Mysuru: State BJP Raitha Morcha President and former Minister C.H. Vijayashankar has quit BJP. Vijayashankar, who was said to be contemplating on quitting the party for sometime now, faxed his resignation letter to State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa this morning, according to sources. Vijayashankar, a former Minister in B.S. Yeddyurappa’s Cabinet and a two-term Lok…
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday rejected the BJP’s demand for the resignation of Bengaluru Development Minister K.J. George in the backdrop of CBI registering an FIR against the Minister in connection with the alleged suicide of Dy.SP M.K.Ganapathy. Hitting back at the BJP, Siddharamaiah accused it of misusing the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for…
State BJP President and former CM B.S. Yeddyurappa has demanded the resignation of Bengaluru Development Minister K.J. George. Speaking to press persons here yesterday, Yeddyurappa said that the BJP will continue to fight until George tenders his resignation. Maintaining that as the CM earlier, he had dropped Ministers from the Cabinet against whom FIRs were…
Mysuru: The city that boasts of many firsts can once again hold its head high, as it will be the first in the country to install the life-size statue of the Mystic and Yogi Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa at a public place. The statue installed at the Ramakrishnanagar Circle last evening will be unveiled once Chief…
Mandya: The video of a grievously injured woman lying on the road crying for help, even as the Police wait for the arrival of the ambulance, has gone viral on social media. The incident occurred on Oct. 23 near Mahadeshwarapura village in Pandavapura taluk. The public have expressed outrage at the behaviour of the Police….
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Assembly had passed an Amendment Bill aimed at facilitating the grant of certificate of ownership to agricultural labourers in respect of the dwelling houses built on the land not belonging to them prior to 1979, in March this year. According to the historic Karnataka Land Reforms (Amendment) Bill 2016, that was passed,…
Bengaluru: The State Government has written to the Union Government against implementing Railway Projects in Kodagu district. Kodagu District in-Charge Minister M.R. Seetharam, speaking at the 59th anniversary of Karnataka Planters Association (KPA) here yesterday, said that the implementation of Railway Projects in Kodagu district affects the environment. The State Government has written a letter…
On Thursday, a leopard cub crossed over to the Zoo from Chamundi Hill and for once was captured without much harm or chaos. As reports of elephants, tigers and leopards coming in contact with humans is increasing day by day, it is clear that man-animal conflict is here to stay and is only going to…
Mysuru: In view of the 83rd Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana to be held in city next month, a preliminary meeting was chaired by Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep at the Government Guest house here yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Randeep said that a letter would be sent to the government seeking a grant of Rs….
Things are changing, some not for the better. Life-supportive native plants are being replaced by exotic varieties. Some harmful, some beneficial while some really degrade the ecosystem. Felling of trees is not the only habitat destruction; planting wrong species is the more harmful act of habitat degradation. Small native shrubs and grasses which are life-sustaining…
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