Mysuru: The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), in association with AIKS and AIAWU, will hold a night-long dharna starting from 6 pm this evening (Aug.14) to 6 am tomorrow morning (Aug.15) in front of the Town Hall in support of the cause of farm labourers, who are on a nationwide stir urging fulfilment of…
College student goes missing
August 14, 2018Mysuru: A college girl from Saraswathipuram is said to have gone missing according to a complaint lodged by the girl’s father with Saraswathipuram Police. Monica, a first year B.Com student of JSS Women’s College, is said to have been dropped by her father G.S. Harish Babu at the college on Aug.10 at about 9.30 am….
3 chain-snatchers arrested
August 14, 2018Merchant buying the stolen jewels also arrested Mysuru: Mysuru Rural Police have arrested three persons who had allegedly snatched gold chains in various districts and also the merchant who was buying the stolen jewels. The Police have seized two bikes used for the crime and recovered gold jewels worth about Rs. 15 lakh from them….
Kisan Adhikara Yatra arrives in city
August 14, 2018Mysuru: Kisan Adhikara Yatra, organised by Rishtriya Kisan Mahasangh on a mission from Kashmir to Kanyakumari demanding a fair deal for farmers, arrived in city this morning. The Yatra was welcomed at a function organised by Farmers Associations at Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Asharam on Nanjangud Road. Speaking on the occasion, Sri Ganapathy Swamiji said that…
I-Day Blood Donation Camp by Rotary Mysore tomorrow
August 14, 2018Mysuru: As part of the Platinum Jubilee Year, Rotary Mysore will celebrating Independence Day by conducting a Blood Donation Camp in association with Rotary Mysore Chandrakala Hospital Blood Bank to emphasise the fact that blood has no religion. The camp will be held tomorrow at 11 am at Rotary Centre on JLB Road in city….
AGM of Sneha Nidhi Credit Co-operative Society
August 14, 2018Mysuru: The Annual General body Meeting (AGM) for the year 2017-18 of Sneha Nidhi Credit Co-operative Society, J.P. Nagar, Mysuru, will be held on Sept. 2 at 11 am at the Society’s premises. As part of this, they have invited applications from Society members’ meritorious children who have scored more than 60 per cent in…
POINT BLANK: Complex problem of tree planting in city
August 14, 2018MLA Ramdas forms ‘Co-ordination Committee’ By K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief Reading the headline of a news item this morning titled ‘Green Mysuru Initiative from tomorrow — Aim is to increase tree cover of the city and district, says Forest Department,’ my heart leapt in joy for the reason the trees illegally or legally felled in our…
Kurubarahalli Sy. No. 4 and Alanahalli Sy. No. 41 row: The Absurdity of so-called Order by the Executive
August 14, 2018The concerned common man has been made to wander in darkness pleading justice. Are we in medieval times? Is it Democracy or Demon-Cracy as I had written in an earlier article? Does the sanction of Justice require application of any extraordinary gesture of benefaction? No; it only demands the removal of wrong done to those…
Why Karunanidhi was important
August 14, 2018By T.J.S. George With M. Karunanidhi’s death, a chapter turns in history. That is rare because most political leaders constitute mere footnotes in history, let alone a page. Karunanidhi was more a cultural reformer than a politician, a recognition that led people to confer on him the popular title of Kalaignar, man of the arts…
Water finds its own level Money, its own perch
August 14, 2018A newly married couple, with an unmistakable look of an affluent background and also well-heeled, arrive at a luxurious resort at a hill station. While showing the deluxe room to the couple before taking leave of them, while wishing happy times during their stay the caretaker of the resort did not forget to impress on…















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