10% for income between Rs. 5 lakh and Rs. 7.5 lakh against 20% 15% for income between Rs. 7.5 lakh and Rs. 10 lakh against 20% 20% for income between Rs. 10 lakh and Rs. 12.5 lakh against 30% 25% for income between Rs. 12.5 lakh and Rs. 15 lakh against 30% Government to sell…
Money deposited in banks absolutely safe: Finance Minister
February 1, 2020Dividend Distribution Tax for companies abolished New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sought to assure the people that schedule commercial banks and depositors money is absolutely safe and that a robust mechanism is in place to monitor them. The assurance comes at a time when depositors, especially senior citizens, are worried about the fate…
Bahi Khata is back
February 1, 2020Tracing the journey of India’s traditional ledger wrapped in red cloth New Delhi: As the nation awaits Finance Minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman’s second Union Budget presentation on Saturday, the “Bahi Khata”, which appeared for the first time in 2019 Budget Session, popped up again replacing the standard Budget briefcase. In 2019, Finance Minister Sitharaman ditched…
Ratha Saptami celebrated in Palace temples
February 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Marking Ratha Saptami, a festival that falls on the seventh day (Saptami) in the bright half (Shukla Paksha) of the Hindu month of Maagha, the ‘Utsava Murtis’ of all temples in the Palace premises were displayed for the devotees to offer their prayers in the Palace premises this morning. The festival is celebrated in…
Praveen Sood to head State Police Force
February 1, 2020Likely to have one of the longest tenures: Four years and five months Bengaluru: Praveen Sood, a 1986 batch IPS officer, took charge as the new Director General and Inspector General of Police (DG&IGP) of Karnataka yesterday, following the retirement of incumbent Neelamani N. Raju. The appointment of Sood has been made overruling the seniority…
Uttarakaanda might be my last novel, says Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa
February 1, 2020Celebrated writer cites advanced age; says he is not getting any fresh ideas Mysore/Mysuru: Noted litterateur and Saraswathi Samman Awardee Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa has hinted that his long innings as an active writer was nearing its end and he was not getting any fresh ideas to write and give shape in the form of a…
Breakfast scheme for Pourakarmikas scrapped
February 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The much-hyped ‘Upahara Bhagya’ (breakfast scheme) mooted and implemented by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to provide breakfast to over 2,400 Pourakarmikas engaged in cleaning work has hit a roadblock. The Council has decided to cancel the tender of the breakfast scheme and a decision to this effect was taken in the monthly meeting…
Coronavirus: Health Clinic at Mysore Airport from Feb. 3
February 1, 2020Health kiosks will be opened at Mysuru Zoo, Palace Mysore/Mysuru: District Vector-Borne Diseases Control Officer Dr. Chidambara said yesterday that the Mysore Airport at Mandakalli would get a Health Clinic for screening passengers as a precautionary measure for the prevention and control of coronavirus. The Department’s Health Clinic will function from Monday (Feb. 3). “Posters,…
Dr. Chandragupta is new City Police Commissioner
February 1, 2020Bengaluru: Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Dr. Chandragupta has been appointed as the new City Police Commissioner of Mysuru. He will replace K.T. Balakrishna who has been transferred as DIG, Recruitment. K.T. Balakrishna took over as the Mysuru City Police Commissioner on January 25, 2019. The transfer orders came late last evening and it…
Hundreds perform Mass Suryanamaskara
February 1, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: About 700 yoga enthusiasts from across the city took part in Mass 108 Suryanamaskara organised by Mysore Yoga Okkuta marking its 19th anniversary, in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy temple at the Palace North Gate here early this morning. Ratha Saptami is symbolically represented in the form of Sun God Surya turning his Ratha (Chariot)…















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