrete diversion of funds for purposes other than budgetary allocations, senior BJP leader and former Minister B. Sriramulu alleged that the Government was pushing the people to poverty by rising prices of essential commodities and services. Addressing a press meet at the…
Mysuru: Mahashivarathri festival was celebrated on a grand note, with the Eshwara temples in the city, witnessing a huge footfalls of devotees from yesterday morning till the early hours of today, when the special puja rituals related to the festival concluded with Mahamangalarati to the presiding deity. Since pre-dawn hours, the temples resonated with the…
By Ashvini Ranjan The line for taxis at the Prayagraj airport stretched endlessly, filled with weary travellers eager to reach the Kumbha Mela. The distance to the city was a mere fifteen kilometres, yet the taxi fare stood stiff at Rs. 2,500. “No guarantee you will reach Prayagraj, Sir,” cautioned the man at the counter,…
Bengaluru: In the ‘B Report’ submitted by the Mysuru Lokayukta Police to the Special Court of Elected Representatives regarding the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) 50:50 site allotment scam involving Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his wife B.M. Parvathi, brother-in-law B.M. Mallikarjunaswamy and landowner J. Devaraju, four Government officials, including former Mysuru DC G. Kumar Naik, who…
A key initiative by Brahma Kumaris for Mahashivarathri Festival Mysuru: A replica of Kashi Vishwanath Temple of Varanasi, has been built in front of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) on Mysuru-Hunsur Road in city, by Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Mysuru unit, that has been attracting the devotees from far and wide. The Brahma Kumaris…
DRC Cinemas has been my only film destination in city ever since it opened its door in the year 2011. Two reasons: Owners are friendly, one phone call seats are reserved (!) and during the interval DRC’s famous stomach-filling samosa and hot coffee arrive at my seat as by magic. And, one more decisive reason…
Mysuru: Following the imposition of prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), from midnight on Feb. 23 to midnight on Feb. 24, banning all public gatherings, meetings and processions, the BJP-backed Rashtra Suraksha Janandolana Samithi approached the Karnataka High Court (HC) this morning. Hearing the petition, the HC Single-…
Union Budget will help farmers, women, youths and middle class Mysuru: Lambasting the State Government for hiking liquor prices, milk prices, power tariff, bus fares, metro fares etc., Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) said that the Congress Government in Karnataka was only indulged in gimmickry by blaming the Centre for…
Mysuru: Even before the rainy season begins, sewage water continues to flow through the Raja Kaluve (stormwater drain) in Jayanagar, presenting a dismal and unhygienic sight. Herds of pigs are often seen feeding on plastic waste recklessly dumped into the drain. Located on Aniketana Road near Jayanagar in Kuvempunagar, this neglected drain is not on…
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