Bengaluru: Even as the Congress staged a nationwide bandh on Monday in protest against rising fuel prices, the JD(S)-Congress coalition government in the State is all set to hike bus fares from Sunday next. The hike may be around 18 per cent for sub-urban routes and a whopping 50 per cent in respect of city…
Koppa village patiently waits for flood-relief compensation
September 11, 2018Kushalnagar: While the flood and landslide-ravaged Kodagu is limping back to normalcy with the District Administration planning to construct houses with composite materials for the displaced people, Koppa village near Kushalnagar patiently waits for assistance and financial help. Technically, Koppa comes under Mysuru district with one side of the border touching Kodagu and the other…
Gowri-Ganesha: Shoppers throng city markets
September 11, 2018Mysuru:- In view of Gowri-Ganesha festival, Markets and Textile Showrooms in city witnessed heavy rush this morning. People from rural areas were predominantly seen buying clothes for family members. Flowers, especially Chrysanthemum (Sevanthige) was being sold between Rs. 60 and Rs. 80 per standard length on prominent streets and in Markets. Women were seen busy…
Sites earmarked for rehabilitation of Kodagu flood victims
September 11, 2018Madikeri: With the rehabilitation works being taken up on a war-footing and the rains also giving a break for the past few days, the district administration has earmarked sites for the rehabilitation of flood victims in Kodagu district. Special Deputy Commissioner M.K. Jagadeesh said that five acres of land has been identified in Survey No….
Forest Martyrs’ Day observed
September 11, 2018Mysuru: With the staff standing with theirs heads bowed down at the four corners of the Martyr’s Memorial at Late Venkataswamy Park, opposite Aranya Bhavan and firing three shots in the air, to show respect to Martyrs, tributes were paid to Forest Department personnel who had laid down their lives in the line of duty,…
UoM women Civic workers call off stir after G.T. Devegowda’s visit
September 11, 2018Mysuru: The indefinite stir launched by women Civic workers of University of Mysore (UoM), citing issues such as wage disparity and outsourcing of cleaning work to third parties, finally came to an end with District in-Charge Minister G.T. Devegowda visiting them on Monday. The women Civic workers were on an indefinite stir in front of…
CM in city, inaugurates photo expo
September 11, 2018Mysuru: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, who is in city, inaugurated a two-day Photography Exhibition organised by the City Photo Journalists as part of World Photography Day at Suchitra Art Gallery in Kalamandira here this morning. Speaking on the occasion, the CM said that photography is an adventurous profession as it involves a lot of skills…
Music Varsity students withdraw stir following Minister’s assurance
September 11, 2018Mysuru: The students of Karnataka State Dr. Gangubai Hangal Music and Performing Arts University, who were demanding basic facilities in the University, withdrew their protest after Higher Education Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) assured them to resolve all the problems. The students were on strike since the last ten days. GTD visited the campus on JLB…
‘Waste to Wealth’ wins Silicon Rd Fall Hackathon
September 11, 2018Blockchain & Med Device startups are Runners-Up Mysuru: Silicon Rd Ideation Labs Private Ltd., Mysuru’s first Accelerator for Startups, has announced the winners of its inaugural Fall HaHackathon heldecently. There were 228 online signups for the event including entries from Bengaluru and Hyderabad. The total prize money pool of over Rs.2 lakh, Google Credits and…
Nagamangala Police arrest extortionist
September 11, 2018Gold ornaments worth about Rs.50 lakh, two cars seized Mandya: Nagamangala Police, on Aug.27, have arrested an extortionist, wanted in numerous cases of extortion in Nagamangala and Bellur Police Station limits in Mandya district and have recovered gold ornaments worth about Rs.50 lakh which he had extorted from elderly women besides seizing a Maruti 800…















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