Chief Minister Siddharamaiah is said to have told his Ministerial colleagues to aggressively market the programmes, schemes and initiatives launched by the State Government during the last four years. At a Council of Ministers meeting convened on Monday to discuss Budget proposals for 2017-18, Siddharamaiah is learnt to have exhorted the need to connect with…
CM fumes at Forest Officials
March 7, 2017Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, who held a high-level meeting of Forest Officials here yesterday, fumed over the functioning style of Karnataka Forest Department (KFD) Officials and directed Forest Minister B. Ramanath Rai to take stringent action on negligent Officials besides ordering for a CID probe into the recent forest fires across the State. Siddharamaiah said that…
Guest lecturers to take out Raj Bhavan Chalo
March 7, 2017The guest lecturers, under the banner of Government Degree Colleges Guest Lecturers State Co-ordination Committee will take out a Raj Bhavan Chalo tomorrow (Mar.8) at 11am, to demand a high-level probe into the irregularities in the appointment of Assistant Professors in Government First Grade Colleges and to press for job security of guest lecturers. The…
Ashwin breaks yet another record
March 7, 2017Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin added a new feather in his already illustrious cap by breaking yet another milestone in the longest format of the game. During the third day of the ongoing Bengaluru Test, Ashwin surpassed current coach Anil Kumble’s record of most number of balls bowled in a Test season by an Indian. After…
Tipu Armoury on rails: Armoury was elevated and moved by about 25 metres on Day 1
March 7, 2017The works on shifting Tipu’s armoury finally began this morning to make way for the completion of Mysuru-Bengaluru Railway double track in Srirangapatna near Mysuru. Expert engineers, architects and monument shifting experts, who conducted a test to find out the feasibility to move the structure, were successful and the historic structure was moved by 8…
Sol Sports AITA U-18 Tennis Tournament: City’s Arnav loses in semis
March 6, 2017City’s upcoming tennis player Arnav Pathange taking part in the Sol Sports AITA Junior U-18 Championship Series Tennis Tournament at Bengaluru went down in the semi-finals in the boys singles event on Friday. Praneeth scored a 6-4, 6-4 win over Arnav in the semi-finals and sailed into the title round.
HDK responding well to treatment: Doctor
March 5, 2017Former Chief Minister and State JD(S) President H.D. Kumaraswamy has been hospitalised in Bengaluru. Kumaraswamy, who was unwell since Thursday, was admitted to Vikram Hospital on Friday as he was said to be suffering from fever and cough. Bursting of crackers by his followers in public meetings has led to his health complications, it is…
Coffee growers associations to meet BJP leaders on March 6
March 4, 2017A meeting to discuss the long-pending demands of coffee growers has been called in Bengaluru on Mar. 6, said Mysuru-Kodagu Member of Parliament Pratap Simha. The meeting will be held with State BJP leaders to discuss the problems faced by coffee growers and attention of State and Union governments will be drawn, he said. The…
Kumar Bangarappa quits Congress
March 3, 2017Former Minister Kumar Bangarappa has quit the Congress to join the BJP. Kumar Bangarappa himself made this official at a press meet in Bengaluru this morning. Stating that he was sending his resignation letter to the KPCC President explaining the reasons for quitting the party, Kumar said he would join the BJP for bringing a…
Archery selection trials at Bengaluru on Mar. 5
March 3, 2017The Karnataka Amateur Archery Association (KAAA) will conduct selection trials on March 5 to pick the team for the 37th Senior Recurve and Compound Round National Archery championship for men and women to be held at Faridabad from March 26-30. The trials will be held at Sree Kanteerava stadium, Bengaluru from 8.30 am. Registered archers…












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