Mysuru: PWD and District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa has said that both the JD(S) and the BJP put together cannot defeat Chief Minister Siddharamaiah in the upcoming Assembly elections. Speaking at a meeting to discuss development works at Jaladarshini Guest House yesterday, the Minister charged at the Opposition parties for spreading rumours about Siddharamaiah…
I have lived a fine, comfortable and colourful life, says Poet Prof. K.S. Nissar Ahmed-3
October 10, 2017By N. Niranjan Nikam [Continued from yesterday] SOM: As you grow older how do you feel? You have earned name and fame as a prominent Karnataka poet. Now what? Prof. Nissar Ahmed: Oh well, there is no end to desire. I have lived a fine, comfortable and a very colourful life (a bemused smile). Never…
Injured tigress rescued
October 10, 2017Chamarajanagar: A tigress, which was injured in a fight, was rescued by the Forest Department and brought to Mysuru Zoo where it is kept under observation after being treated for its injuries. The tigress, aged between 7 and 8 years, which was severely injured in a fight at Hediyala Range coming under Bandipur Tiger Reserve…
‘Heart Specialists who cure heart diseases are like Brahma’
October 10, 2017Mysuru: Avadhoota Datta Peetham Seer Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji said that heart specialists who cure heart diseases are like second Brahma. He was speaking after releasing a booklet at the World Heart Day celebrations organised by the Cardiological Society of India (CSI), Mysuru Branch, at J.K. Grounds Platinum Jubilee Auditorium, here on Sunday. The Swamiji…
Highway robbers held
October 10, 2017Nanjangud: The Nanjangud Town Police yesterday arrested ten persons who were involved in dacoity cases on Highways in the taluk. Addressing reporters here yesterday, SP Ravi D. Channannavar said that the arrested have been identified as Arun of H.D. Kote taluk, Kabir of Kerala, Ramesh, Manoj, Abdul Sohail, Safan, Abdul Samad, Rashid, Niyaz and Mohammed…
Panel will look for ways to save KSOU: Minister
October 10, 2017Bengaluru: Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) in Mysuru will not shut down, said Higher Education Minister Basavaraja Rayareddy yesterday. That is a U-turn for the Minister, who had last week said the University may collapse and it will be developed as a Skill Training Centre. Following intense criticism and protests over his off-the-cuff remarks, Rayareddy…
Hanuman Statue at SGS Ashrama worshipped through 4K projection mapping
October 10, 2017Mysuru: The 45-ft tall Karya Siddhi Hanuman statue at Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashrama (SGS) of Avadhoota Datta Peetham in city came alive last evening as the idol was worshipped using 4K projection mapping technology. With this, the idol has become the first Hindu deity in the world to be worshipped through sophisticated technology. The technological…
Skill Development Centres at 34 places across State
October 10, 2017Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has plans to make Karnataka an Unemployment-Free State. Hence, the Karnataka Skill Development Corporation (KSDC) is making all efforts to set up Skill Development Centres and Skill Training Centres in First Grade Colleges at 34 places in the State. Karnataka Skill Development Minister Santosh Lad and KSDC Chairman Muralidhar Halappa are…
It’s easy to condemn racist supremacists in America; but remember communal supremacists are no different
October 10, 2017By T.J.S. George The mass murder of people at a music concert in Las Vegas last week and the racial savagery that rocked Charlottesville earlier must not be dismissed as far-away things that do not concern us. They are part of the ideological terrorism that has gripped large parts of the world, including India. The…
Survey Dept. staff go without salary for four months
October 10, 2017Mysuru: There was a beautiful song “Din Hain Suhana Aaj Paheli Tarik Hain…” sung by the legendary singer Kishore Kumar, which was played on Radio Ceylon on the first of every month at 8 am. This song sings the joy of receiving the salary every month and all that a family could do with it….















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