First State-Level Yoga Convention-2024 begins in city Mysore/Mysuru: “State Government is contemplating to re-introduce yoga classes in educational institutions,” said Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao, here this morning. Speaking after inaugurating the two-day first State-Level Yoga Convention-2024 organised by Karnataka Yoga Shikshakara Okkuta at Kalamandira, Minister Rao said, the Government had been…
10 acres of encroached land worth Rs. 15 crore reclaimed
June 22, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In an early morning operation yesterday, the District Administration authorities reclaimed encroached land valued at approximately Rs. 15 crore in Varuna Hobli of Mysuru taluk. Acting under the direction of Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra and orders from Assistant Commissioner K.R. Rakshith, officials cleared 10.28 acres of Hullubani Kharab land along Bannur Road in…
BJP-JD(S) truck to run in Assembly by-polls too
June 22, 2024Bengaluru: The alliance between BJP and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) parties will continue in the forthcoming by-elections to three Assembly seats in the State, the schedule of which is yet to be announced. Home Minister Amit Shah, the BJP election strategist and Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK), who is also the…
BJP stages demonstration protesting fuel price hike
June 22, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly condemning the recent fuel price hike by the State Congress Government, the Opposition BJP staged a demonstration at Gandhi Square in the heart of the city on Thursday. Addressing the protesters, MLA T.S. Srivatsa alleged that the State Government has been hiking prices of utilities ever since it came to power last year….
Petrol, diesel price hike not for guarantee schemes: Mehroz Khan
June 22, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has not hiked petrol and diesel prices to raise funds for guarantee schemes, said Karnataka State Guarantees Implementation Authority Vice-Chairman Mehroz Khan, here recently. Addressing the media persons at Congress Bhavan in city, he said that the price hike was a usual process in any Government and added it was not…
Land grab at Kenchenahalli: Bollywood singer Lucky Ali moves Lokayukta against IAS Officer
June 22, 2024Bengaluru: Renowned Bollywood singer Maqsood Ali, better known as Lucky Ali, has complained to Karnataka Lokayukta against IAS Officer Rohini Sindhuri. Ali, son of late comedian and film producer Mahmood Ali, has stated in his complaint that Sindhuri has encroached upon the land belonging to his Trust at Kenchenahalli near Yelahanka New Town in city….
Ayodhya Temple chief priest Lakshmikant Dixit no more
June 22, 2024Varanasi: Lakshmikant Dixit, vedic scholar and the chief priest at Ayodhya Balak Ram (Ram Lalla) Temple, passed away this morning. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Acharya Dixit. “The passing of the eminent scholar from Kashi and the chief priest of the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Pran Pratishtha, Vedmurti…
Kannada writer Kamala Hampana dies at 89
June 22, 2024Bengaluru: Kamala Hampana (89), one of the prominent women writers in Kannada, passed away today (June 22) at her residence in Rajajinagar, due to age-related causes. She leaves behind her littérateur husband Dr. Hampa Nagarajaiah (Hampana), two daughters and a son. Body will be kept for public-viewing till evening and later will be donated to…
Ashada Fridays on July 12, July 19, July 26 & Aug. 2
June 22, 2024DC instructs officials to make necessary preparations Mysore/Mysuru: With the month-long Ashada Maasa commencing next month, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. K.V. Rajendra has instructed officials to make necessary arrangements atop Chamundi Hill on all Ashada Fridays (July 12, 19, 26 and Aug. 2) and Chamundeshwari Vardhanti on July 27 for ensuring a safe darshan of…
NEET: Accused student admits to Q-paper leak
June 22, 2024Copies of question papers sold by four accused for Rs. 30 lakh to Rs. 32 lakh Patna: Amid the raging protests over the leak of question paper of National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-2024 conducted on May 5 this year, a student, who had appeared for the test, has admitted to be a part of the crime…















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