25-year memorable journey in Mysuru from 1997 recalled Mysore/Mysuru: JK Tyre & Industries Ltd., one of India’s foremost tyre manufacturers, celebrated the 25th anniversary of its Vikrant Tyre Plant (JK Tyre Vikrant) on KRS Road in Metagalli last evening. Among the top 25 manufacturers in the world, JK Tyre has been at the forefront…
Kodagu girl receives Keladi Chennamma Bravery Award for saving elderly man from drowning
November 16, 2022Madikeri: A girl, who had saved an elderly man from drowning in a lake, has been honoured with Keladi Chennamma Bravery Award by Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at the Children’s Day function held at Jawahar Bal Bhavan in Bengaluru on Nov. 14. The bravery award is instituted by the Department of Women and Child Development. The…
SC/ST reservation hike: Karnataka Governor gives assent to Ordinance
October 24, 2022Bengaluru: In a Deepavali gift to Scheduled communities, Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Sunday gave his assent to the Ordinance passed by the State Government hiking reservation for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST). The Ordinance, once promulgated after the Governor’s assent, will increase reservation for SCs from 15 to 17 percent and STs…
Youth Exchange Programme: 102 youths from Bangladesh to arrive in Mysuru tomorrow
October 15, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A delegation comprising 102 youths from Bangladesh, who are in India on a ‘Youth Exchange Programme’ of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, from Oct. 12 to Oct. 19, will be arriving in Bengaluru today. The team will interact with Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot at Raj Bhavan at 3.30 pm. Dr. Shalini…
Governor inaugurates free eye camp at MRC Eye Hospital
August 18, 2022Thaawarchand Gehlot impressed with modern facilities and free public service Mysore/Mysuru: Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot inaugurated a free ‘Eye Screening and Cataract Operation Mega Camp’ at MRC Eye Hospital in Siddarthanagar this morning. The Mysore Race Club (MRC) Charitable Trust (MRCCT) had organised the camp and Jayachamaraja Wadiyar’s 103rd Birth Anniversary celebrations. As part of the…
Governor takes a break; spends time in Kodagu
July 3, 2022Bylakuppe: Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot yesterday visited the popular tourist spot Dubare elephant camp near Kushalnagar. He inaugurated ‘Vana Mahotsava’ event organised by the Forest Department by planting a sapling. Governor Gehlot who arrived at the other end of the elephant camp by crossing the Cauvery river by a boat, had a view of the…
Royal visit… Modi relishes Kashi Halwa, Mysore Pak at Palace
June 21, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Royal delicacies of the Mysuru region including the famed Kashi Halwa and the GI-tagged Mysore Pak were served to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for breakfast at the Mysore Palace today. After performing Yoga, the PM, along with Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai attended the breakfast meeting at the Palace hosted by member…
Former Karnataka HC Judge B.S. Patil takes charge as new Lokayukta
June 15, 2022Bengaluru: Former Karnataka High Court (HC) Judge, Justice Bhimanagouda Sanganagouda Patil (B.S. Patil) took charge as the new Lokayukta of the State this morning at Raj Bhavan here. Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot administered the oath of office in the presence of Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai, Leader of the Opposition Siddharamaiah and others. Serving Upa Lokayukta, Patil…
Governor gives assent to Anti-Conversion Bill
May 18, 2022Bengaluru: Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot on Tuesday gave his consent to ordinance on Anti-Conversion Bill passed in Karnataka Assembly. Despite protests, the State Government took the ordinance route in order to give effect to the law against religious conversions. The Karnataka Protection of Right to Freedom of Religion Bill was tabled and passed by the BJP-led…
Congress delegation meets Guv; demands dismissal of Eshwarappa
April 13, 2022Bengaluru: A Congress delegation led by KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar and Opposition Leader Siddharamaiah met Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot here this morning demanding the expulsion of Minister K.S. Eshwarappa from the State Cabinet as well as his arrest over contractor Santosh Patil’s death They demanded the Governor to direct the Police to “take cognisance of the…
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