India’s population challenge…Is there a way out?
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India’s population challenge…Is there a way out?

November 22, 2017

By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Events in India hardly get reported in global media.  But what found space in many of the world’s newspapers and televisions were images of smog-filled Delhi and streets clogged with thousands of vehicles.  And as usual, we saw the blame game enacted by our politicians, schools closed down, the National Green…

Assembly directs cops to arrest journalists Belagere, Raj
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Assembly directs cops to arrest journalists Belagere, Raj

November 22, 2017

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Legislative Assembly, today, directed the Home Department to arrest Bengaluru-based tabloid journalists Ravi Belagere and Anil Raj following a House resolution sentencing them to one-year imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 10,000 for breach of privilege. The Assembly Secretariat sent a letter to the Home department on Tuesday night, after the Legislative…

Minor girl from Nanjangud flees home to avoid wedding
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Minor girl from Nanjangud flees home to avoid wedding

November 22, 2017

Mysuru: A 15-year-old girl, opposing the wedding arranged forcibly by her parents and relatives, has fled from her place and  is now sheltered at the Balamandira in city. The wedding of the minor girl from Hagginavalu in Nanjangud taluk was scheduled to be held on Nov.23 at a convention hall in T. Narasipur, but the…

MGP urges Nitin Gadkari to stop Hunsur Road work
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MGP urges Nitin Gadkari to stop Hunsur Road work

November 22, 2017

Mysuru: The controversial Rs.12 crore road straightening work on Hunsur Road, which has faced the ire and opposition of the public, has now reached the Office of the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari. In an e-mail letter to the Minister,  Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has urged him to withdraw the project…

MCC to take action on stray cattle
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MCC to take action on stray cattle

November 22, 2017

Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Commissioner G. Jagadeesha, in a press release, has warned cattle owners not to leave them on roads and public places, as they were causing a lot of problems to the public besides hampering the smooth flow of traffic in city. The Commissioner said that the cattle were found near garbage…

New pension scheme for Medical Education Department staff
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New pension scheme for Medical Education Department staff

November 22, 2017

Belagavi: Medical Education Minister Dr. Sharana Prakash Patil has said that the department staff will be brought under a new pension scheme. Speaking at the Legislative Council during the Winter Session of the State Legislature at Suvarna Soudha here on Monday, Dr. Patil said a proposal on the new pension scheme for doctors and other…

Ramdas accuses Congress of manipulating voters’ list in city
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Ramdas accuses Congress of manipulating voters’ list in city

November 22, 2017

Mysuru: Accusing the ruling Congress of manipulating the voters’ list in order to suit its electoral fortunes, former Minister and senior BJP leader S.A. Ramdas has demanded action against those officials who were responsible for manipulation. Addressing a press meet at a private hotel in city yesterday, Ramdas said that a total of 26,065 voters…

Fish deaths in KRS Boating Pond: KRS Police book three cases
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Fish deaths in KRS Boating Pond: KRS Police book three cases

November 22, 2017

Mandya: KRS Police have booked three cases pertaining to fish deaths in KRS Boating Pond of Brindavan Gardens, in the district recently. It may be recalled that hundreds of fish of various species, especially the Mahseer, at the boating pond were found dead and floating in the pond on Oct.31, due to toxic bait used…

Why is Mysuru Airport jinxed?
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Why is Mysuru Airport jinxed?

November 22, 2017

One day it is there and the other day it is gone. Again it comes after a hue and cry and it vanishes without a trace. Air service from and to Mysuru has become the proverbial Hamlet’s Ghost, much to the chagrin of Mysureans, especially those who depend on tourism for their bread and butter….

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