Mysuru: S. Bhagyavathi, who at the Eleventh Hour shifted loyalties from Congress party to JD(S)-BJP alliance, was elected as the 31st Mayor of Mysuru amidst chaotic scenes at the Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar auditorium of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) this morning. Bhagyavathi represents Ward 23 (Jayalakshmipuram) and she received 43 votes. Indira Mahesh, the lone Scheduled…
Mysuru: City advocates, who had staged protests on Jan. 22 and 23 in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s bust opposite City Law Courts Complex and in front of Nazarbad Police Station over the alleged assault by Nazarbad Sub-Inspector on advocate and BJP Youth Wing President Gokul Govardhan on Sunday, intensified their protest on the third day…
Bengaluru: A day after the transfer of Deputy Commissioners of Hassan, Ramanagaram and Haveri, Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sanjiv Kumar has asked the State Government to withdraw its order on transfer till final publication of electoral rolls on Feb.28. Kumar dashed off a letter to Chief Secretary Ratna Prabha yesterday saying that “the transfer…
Bengaluru: The transfer of Hassan Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri Dasari has sparked a political slugfest with Janata Dal (Secular) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda accusing Hassan District in-charge Minister A. Manju of getting her transferred for not allowing “cuts” in civil works taken up for the Mahamastakabhisheka event in February. Speaking to reporters in Bengaluru yesterday,…
Mysuru: Former Minister B. Shivaram has claimed that he played an active role in the transfer of Rohini Sindhuri Dasari. An audio clip is being circulated in the social media where Shivaram is heard saying party worker Danayakanahalli Kumar, “I am the reason for her transfer. She does not have the courtesy to listen to…
Mysuru: The teaching and non-teaching staff of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) — which has been awaiting recognition for over two years — have now decided to seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention to end the imbroglio. In a petition to the Prime Minister’s Office, 11 teaching and 35 non-teaching faculty members of KSOU have…
Mysuru: The grand plan of the Forest Department officials to shift six tamed elephants from Dubare and Mathigodu elephant camps in Kodagu to capture wild elephants at Chhattisgarh met with stiff opposition from one of the elephants. Probably, realising that he is being transported to an unfamiliar location, a male elephant jumped off the transport…
Gundlupet: A two-year-old female elephant calf has died of illness at Bandipur Reserve Forest here. It was heart-rending to see the mother elephant weeping in front of her dead calf while the other elephants of the herd were circling around the body of the calf to prevent anyone from going near the dead calf which…
Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah inaugurated the new building of Maharani’s Commerce and Management College and the adjoining hostel at a function organised at the new college premises on Valmiki Road here this morning. The CM, who arrived the spot was accorded a warm welcome with ‘Poorna Kumbha’ by women in traditional dress. He was taken…
Mysuru: Amateur photographer Kunjiyanda Machaiah (Machu) from Kodagu District has bagged World Wildlife Week 2017 Award and Certificate of Merit for his photograph of three tigers shot at Kabini Forest Range. Every year the first week of October is celebrated as World Wildlife Week all over the world. As part of the Week, Sri Chamarajendra…
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