Nanjangud: Posing as delivery executives with a parcel box in their hands, three youths robbed a homemaker of her jewels in Nanjangud yesterday. The incident occurred at Ramaswamy Layout where the woman was gagged and tied up. They made away with over 200 grams of gold ornaments worth Rs. 8 lakh. The homemaker is Dakshayani,…
District Minister blames engineers for ‘40 percent commission’ charges
September 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Blaming the negligence and apathy of Government engineers for ‘40 percent commission’ charges made by Karnataka State Contractors Association, District Minister S.T. Somashekar said that the charges would never had come up if engineers had prepared estimates in time, issued work orders and cleared bills as per norms. He was speaking at the quarterly…
Dasara holidays in district from Sept. 26 to Oct. 9
September 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Dasara holidays for schools in the district will be from Sept. 26 to Oct. 9. Announcing this here yesterday, Deputy Director of Public Instructions (DDPI) Ramachandraraje Urs said that as per the academic calendar announced earlier, the Dasara holidays were scheduled from Oct. 3 to 16. But as the Dasara festivities will commence…
Cauvery Gallery opens at Exhibition Grounds
September 18, 2022Visually appealing Gallery to be open on all days; entry fee not decided Mysore/Mysuru: The Cauvery Gallery that has been set up at Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) Grounds showcasing the life, culture and biodiversity of the River from its birth at Talacauvery in Kodagu till it reaches the Bay of Bengal at Poompuhar in Tamil…
Maha Kumbha Mela at K.R. Pet’s Triveni Sangama from Oct.13
September 18, 2022Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to attend K.R. Pet: Minister for Sericulture, Youth Empowerment and Sports K.C. Narayanagowda said that the 2nd Maha Kumbha Mela will take place at Triveni Sangama near Ambigarahalli in K.R. Pet taluk from Oct. 13 to 16. Speaking to press persons after presiding over a preparatory meeting at Yatri…
State Govt. to appoint 15,000 more teachers: Minister Nagesh
September 18, 2022Bengaluru: Primary and Secondary Education Minister B.C. Nagesh announced in the State Legislative Assembly that the State Government will appoint 15,000 more teachers once the present appointment process of 15,000 teachers is completed. The Minister disclosed that in the present academic year, 81,00 School/College rooms will be constructed. Replying to a question by Y. Ramappa…
Govt. to celebrate Sir MV’s birth anniversary in every district: CM
September 18, 2022Bengaluru: “From next year onwards, the State Government will organise the birth anniversary celebrations of Sir M. Visvesvaraya (MV) at all District centres of the State,” said Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday. He was speaking after offering floral tributes to the bust of Sir MV at a function jointly organised by the Karnataka Engineering…
Deen Dayal Student Hostel to come up in city: Minister
September 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Social Welfare Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary said that a Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Hostel for accommodating over a thousand students from Backward communities will soon come up in the city. He was speaking after inaugurating the second-day programme of the nine-day ‘Modi Yug Utsav-2022’ event organised under the leadership of KR MLA S.A. Ramdas marking…
Kerala pays Rs. 600 per day to midday meal workers, Karnataka Rs. 123!
September 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: “Kerala Government is paying Rs.600 per day to the workers of midday meals whereas Karnataka Government is paying an honorarium of just Rs.123,” lamented State Midday Meals Employees Association (CITU) Treasurer Mahadevamma. She was speaking after inaugurating the 5th District-level Conference of Midday Meal Workers organised by Karnataka State Midday Meal Workers Association (CITU)…
India needs more engineers like Sir MV, says Prof. K.S. Rangappa
September 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: “The Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam which is the most significant contributions of Sir M. Visvesvaraya (MV) is still very relevant and hence, India needs more Engineers like him,” opined former Vice-Chancellor of University of Mysore Prof. K.S. Rangappa. He was speaking after inaugurating a function organised at Institution of Engineers-India (IEI), Mysuru, on…











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