New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir turmoil has been exacerbated by speculation that the Centre is planning a big move on Special Status granted under the Constitution to the State. The two Constitutional provisions in focus are Article 35A and Article 370. The ruling BJP’s opposition to both has been unambiguous and clear in its…
Mysuru: The annual ritual of selecting Dasara elephants is on and the Forest Department officials are going to different elephant camps in Mysuru and Kodagu to prepare a preliminary list of elephants that are eligible to participate in the grand event. An initial list of 14 elephants has been prepared. The Forest officials and the…
Mysuru: Philanthropist Sudha Murty of Infosys Foundation has been appointed as the Chairperson of the State Task Force for Tourism Development to be formed by the State Government, said Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa on Sunday. The decision of constituting an exclusive Tourism Task Force was announced during a review meeting of the Tourism Department and…
Mysuru: In a surprise development, Chamundeshwari Constituency JD(S) MLA and former Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) on Sunday declared that he was going to retire from electoral politics. Speaking to press persons, Devegowda said that he has been in politics for nearly five decades and now he feels enough of it. As such, he has decided…
Mysuru: With Dasara less than two months away, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa (BSY) will chair a meeting of Dasara High Power Committee at the auditorium on the third floor of Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru at 12 noon on Aug. 9. The meeting which would have been held much earlier under normal circumstances, has been delayed…
New Delhi: Leaving aside all the Constitutionalese, Article 370 was, in essence, a compact between the Kashmiri political élite and the Indian Republic — in return for wide-ranging powers, the local élite agreed to Indian rule. Today, that deal has ended. This will have a number of consequences, say experts. First, India has always governed…
Road link to Kerala severed as Highway caves-in; DC bans traffic for three days; Vehicles moving towards Kerala diverted via Gonikoppal, Manandavadi Virajpet/ Madikeri: The dark clouds have finally opened up in Kodagu after a long break and it has been raining heavily since the last three days. Rains, accompanied by landslides, have caused extensive…
Mysuru: “Isha Foundation had launched ‘Rally for Rivers’ some time back to conserve the rivers in the country and this new initiative ‘Cauvery Calling,’ also called ‘Cauvery Koogu,’ to conserve River Cauvery is a step in the right direction,” said the titular head of royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar. He was speaking after flagging…
Prizes given away to winners of jackfruit cooking and eating contests Mysuru: The two-day ‘Jackfruit Mela,’ organised by Sahaja Samrudha Samsthe and Rotary Club of Mysore West at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry, concluded last evening. The response was overwhelming from the public with a few of the foodies found grumbling that the Mela should have continued…
Mysuru: The two-day exhibition of awareness posters with pictorial depiction focussing on health, cleanliness and hygiene, which is being held at the premises of Sub-Urban Bus Stand here, will conclude today. The expo, organised jointly by the Department of Health and Family Welfare, Department of Information and Public Relations, Department of Rural Development and Panchayat…
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