Bengaluru: The BJP staged a dharna in the Assembly yesterday demanding that the Government clear the doubts raised by IAS officer Anurag Tiwari’s family regarding his mysterious death. As soon as the Session began, the Opposition Leader Jagadish Shettar and a few others raised the issue and demanded that the death of Tiwari be allowed…
Absence of Ministers, officials: BJP, JD(S) take Govt. to task
June 9, 2017Bengaluru: The BJP and JD(S) members took the Government to task regarding the absence of the Ministers and the officials when serious discussions were taking place with respect to their departments. BJP members Govind Karjol, Basavaraj Bommai, Lakshman Savadi, JD(S) members K. M. Shivalinge Gowda and others took serious objection when they saw the visible…
Facilities at Government Hospitals within 45 days, says Health Minister
June 9, 2017Bengaluru: Health Minister K. R. Ramesh Kumar on Thursday told the Legislative Assembly that immediate measures will be taken to ensure all facilities that are offered by private hospitals will also be made available at Government Hospitals and he has set himself a deadline of 45 days to achieve this. Replying to Legislators Shivalingegowda, D….
Expert team visits KRS Dam, oversees restoration works
June 9, 2017Mysuru: An expert team comprising a representative from the World Bank, Central Water Commission and State Planning Supervisory Committee visited the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam on Wednesday for an inspection of the ongoing repair and restoration works. The team was led by Edward Flint of the World Bank and it inspected the first phase…
Talacauvery, Bhagamandala bandh over eco-sensitive tag
June 9, 2017Madikeri: Normal life in the temple town of Bhagamandala and Talacauvery, the birthplace of River Cauvery, came to a grinding halt this morning following a bandh declared by residents and the public opposing the declaration of Talacauvery as eco-sensitive area. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change issued a draft notification declaring Talacauvery sanctuary,…
Prices of petrol, diesel to change daily from June 16
June 9, 2017Mysuru: The ‘dynamic’ daily pricing of fuel that had been introduced as a pilot project in a few cities in the country from May 1, will come into effect in the whole country from June 16. The consumers throughout the country will pay a different price for petrol and diesel every day, according to the…
DC inspects K’halli Lake
June 9, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep was on an inspection tour of Kukkarahalli Lake, here this morning braving rains, following a complaint from the members of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP). The MGP had complained that the inlets to the Lake had been blocked on eight sides thus depriving it of rainwater. The DC inspected all…
Tourism Department gets land for Film City at Himmavu in Nanjangud
June 9, 2017Mysuru: The Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) has handed over the land to the Tourism Department to set up a Film City at Himmavu village in Nanjangud Taluk. Himmavu is located around 20 kms from Mysuru, off National Highway 212. The sprawling 110-acre land that played host to the 17th Bharat Scouts and Guides…
Kabaddi tournament for Chamaraja BJP workers from tomorrow
June 9, 2017Mysuru: Marking the birth centenary celebrations of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, the BJP Yuva Morcha has organised a 2-day Kabaddi Tournament for Chamaraja Constituency BJP workers on June 10 and 11 at the ground beside CITB Choultry in Hebbal 2nd Stage. Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, Chamaraja BJP Yuva Morcha President B. Nagesh…
“No religion or caste classification before Vedic period,” Bhavaikya Peetha Seer
June 9, 2017Mysuru: “The term Varna or class division is a vedic concept that did not exist earlier. There was no religion or caste classification before the Vedic period,” said Sri Basavalinga Murthy Swamiji of Rammanahalli Basava Dhyana Mandira Bhavaikya Peetha. He was delivering the keynote address at the Dalita Vachanakara Jayanti, jointly organised by the District…















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