Bengaluru: Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, the BJP MLA from Sirsi in Uttara Kannada district, is almost certain to be the new Karnataka Assembly Speaker. The post had fallen vacant after K.R. Ramesh Kumar, Srinivasapur MLA from the Congress, quit as Speaker on Monday soon after BJP’s B.S. Yediyurappa proved majority by a voice vote in the…
Mysuru: “It is okay if they are not willing to have a discussion about Lingayat-Veerashaiva dispute with me, but still I am ready to have one at any time, any place,” said Pejawar Seer Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji. He was addressing a press meet at Sri Krishnadhama here this morning and was responding to former…
Madikeri: With B.S. Yediyurappa winning the Floor Test in the Assembly by a voice vote on Monday, the expectations of BJP workers in Kodagu district have run high. The district unit of the party is anticipating a Cabinet berth to Madikeri MLA Appachu Ranjan, a former Minister, in case the only other MLA from the…
Chamarajanagar / Mandya: It is a known fact that the State is facing severe drought owing to deficit rainfall. But the recent rainfall in Cauvery and Kabini catchment areas have brought little respite to farmers and people living in the area. And with the water being released to Tamil Nadu through Kabini and KRS reservoirs,…
Mother, three cubs sighted at Dhammanakatte Safari Mysuru: Tourists on safari at Dhammanakatte in Antharasanthe Forest Zone at Nagarahole Reserve Forest were thrilled to see a mother tiger along with her three cubs on International Tiger Day yesterday. The mother tiger and her three cubs are being sighted in this region since about five days…
Mysuru: With Dasara Festival fast approaching, a team of Forest officials, led by Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF) Alexander and Veterinarians Dr. D.N. Nagaraj and Dr. Mujeeb, visited various elephants camps where Dasara elephants are housed and conducted their health check-up yesterday. The team visited Balle Elephant Camp where Golden Howdah-carrying elephant Arjuna is housed,…
ASI team to conduct survey on Aug.1 Madikeri: The Karnataka High Court (HC) has directed all Government Offices located in Madikeri Fort premises to vacate by Oct.31, 2019. One J.S. Virupakshaiah, an activist, had petitioned the High Court seeking evacuation of Government Offices in the Fort in order to enable the Archaeological Survey of India…
Mysuru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi established Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendra (PMKK) for the benefit of jobless who are both graduates and non-graduates under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), which is a flagship programme of the PM, said Arpita Simha, wife of MP Pratap Simha. She was speaking after inaugurating ‘Rojgar Mela’ (Job Fair)…
Mysuru: ‘Dahi Handi’ competition as part of Krishna Janmashtami celebrations will be held on Aug.25 at J.K. Grounds here, said former MLA Maruthi Rao Pawar. He was addressing a press meet organised by Sri Krishnajnmashtami Utsav Samithi at Pathrakartara Bhavan here on July 27 and said that Lord Krishna’s famous Makhan Chor Leela ‘Dahi Handi’…
Mysuru: The recent nominations to the Board of Management (BoM) of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) has been stayed by the orders of the new Government. The members, who were nominated to the BoM, were all from the education field and they included Dattagalli resident Dr. Hiriyanna, Lakshmipuram resident Prof. S.P. Umadevi, Bogadi’s Prof.D.S. Leelavathi,…
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