Mysore/Mysuru: Seeking a fair price for sugarcane, farmers will hold a Statewide stir in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioners and Taluk Offices across the State on Nov. 2. Announcing this at a press meet at Jaladarshini Guest House here yesterday, Karnataka Sugarcane Growers Association President Kurubur Shantakumar said that the Centre has…
Appointed as Chairman of H.C. Dasappa Institute of Public Affairs
October 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Former Chamaraja Congress MLA Vasu has been appointed as the Chairman of H.C. Dasappa Institute of Public Affairs at the General Body Meeting of the Institute held at ‘Yasho Vilasa’ located at V.V. Mohalla recently, marking the 56th death anniversary of the veteran freedom fighter. At the meeting, outgoing Chairman Dr. K. Mahadev handed…
Membership for Child Welfare Committee
October 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of Women and Child Welfare, under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 and the Juvenile Justice Model Rules, 2016, has invited applications from candidates for the post of President as well as membership to District Child Welfare Committee (CWC) and Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) for a duration of…
Rs. 10,000 crore for dams maintenance
October 31, 2020New Delhi: In a big boost to maintenance of Dams across the country, the Union Cabinet on Thursday decided to allot Rs. 10,000 crore for the new project that is aimed at making dams safer and sturdier. The Union Cabinet has come up with a new project to overhaul the methodologies of dam maintenance. The…
Five-day Intl. workshop on ‘Challenges in Field Hydrological Research’
October 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Relative to the other fields of Science, Hydrology is a new field of learning. Knowledge about many hydrological processes is yet meagre, and a lot remains to be learnt on the field. The National Institute of Engineering, Mysuru (NIE) and Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), are two among the very few academic institutions…
Upset city businessman commits suicide in Udupi district
October 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Upset over non-repayment of loan by debtors, a businessman from Mysuru has committed suicide by jumping into Souparnika River in Udupi district on Thursday. According to Police, the deceased has been identified as Madhu (40), a resident of Vani Vilasa Mohalla, who was running a petrol bunk in Nagamangala town in Mandya district on…
Rowdy-sheeter hacked to death
October 31, 2020Mandya: A rowdy was hacked to death by a gang of miscreants near Basavanagudi 4th Cross, at Guttal in Mandya city yesterday. According to Police, the deceased has been identified as Sumanth alias Kulli (22), a milk vendor and a resident of Swarnasandra in city. The incident occurred when he had gone on his two-wheeler…
Tourist guide ends life at Bandipur
October 31, 2020Gundlupet: A 56-year-old tourist guide, who was said to be depressed in life, committed suicide at a resort near Bandipur, where he stayed, late on Thursday night. Kuttappa (56) of Masinagudi in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, bordering Karnataka, is the deceased. Kuttappa, who was also a naturalist, worked as a tourist guide for over…
Kodagu ADC Dr. C.V. Sneha transferred to Kolar
October 31, 2020Madikeri: In a surprise move, the State Government on Friday transferred Kodagu Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Dr. C.V. Sneha and posted her as Kolar ADC. Dr. Sneha, a Senior Grade KAS Officer, was serving as Kodagu ADC for the past one-and-a-half years. Now she has been transferred as ADC of Kolar with immediate effect. However,…
Former FKCCI President alleges large scale land grabbing along Highways
October 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Alleging that a large scale land grabbing along the four Highways connecting the city is silently going on, former FKCCI (Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry) President Sudhakar S. Shetty has urged the authorities to put an end to it. In a press release, Sudhakar Shetty said that Mysuru is an important…
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