Mysore/Mysuru: A round table conference on seeking inner reservation in jobs and education for Adivasis and implementation of Muzaffar Assadi Report was held at the Freedom Fighters’ Park in Subbarayanakere Grounds here this morning. The conference was organised under the aegis of Budakattu Moolanivasigala Jagruta Vedike. Speaking after inaugurating the conference, senior writer Prof. Kalegowda…
Aerospace Scientist Roddam Narasimha passes away
December 15, 2020Bengaluru: Eminent Aerospace Scientist and Padma Vibhushan awardee Roddam Narasimha passed away at a private hospital here yesterday night. He was 87. He was admitted to the hospital on Dec. 8 after he suffered a brain haemorrhage. He is survived by his wife and a daughter. Last rites will be conducted today. A former Director…
Some pension withdrawals affected due to Bank mergers
December 15, 2020Railway Pension Adalat held in city; Bankers seek time to resolve issues Mysore/Mysuru: The technical glitches faced by Railway pensioners due to merger of banks will be sorted out within 15 or 20 days. After the process is complete, pensioners can have the choice of their banks and changes can be made online, said Bank…
High drama in Council as Congress MLCs heckle, unseat Dy. Chairman
December 15, 2020‘Elders’ end up in fist-fighting and hurling abuses Bengaluru: The Karnataka Legislative Council, which is considered as the House of Elders, witnessed a new low as its members pushed, pulled and abused each other this morning. High drama prevailed as Congress members physically dragged Deputy Chairman S.L. Dharmegowda (JD-S) from the Chairman’s Chair in a…
Lifting pandemic gloom with Festive Cheer of Cake-Mixing
December 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Masks and sanitisers may be here to stay for some time, but those needn’t stop us from celebrations and cheering up. In the run up to Christmas festivities, Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Mysuru, kickstarted the excitement with a cake-mixing ceremony recently. Owing to safety concerns and stringent protocols put in place, the ceremony had…
Tenders floated for first phase of Hale Unduwadi Water Project
December 15, 2020Land deadlock resolved; civil works likely to begin from March next year Mysore/Mysuru: After over eight years when the Hale Unduwadi Drinking Water Project was first mooted, tenders have finally been called early this month for the first phase of works. It is an estimated Rs. 540 crore project and the first phase will be…
Won’t play any role in GP polls, says MLA G.T. Devegowda
December 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that Gram Panchayat (GP) polls are not fought on party symbols, Chamundeshwari JD(S) MLA G.T. Devegowda said that he will not play any role in the forthcoming GP elections. Speaking to presspersons after taking part in a programme at Kalamandira on Sunday, Devegowda said that the three major parties — BJP, Congress and…
Persons involved in theft cases paraded
December 15, 2020Activity as part of Crime Prevention Month Mysore/Mysuru: The Narasimharaja Sub-Division of City Police conducted an identity parade of people (property thieves) who were involved in crimes in different areas. The parade was conducted yesterday at the open space in the Mysore Central Jail premises as part of Crime Prevention Month that is observed in…
Ekalavyanagar residents pour out civic woes before Police
December 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: An interaction with Dalits was organised by Metagalli Police at the residential complex built under JnNURM at Ekalavyanagar on Dec. 13 where the residents poured out their woes. The interaction was held under the leadership of Metagalli Police Inspector A. Mallesh, Sub-Inspector K. Vishwanath and Dalit community leaders Nanjappa Basavanagudi, Ningaraj Malladi and Puttalakshmamma. …
Car accident by minor boy: Father remanded to judicial custody, minor son sent to Remand Home
December 15, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A minor boy, who was behind the wheels of a car that killed three of a family on Thursday night, has been sent to the Boys Remand Home while his father has been remanded to judicial custody for allowing his minor son to drive the car. The minor boy’s father, who is working as…















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