New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to examine whether the words ‘socialist’ and ‘secular’ could have been inserted in the Preamble of the Indian Constitution in 1976 even though the date of the adoption of the Constitution remained unaltered — Nov. 26, 1949. Hearing a pair of petitions that have sought the deletion…
Now, who should be held accountable for three deaths? Mysore/Mysuru: The heated public discourse surrounding the perceived negligence of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) authorities in installing unscientific speed-breakers near the Main Gate of Manasagangothri, the PG campus of University of Mysore (UoM) on Bogadi Main Road, resulting in the tragic deaths of 3 individuals…
On Tuesday, a man died when a tree branch fell on his head. Even his helmet couldn’t save him. But what could have saved him was probably the timely pruning of the tree. Every year, people die in our city as tree branches fall due to lack of timely pruning. Yet citizens are confused about…
Mysore/Mysuru: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Mysuru this weekend, during which he will participate in various events. In anticipation of his visit, the Mysuru District Administration and the Police have intensified security measures in accordance with protocol to ensure a smooth and incident-free VVIP visit. Given the heightened alert, Amit Shah…
Mysore/Mysuru: The annual process of updating the software has hit the smooth functioning of system at Regional Transport Offices (RTOs) across the State from the past ten days, with people returning home disappointed since then. However, there is nothing new in this complaint, as the works come to a standstill at RTOs whenever the process…
Mysore/Mysuru: The first-ever Chamaraja Constituency Kannada Sahitya Sammelana was held in city yesterday. As part of the meet, a colourful procession was flagged off by Chamaraja MLA K. Harishgowda and former MLC D. Madegowda in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the Palace North Gate. The procession, accompanied by a host of folk and cultural…
The PWD wanted to fell this tree while widening the road a few years ago. Star of Mysore was also for cutting the tree for widening the road. But some environmentalists objected to it and the tree was saved. Now a precious life is lost. The road was widened haphazardly around the tree making it…
Speaking in Kannada, he alleges financial mismanagement. Says Siddu Govt. has made only zero progress. New Delhi: Following the ‘Delhi Chalo’ agitation by Karnataka Congress Government, Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simmha took on the Government in Karnataka for what he described as mismanagement of funds allocated by the Centre. He likened Prime Minister Narendra Modi to…
South Gate of Manasagangothri, injuries, loss of precious lives, damages to vehicles, trauma et al. By V.N. Prasad At the outset, my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families and sympathies to the injured ones. Don’t worry. No one will be brought to books, much less punished. However, high time a strong ‘engineering jurisprudence’ was put…
Protest at Jantar Mantar includes 135 Congress MLAs, 28 MLCs, one Lok Sabha MP, five Rajya Sabha MPs New Delhi / Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, his Deputy D.K. Shivakumar, along with other Congress MLAs from Karnataka staged a protest at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar against the Centre’s tax devolution policies this morning. The protest comes…
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