Mysuru: ‘Sadhana Samavesha,’ to portray the achievements of the Siddharamaiah-led State Government, will be held at three taluks of the district on Jan.11. Disclosing this at a meeting of officers at his office here recently, Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep asked officials to prepare a list of development programmes completed to facilitate the event which will…
Demand for Taluk Status: Ponnampet observes bandh
January 8, 2018Ponnampet (Kodagu): With Chief Minister Siddharamaiah scheduled to visit Kodagu tomorrow (Jan.9), Ponnampet town in South Kodagu observed a voluntary bandh this morning to demand Taluk status for it. The bandh call was given by various associations and organisations supporting Taluk status for Ponnampet and accordingly, all shops, commercial and business establishments in four Hobli…
Congress ‘Sadhana Samavesha’ at Madikeri tomorrow
January 8, 2018CM to launch development works worth Rs.121.55 crore Madikeri: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will address the Congress Government’s ‘Sadhana Samavesha’ at Crystal Hall in Madikeri at 12 noon tomorrow (Jan.9). During the Convention, the CM will launch a slew of development works across Kodagu, totally worth Rs.121.55 crore. The works to be launched include construction of…
CM to inaugurate development works worth Rs.597 crore in N’gud on Jan.11
January 8, 2018Nanjangud: CM Siddharamaiah will be performing guddali puja and inaugurating various development works worth Rs.597 crore on Jan. 11 at Nanjangud, said MP R. Dhruvanarayan here yesterday. Addressing the Congress party activists, he said that the newly-constructed hi-tech Bus Stand worth Rs.8.70 crore, Mini Vidhana Soudha worth Rs.18 crore, Rs.100 crore drinking water project for…
Certificate-chasing cities
January 8, 2018Mysuru has not only shed its all-too-familiar name Mysore but also acquired identity as the much-avowed heritage city as well as the cultural capital of Karnataka. Nearly 40 products in the range of food, textiles, spices, horticultural produce of the State have been conferred Geographical Indication tag, with Mysuru too having a place in the…
New Chocolate-colour Rs.10 note introduced
January 8, 2018New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will shortly issue new bank notes of Rs.10 denomination. The new Rs.10 notes will be in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series, and will bear the signature of RBI Governor Dr. Urjit R. Patel, the Reserve Bank said in an official statement, on Friday (Jan.5). The new denomination…
Open Street Festival and Traffic Woes
January 8, 2018Sir, To encourage tourism, the District Administration has taken up Open Street Festivals during Dasara and Winter Festivals. Open Street fests are very common in foreign countries, where people move in a disciplined way. However, as we know that there is no responsibility and road sense among our citizens, such festivals are not advisable to…
Permission must for flex boards: DC D. Randeep
January 8, 2018Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep has said that permission is mandatory for installation of flex boards at public places in Urban as well as Rural areas. Presiding over a meeting of various Committees of the Social Welfare Department at his Office here recently, Randeep said that installation of flex boards without permission may lead to…
Annual Day celebrations at City Schools: Ideal Jawa Rotary School
January 8, 2018The Higher Primary and High School Section of Ideal Jawa Rotary School had their Annual Day at Kalamandira with the theme “League of Legends.” Management Committee Chairman Rtn. T.K. Chittaranjan, Hon. Secretary Rtn. R. Vasudev Bhat, Rtn. M.C.S. Manohara, Principal S.A. Veena, alumni and parents were present. The school honoured the students from the previous…
Premakumari enters politics
January 8, 2018Mysuru: Premakumari, a former Second Division Assistant (SDA) with the State Government, who had claimed that former Minister S.A. Ramdas had married her secretly, has joined the newly-floated Indian New Congress Party (INCP). Addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, Premakumari said that she had begun her political career now and she would…














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