Bengaluru: Health and Family Welfare Minister K.R. Ramesh Kumar said here on Thursday that the State Government plans to convene a special Session of the Legislature later this month or in the first week of October to get the amendments to the Karnataka Private Medical Establishments (KPME) Act passed. Pointing out that the possibility of…
Saragur and Hanur to be new Taluks
September 9, 2017Bengaluru: It’s now official. The 49 proposed new Taluks will come into existence from January 2018. The State government on Thursday issued an order for carving out the new Taluks including Saragur in Mysuru near Heggadadevanakote (H.D. Kote) and Hanur in Chamarajanagar. The order states that the Revenue Department will coordinate with the Finance Department…
Mysuru-based Automotive Axles MD conferred Doctor of Excellence
September 9, 2017Mysuru: Thimmaiah Napanda Poovaiah, Managing Director and CEO, Meritor India & Automotive Axles, Hootagalli Industrial Area, Mysuru, was recently conferred Doctor of Excellence (Honoris Causa) by Confederation of International Accreditation Commission (CIAC) global body in affiliation with KEISIE International University, South Korea, which also bestowed Thimmaiah with degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Management. The…
Bengaluru to host Investor Summit on Nov. 23 and 24
September 9, 2017Bengaluru: Focussing on six key sectors, the State Government will hold a Vendor Development and Investor Summit on Nov.23 and 24 at Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) on the outskirts of the city. Speaking after launching the logo of the Summit here on Thursday, Minister for Large and Medium Scale Industries R.V. Deshpande said the…
Vishukumar is In-charge CAVA Dean
September 9, 2017Bengaluru: N.R. Vishukumar, Director, Kannada and Culture Department, Bengaluru, has been appointed as In-charge Dean of Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts (CAVA). A communication signed on behalf of Karnataka Governor and Chancellor of Universities by Government Under-Secretary to Kannada and Culture and Information Department P.S. Malathi said that as In-charge Dean Basavaraja Musavalagi had retired…
Indian Newspaper Society condemns Gauri Lankesh’s murder
September 9, 2017New Delhi: On behalf of the print media fraternity in India, Somesh Sharma, President, the Indian Newspaper Society (INS), has condemned the ghastly killing of Gauri Lankesh of Gauri Lankesh Patrike in Bengaluru on Sept. 5. In a press release, he said that Gauri Lankesh was a strong proponent of freedom of press and…
Roshan Baig visiting city tomorrow
September 9, 2017Mysuru: Minister for Urban Development and Haj R. Roshan Baig will be visiting city on a two-day tour. Baig, who will arrive in the city on Sept.10, will take part in several private functions and stay overnight. On Sept.11, the Minister will hold a meeting with MCC and MUDA officials at 11.30am, following which he…
Srirama Sugar factory in K.R. Nagar to be leased
September 9, 2017Bengaluru: The State Government has decided to let out Srirama Co-operative Sugar factory in Chunchanakatte, K.R. Nagar on lease for a 40-year period to private parties. This decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah at the CM’s home office ‘Krishna’ here on Thursday. During the course of the meeting, Siddharamaiah said…
Tale of Teachers
September 9, 2017The nation has celebrated early this week the annual event of Teachers Day marked by the usual quietude. The teacher fraternity of institutions offering courses at higher levels of learning were far outnumbered by the army of their counterparts in primary, secondary and even at 10+2 levels, betraying the former section’s pre-occupation with issues unrelated…
Foundation urges for civic amenities at Hunsur
September 9, 2017Hunsur: Hunsur-based Satya MAS Foundation has urged the taluk administration to provide civic amenities in Hunsur, the home town of former Chief Minister late D. Devaraj Urs. Addressing a press meet at the Travellers Bungalow here recently, Foundation President Satyappa said that Hunsur town has a population of 80,000. Although Hunsur became a City Municipal…















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