Bengaluru: Public Works Department (PWD) Minister H.D. Revanna yesterday said that the State Government had acquired 64 percent of the land required for the 10-lane Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway project. The project, once completed, is expected to cut travel time between Bengaluru and Mysuru to 90 minutes from an average three-and-a-half hours. Replying to MLC Sandesh Nagaraj’s…
KRS water level touches 115 feet with inflow of 35,698 cusecs
July 11, 2018Mandya: This is for the first time after a gap of four years the water levels in the reservoirs are reaching maximum level as rain continued to lash the catchment areas. The water level has reached 115.20 feet (on Wednesday at 8 am) in KRS near Srirangapatna in Mandya district against its full level of…
‘Mission accomplished’ 12 boys, coach rescued from Thailand Cave
July 11, 2018Chiang Rai, Thailand: Thais reacted with relief, gratitude and exhilaration today after the successful rescue of the last group of 12 boys and their soccer coach from a flooded cave complex, ending a 17-day ordeal that gripped Thailand and the world. The last members of the group of 13 from the “Wild Boars” soccer team…
Judge delivers speedy verdict one after another
July 11, 2018Chitradurga District Judge sentences two men to life imprisonment just days after they commit murder Chitradurga: At a time when lakhs of cases are pending at various Courts in India and at a time when there is an urgent need of speedy delivery of justice, here is a ray of hope. Chitradurga District Judge has…
At last, Sayyaji Rao Road Subway open to public
July 11, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) at last swung into action and took up the repair works of the subway built at the junction of Dhanvantri Road and Sayyaji Rao Road near Bata Showroom and completed it in less than a week. Now, the pedestrians are using it to cross the road safely. It may be…
Tulasidas Hospital to be remodelled at cost of Rs.20 crore: MLA S.A. Ramdas
July 11, 2018Mysuru: KR MLA S.A. Ramdas has said that Tulasidas Hospital at Srinivasa Circle will be remodelled at a cost of Rs.20 crore out of Central Government funds. Speaking after visiting the hospital recently, Ramdas said that the hospital will be re-built with a floor area of over 4,800 sq.mts and the contractor has been directed…
Dinesh Gundu Rao Takes charge as KPCC President
July 11, 2018Bengaluru: Dinesh Gundu Rao, MLA, who has been appointed as the President of the Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) took charge this afternoon at a function organised at Palace Grounds here. The incumbent KPCC President Deputy CM G. Parameshwara handed over the party flag to Dinesh. Eshwar B. Khandre, MLA for Bhalki and former Minister,…
Sriramulu lashes out at Budget
July 11, 2018Mysuru: Claiming that the budget presented by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy was lopsided and fraught with regional disparity, senior BJP leader and MLA B. Sriramulu has said that this may lead to cries for a separate North Karnataka State. Speaking after meeting Seer Arjun Guruji of Avadootha Datta Peetham on Sonar Street off N.S. Road…
Modi Government failed to implement GST properly
July 11, 2018Mysuru: A report on various issues including banking reforms, pros and cons of GST and on functioning of RBI will be presented in forthcoming Session of the Parliament, said Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance Chairman Veerappa Moily. He was speaking at a press conference organised at a private hotel in city yesterday and said that…
Take back decision to withhold teachers’ salaries for poor SSLC results
July 11, 2018Mysuru: The government should take back the decision of withholding salaries of high school teachers due to poor results in the SSLC examination in the districts and instead make efforts to improve the quality of education, urged All Karnataka Teachers’ Federation State President K.C. Puttasiddashetty. He was addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here…















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