Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has taken strong exception to the strike call given by the private hospitals terming it an act of irresponsibility by the Doctors. Reacting to the strike call by the doctors of private establishments against the KPME (Amendments) Bill, he said that the strike was uncalled for when discussions were still on…
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Illegal mining: Panel favours handing over CBI cases to SIT
November 4, 2017Bengaluru: With the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) opting out of the probe into some of the illegal iron ore export cases from Karnataka, the Cabinet Sub-Committee (CSC) on implementation of the Lokayukta Report on illegal mining is now all set to recommend handing over the same cases to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of…
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Ramdas accuses Congress Govt. of voter-list rigging; seeks probe
November 4, 2017Mysuru: Former Minister S.A. Ramdas has sought a judicial probe into what he described as ‘voters list capturing or voters list rigging.’ He alleged that the State Government was misusing its powers to get officials to delete the names of voters from the voters list by citing that they are either dead or have relocated…
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Private Hospitals’ strike causes untold hardships to patients
November 4, 2017Mysuru: Unaware of the 24-hour strike call given by the Private Hospitals and clinics against the Karnataka Private Medical Establishment (Amendments) Bill, here yesterday, majority of the patients were put to untold hardships as they were turned away from the hospitals. The nearly 120 hospitals in city had suspended most of the services following the…
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PIL hearing on Tipu Jayanti adjourned to Nov. 7
November 4, 2017‘It is Government’s prerogative to celebrate anybody’s Jayanti as long as it is not contrary to law’ “As far as my knowledge of history goes, he is not a freedom fighter, but a ruler of a princely State. What is the use of celebrating this? As the British fought a war against Nizam of Hyderabad,…
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Appointment of VCs for Bangalore, Mysore Varsities: Governor-Chancellor takes Higher Education Minister to task
November 4, 2017Bengaluru: Governor Vajubhai R. Vala, who is also the Chancellor of all State Universities, has reportedly taken Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayareddy to task for sending the rejected list of Vice-Chancellors for Bangalore University and University of Mysore (UoM), for the second time. The VC Selection Committee had recommended the names of C.P. Siddashrama as…
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2018 Battle for Chamundeshwari in Mysuru: BJP may field Dr. Vidyabhushana against Siddharamaiah
November 4, 2017Bengaluru: The prestigious Chamundeshwari Assembly Constituency in Mysuru will witness a high-pitched electoral battle in 2018 Assembly elections as Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has already made it clear that he would fight the election here. As soon as the CM made this announcement, there was a flutter among the rival political parties and sitting Chamundeshwari MLA…
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Age is just a number
November 4, 2017Meet the show-stoppers at the 14th Natl. Masters Swimming Championship-2017 While some young people lack the zeal and energy within them, senior citizens are beating them hollow and proving that age is just a number as they actively participated in the 14th National Masters Swimming Championship-2017. The three-day Championship, that concluded yesterday, was organised by…
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Voter list rigging: MLA Somashekar rubbishes Ramdas’ allegations
November 4, 2017Mysuru: Rubbishing former Minister and BJP leader S.A. Ramdas’ allegation that the ruling Congress was indulging in voter list capturing and voter list rigging ahead of the 2018 Assembly polls, Krishnaraja MLA M.K. Somashekar has demanded a CBI probe to unearth the truth. Addressing a press conference at Pathrakartara Bhavan here this morning, Somashekar in…
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Handicrafts Expo begins
November 4, 2017Mysuru: The Karnataka State Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd. (KSHDCL) has organised an Exhibition-cum-Sale of Handicrafts at the Institution of Engineers-India (IEI) on JLB Road in city. The seven-day exhibition was inaugurated yesterday by Mayor M.J. Ravikumar and it will remain open till Nov. 9 from 10 am to 9.30 pm. The uniqueness of this exhibition…
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