Mysuru: Maintaining that it is the Congress High Command which will decide on the constituency that he should contest from, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has said that the 2018 Assembly election will most likely be his last election. Speaking to press persons at his residence in Ramakrishnangar here this morning, Siddharamaiah, who arrived in city yesterday…
Arrested AIADMK General Secretary V.K. Sasikala Natarajan has been accused of paying Rs.2 crore bribe to Karnataka Director General of Prisons and Bengaluru’s Central Jail officials for “special privileges.” This reminds me of the book I read recently. A good book, a scary book and a heart-breaking book of prison tales. The book titled “Behind…
Bengaluru: In the run-up to the Assembly elections in 2018, the State government is gearing up to initiate action against Primary and High School teachers for their political affiliations and activities. The government’s move comes after AICC General Secretary in-charge of Karnataka K.C. Venugopal reportedly seeking a list of college lecturers for their affiliation with…
Bengaluru: Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) and State BJP leader and former Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa (BSY) got a relief from the Supreme Court (SC) yesterday in a case related to the de-notification of land in Bengaluru. The Supreme Court, upholding the High Court decision, dismissed a petition filed by T.J. Abraham, an activist, against…
Chamarajanagar: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah said here yesterday that the State Government had spent around Rs. 40,000 crore in the last four years for the lake-filling projects in the State. Speaking after lauding the works for filling of 24 lakes in the district, Siddharamaiah claimed that the previous Governments had not given much importance to irrigation…
By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore Last Sunday (9.7.2017) Guru Poornima was celebrated in honour of Gurus. Gurus do not have shackles of religion and hence Guru is simply a Guru, without any limitations. I asked my daughter who lives in the USA if they…
Mysuru: Pahilwan Basavaiah Kusthi Samiti will be conducting National-Level Traditional Wrestling Competition at Kannegowda Stadium at K.G. Koppal in city tomorrow. Addressing press persons at Pathrakartara Bhavan this morning, Samiti President N. Doreswamy said that around 35 pair of traditional wrestlers from all over the country will take part in the competition. The competition will…
Mysuru: Observing that education can make a person a responsible citizen of the society, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah underlined the role of educational Institutions in building a responsible society. He was speaking after inaugurating the new block of Sri Nirvanaswamy PU College, High School and Convent located at Nandini Layout, Alanahalli on T. Narsipur Road in…
Mysuru: The sleuths of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) trapped a Gram Panchayat (GP) Accountant while he was accepting bribe at the Taluk Office at Nazarbad here yesterday. The trapped GP Accountant, who is now arrested, has been identified as Nagesh Kumar, attached to Siddalingapura GP. It is learnt that Nagesh had allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs….
The Hindu month of Ashada is coming to an end, marking the beginning of festival season which starts from Bheemana Amavasya (July 23) ends with Balipadyami (Oct. 20). This is the time when people get a chance to get together and celebrate festivals with their loved ones. The festival season is also when people get…
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