Mysuru: Following several complaints from the public that autorickshaw drivers were refusing to come to their preferred destination and demanding excess fare, Traffic Police personnel of various Traffic Police Stations in city, conducted ‘Operation Decoy’ and have booked 25 auto drivers for the offence, imposed fines and have recommended the RTO to suspend their DLs….
Makara Sankranti festival tomorrow: Heavy rush at city markets
January 14, 2018Mysuru: With Makara Sankranti tomorrow, a heavy rush was seen at Devaraja and other markets in city this morning with people eager to buy sugarcane stalks, fruits, vegetables, flowers and the most essential item yellu-bella (a mixture of jaggery, copra, roasted gram and peanuts). However, there was not much of a rise in price of…
Why take the name of donkeys when Congress has horses? Sreenivasa Prasad asks CM
January 14, 2018Mysuru: Stating that there are a number of horses in the Congress to stake claim for the CM’s post, senior BJP leader and former Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad has asked Chief Minister Siddharamaiah why he has taken the name of a donkey for the CM’s post. Speaking to press persons at a private hotel here…
Vishwa Lingayat Parishat launch on Jan. 23
January 14, 2018Bengaluru: The Lingayat Camp fighting for a separate religion has decided to formally break away from the Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Mahasabha and create a new Vishwa Lingayat Parishat on Jan.23 to carry forward its campaign. Speaking to press persons here yesterday, retired IAS officer S.M. Jamdar, who is spearheading the Lingayat religion campaign, said that…
Folklore Ensemble at Articulate Festival in Mysuru on Jan. 16
January 14, 2018Articulate Festival has been successfully satiating the cultural thirst of Mysuru’s discerning dance art lovers. Hitherto the festival focused on classical dances of India and now ventures into bringing on stage folk traditions that has stood the test of time. In its first festival of the year focusing on the folk tradition, it brings the…
AIISH to implement 472 kWh Roof Top Solar Power Project
January 14, 2018Mysuru: Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM) has set a target of achieving 1,00,000 MW as India’s solar power capacity by 2022. To achieve this, the Prime Minister has given direction for expeditious installation of roof top solar projects in Government building premises. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has initiated the installation of…
Misuse of funds at Nanjangud temple: 3 get notice
January 14, 2018Nanjangud: Following misappropriation of over Rs. 14 lakhs at Srikanteshwara Swamy temple in the town, the temple authorities have issued notice to two serving employees and a retired employee. The misappropriation was revealed during the recent annual audit, when it was found that irregularities have taken place in issuing receipts for Tulabhara, for which devotees…
Is Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra targeted? If so, why?
January 14, 2018At a press conference held on Friday, 12th January at Justice Jasti Chelameswar’s house in New Delhi, Justices Ranjan Gogoi, Chelameswar, Madan B. Lokur and Kurian Joseph targeted Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra. Here is a message that is being widely circulated on social media explaining why the Chief Justice was targeted: Two…
Israeli PM Netanyahu arrives in India
January 14, 2018New Delhi: Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to India will involve a series of events that will showcase the growing friendship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Israeli Prime Minister. Netanyahu arrived in New Delhi along with his wife Sara today afternoon. The Israeli PM will visit India after a gap of 15 years when the…
Every stone narrates (hi)story: Stones do speak to Historians: Expert
January 14, 2018Mysuru: “Do stones speak? Yes! They do speak to a historian,” said Prof. M.K. Mruthyunjaya, who spoke on the art and architecture of Hoysala period, at a lecture organised by the Department of History, SBRR Mahajana First Grade College, here recently. Speaking on the importance of stones as a source of history, Prof. Mruthyunjaya, a…















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