Mysore: A day after the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) asked Karnataka to release 9.19 tmc ft (Thousand Million Cubic feet) of water to Tamil Nadu for the month of June, protests erupted in the city, with several organisations staging demonstrations today. Over 50 members of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Hasiru Sene staged…
Special events mark 67th birth anniversary of Ambarish in Mandya
May 29, 2019Sumalatha to address ‘Swabhimanigala Samavesha’ this evening Mandya: Supporters of late actor- turned-politician M.H. Ambarish celebrated his 67th birth anniversary by conducting mass feeding, health camps, voluntary blood donation and by offering special pujas at various temples across the district this morning. A huge platform is also set up to hold ‘Zilla Swabhimanigala Vijayotsava…
‘Release 9.19 TMCft of water to TN’
May 29, 2019Cauvery Water Authority to Karnataka New Delhi: The Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA), on Tuesday, directed Karnataka to release 9.19 TMCft of water to Tamil Nadu in June. The Authority, which met on Tuesday for the first time after its establishment in New Delhi, passed the order after taking into account the monsoon forecast and…
State Govt. gives consent for revival of defunct Falcon Tyres Limited
May 29, 2019Bengaluru: In what could be a good news for employees of ailing Falcon Tyres Limited, State Government has agreed for revival of the defunct factory with the leadership of the Employees Union. A decision to this effect was taken at a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) held at his Official Residence,…
Farmers oppose Cauvery order
May 29, 2019Mandya: Soon after the Cauvery Water Management Authority (CWMA) asked Karnataka to release water to Tamil Nadu, farmers under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) staged a Rasta Roko at Mandya in protest against the CWMA order to release 9.19 tmcft of water to Tamil Nadu on Tuesday. The farmers blocked the busy…
KSOU gets Prof. Vidyashankar as new VC
May 29, 2019Mysuru: Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) has got a new Vice- Chancellor in Prof. S. Vidyashankar, who was appointed by Governor Vajubhai R. Vala. The Governor-Chancellor passed the order yesterday and the new VC Prof. Vidyashankar, who is Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bangalore Institute of Technology, is likely to take charge tomorrow…
Railways has violated heritage norms: Tourism Minister Mahesh
May 29, 2019Mysore: The heritage structure of the Mysuru City Railway Station has been expanded but by violating the heritage norms, said Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh. The Minister was speaking after inspecting the ongoing development works of the City Railway Station here yesterday and said that the Railway Station is a heritage building and the Government has…
Naveen Patnaik takes Oath as Odisha CM for 5th term
May 29, 2019Bhubaneswar: Naveen Patnaik took oath as the Chief Minister of Odisha for the fifth time after a decisive victory in the State elections that were held along with national elections. The 72-year-old is the longest-serving CM of the coastal State. Patnaik and his team of Ministers were administered oath by Governor Ganeshi Lal at a…
Minister takes DRM to task
May 29, 2019Mysuru: Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh, upset with the Railway authorities for continuing the development work of the Mysuru City Railway Station in spite of him asking to stop the work, took DRM Aparna Garg to task. When Mahesh spoke to the media he said that heritage norms had been violated. In the light of this,…
Elections to 63 ULBs begins
May 29, 2019Mysuru: The elections to 63 Urban Local Bodies (ULB) across the State, excluding City Corporations, began on a brisk note this morning. Over 14 lakh voters are exercising their franchise for electing members to the 63 ULBs — 8 City Municipal Councils (CMC), 33 Town Municipal Councils (TMC) and 22 Town Panchayats. The voting began…















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