Nanjangud: The concrete works of R.P. Road (Rashtrapathi Road) in the heart of the town is going on at a snail’s pace. The concrete works started one-and-a-half-years ago when Siddharamaiah was the Chief Minister and Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa was the PWD Minister. Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa with an eye on fielding his son Sunil Bose from…
Now, all files to CMO must be in Kannada
October 23, 2018Bengaluru: Even as the cries for Kannada in administration is growing by the day, with the State celebrating Kannada Rajyotsava on Nov.1, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) has instructed top officials to ensure that all files sent to him are in Kannada. Kumaraswamy has sent oral instructions to Chief Secretary T.M. Vijay Bhaskar that beginning…
Pramoda Devi thanks people
October 23, 2018Mysuru: Erstwhile Royal Family member Pramoda Devi Wadiyar has thanked Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, District in-charge Minister G.T. Devegowda and others for the condolence messages they had sent on the passing away of her mother Puttarathnammanni and sister-in-law Vishalakshi Devi and also in co-operating during the last rites of both by giving permission for State…
Three other Dasara elephants too leave for forest camp
October 23, 2018Mysuru: Three of the twelve Dasara elephants, which took part in the Jumboo Savari and had stayed back to take part in the delayed Vijayadashami rituals performed by the Mysore Royal family at the Palace premises, too left for their camps yesterday. They are Pattada Aane (Royal Elephant) Vikrama, Nishane Aane (Lead Elephant) Gopi and…
City lensman’s photo draws appreciation
October 23, 2018Mysuru: The photo of a mother-son, belonging to a Mahout’s family, looking at the illuminated Mysore Palace in awe and wonder during Dasara celebrations, has garnered appreciation. This photograph clicked by city’s senior photographer Nethra Raju has received appreciation from thousands on social media. The Mahouts’ families had camped in tents near Kodi Someshwara Temple…
‘Knit For Peace’ team from England visits Urdu Primary School
October 23, 2018Mysuru: A 15-Member ‘Knit For Peace’ team from England, led by The Green Hotel Charities Advisory Trust Director Dame Hilary Blume visited the Government Urdu Higher Primary School at Nachanahalli Palya on Manandavadi Road here this morning and saw the progress of the children studying in the school. The Trust, which runs a group of…
A granary of information on Government Schemes at Dasara Exhibition
October 23, 2018Mysuru: The pavilion of the Department of Information and Public Relations at Dasara Exhibition is literally a granary of information on various schemes of the Government all under one roof. At the entrance of the stall, visitors will get to see attractive statues of farmers ploughing the field and villagers conducting a meeting (Panchayat) giving…
‘Visually challenged deprived of reservations in Govt. Institutions’
October 23, 2018Mysuru: The reservations provided in the Constitution for visually challenged persons unfortunately is not being implemented by many institutions under the government, regretted University of Mysore former Vice-Chancellor Prof. S.N. Hegde. He was speaking after inaugurating the Audio Books and one-day workshop on Online Library for Visually Challenged Students organised by University with Potential for…
Apex Court refuses complete ban on firecrackers
October 23, 2018Imposes conditions on use and sale New Delhi: The Supreme Court today refused to impose complete ban on sale of firecrackers across the country. The apex Court said that sale can happen through only licensed traders and that only green crackers can be sold. Online sale of firecrackers has been completely banned. The Court also…
District Minister G.T. Devegowda inaugurates Cement Sculpture Camp on Gandhiji
October 23, 2018Mysuru: As many as 300 students are participating in the 12-day Cement Sculpture Camp on Gandhiji that began at Gandhi Bhavan premises in Manasagangothri campus here yesterday. The camp has been organised jointly by the Department of Kannada and Culture, Karnataka Shilpakala Academy, Bengaluru, Rangayana, Mysuru and Centre for Gandhian Studies, University of Mysore (UoM),…















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