Chennai: A day-long strike, led by Opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), began in Tamil Nadu today in support of drought-hit farmers, partially hitting normal life across the State. Farmers from the State, who were on protest in New Delhi for 41 days, reached Chennai this morning and participated in the State-wide bandh. Police have taken…
The Supreme Court (SC) yesterday quashed criminal proceedings against cricketer M. S. Dhoni in an Andhra Pradesh court for a picture published in a magazine showing him as Lord Vishnu. The court observed that it would be travesty of justice if Dhoni was prosecuted as he didn’t do anything with malicious intent. A Bench led…
New Delhi: The decision of Union Government to ban red beacons atop cars of all Ministers, politicians, judges and bureaucrats applies even to President, Prime Minister, Chief Justice of India and Lok Sabha Speaker. The ban is effective from May 1. Initial reports said that the ban will exempt the country’s top dignitaries such as…
New Delhi: In a major move towards ending VIP culture in India, the Union Cabinet this morning banned the use of red beacon on vehicles attached to dignitaries, including Central and State Ministers and other VVIPs. The decision taken by the Cabinet will be implemented from May 1. Five categories would be allowed to use…
New Delhi – The IPL bandwagon arrives in Delhi for the first time in 2017 as the Delhi Daredevils take on Kings XI Punjab later in the day. The Delhi Daredevils have one win from two outings, while their opponents Kings XI Punjab have two wins from three matches. In their most-recent match Sanju Samson’s…
New Delhi -Mysore’s very own, national boxing coach C.A. Kuttappa has been selected to accompany the national elite’s men team selected for the upcoming Asian Boxing Championships to be held at Tashkent, Uzbekistan from Apr. 27 to May 8. Currently at NIS Patiala, the team is headed to Astana, Kazakhstan for training at the AIBA…
New Delhi – The Supreme Court yesterday sought responses from the Centre and the Election Commission (EC) to a plea filed by the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on alleged tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The Congress, Aam Aadmi Party, Trinamool Congress and the Samajwadi Party sought to implead themselves in the case along with…
Indian sports stars Dipa Karmakar, Sakshi Malik, Vikas Gowda and Mariyappan Thangavelu, who have made India proud, received the Padma Shri Award from President Pranab Mukherjee at a function organised at Rashtrapathi Bhavan yesterday. Karmakar, hailing from Agartala, missed the bronze medal by a whisker as American gymnast Simone Biles, won her third gold medal…
New Delhi – Mysuru-Kodagu Member of Parliament Pratap Simha has met Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayanth Sinha and has appealed to him to restart flight services from Mysore Airport. The MP told the Minister that Mysuru could be covered under the Union Government’s ambitious Ude Desh ka Aam Nagarik (UDAN) scheme. In his…
Mysuru – C.S. Krishna Setty (in pic), Administrative Officer, Rashtriya Lalithakala Academy, New Delhi , has been selected for Raja Ravi Varma Award instituted by Shri Ravi Varma Art Institute, Mysuru, for the year 2017. The award will be presented during an event to be held on Apr. 9 at the institute premises in Chamarajapuram…
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