By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC For at least a generation now — especially in urban India and educated middle-class families — we have raised our girls to be confident and fight for their rights. But we seem to have ignored an entire generation of boys who were not told anything about how their…
Mysuru: An aged couple Radha Bai and R. Purushotham Naidu had left behind a bag containing jewellery and clothing worth Rs. 2 lakh in an auto while they were travelling from Paduvarahalli to their home in N.R. Mohalla. To their pleasant surprise, the auto driver Nasir Ahmed Sharief of Udayagiri returned the bag when he…
Mysuru: By exposing the “Car Rental Scam” in the Mysuru City Corporation, Nandeesh Preetham has followed the footsteps of his father late H.S. Shankaralingegowda (HSS) who was an MLA. Shankaralingegowda was known for his public-friendly moves and he always used to raise his voice against misuse of tax payers’ money. He was known to rush…
Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) engages 64 rented cars from three car rental companies and pays a monthly rent of Rs. 15,01,376. These cars are provided to various officers and to the seven Standing Committee Chairmen. As rentals to the car companies, in March 2017, the MCC has paid Rs. 5,06,544 to S.V. &…
K.B. Appachu remembers his days when he surveyed Indo-China border at the time of Chinese aggression in 1961 While it is common for Kodagu youth to join the Armed Forces and dedicate their lives for their Nation, ready to make the supreme sacrifice, there are some sons of the soil who have earned name and…
Mysuru: Taking umbrage at the report submitted by the ten-member Committee headed by Jai Prakash, Vice President of Academy of Certified Hazardous Material Manager, India Chapter, the villagers of Shyadanahalli urged the DC Randeep not to consider the report, terming it unscientific. Addressing a press conference, here on Wednesday, the Dalit Sangarsh Samiti district convenor…
Mysuru: Morning walkers in the Lingambudhi Park this morning rescued a deer which suffered injuries as it panicked and tried to jump the iron grills of the park. The Forest Department personnel later got the deer treated by the Zoo Veterinarian and released it into Lingambudhi Forest. It is reported that many deer stray into…
‘I will abide by High Command’s decision,’ says S.A. Ramdas Mysuru: Former Minister S.A. Ramdas, an aspirant for BJP ticket from KR Constituency for the 2018 Assembly polls, today said that he would abide by the decision of the High Command with regard to the fielding of candidates for KR Constituency. He was replying to reporters…
Mysuru: Dr. K. Rameshwarappa has been re-appointed as Deputy Director (DD), Department of Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs. An order to this effect was issued by M.S. Archana, Under-Secretary of the Department, yesterday stating that the re-appointment was with immediate effect. Allegations were heard against Rameshwarappa that he was involved in an irregularity…
Mysuru: Marking the 218th death anniversary of Tipu Sultan, a rally was organised by Karnataka Komu Souharda Vedike and other progressive associations in city this morning. About 1000 members of the Vedike and other associations participated in the rally holding placards with messages on communal harmony. The rally was flagged off by former Minister Lalitha…
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