Mangaluru: The body of V.G. Siddhartha, Founder of India’s largest coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day, was found this morning near Nethravathi River in Mangaluru. Siddhartha, who is the son-in-law of former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader S.M. Krishna, had been missing since Monday evening. The body was found on the banks of Nethravathi, close…
Mysuru: Now that coffee tycoon V.G. Siddhartha’s body has been found, the question of why he took his own life is haunting not only his family but even the public. This has led to many theories and questions. He kept on apologising V.G. Siddhartha’s driver (Basavaraj Patil) told the Police that while travelling towards Mangaluru,…
Mysuru: The 24-hour nation-wide protest called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) today to protest against the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill which was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday, had no effect in the city. Although OPD service in most of private hospitals and nursing homes closed for the day, emergency medical services…
Bengaluru: A day after proving its majority in the House, the B.S. Yediyurappa-led BJP Government yesterday called off Tipu Jayanti. The Birth Anniversary of Tipu Sultan, the 18th century king from Mysuru, was made a Government-sponsored annual affair in 2015 by the Congress Government. In an order, the Department of Kannada and Culture stated that…
Mysuru: Observing that technology is growing at a very rapid pace, Muzrai Tahsildar Yathiraj Sampath Kumaran has said that vital statistics can be sought at any point of time with the help of advanced technology. He was speaking at the ‘Statistical Day’ celebration marking the birth anniversary of renowned statistician Dr. P.C. Mahalanobis at the…
New Delhi: Former President Pranab Mukherjee will be awarded Bharat Ratna on August 8. Mukherjee, India’s 13th President was selected for Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, in January 2019. The announcement had been made in a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan, which also said the award would be given posthumously to social activist…
Medical Officer and Pharmacist shoo away patients to Mysuru Mysuru: All the facilities that are available in Kadakola Primary Health Centre (PHC) have been rendered useless due to apathy of medical officers and other support staff working here, according to report. General public have been heard here saying, almost all the time, if a patient…
Bengaluru: Hours after he won the Trust Vote in the Floor of the Assembly on Monday, Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa annulled all appointments made to various State-controlled Boards, Corporations, authorities and Commissions. With the new Chief Minister’s decision, the appointments to nearly 30 Boards and Corporations, made by the previous Congress-JD(S) Coalition Government, stands cancelled….
Maddur: After a long wait, crushing of sugarcane resumed at Chamsugar Factory in Bharatinagar of the taluk on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, the Factory Vice-President Mani said that the dues of farmers who had supplied sugarcane to the Factory last year, will be cleared by Aug.15. Maintaining that the Factory will stick on to the…
By Dr. A.V. Narasimha Murthy Kulapati Kanhaiyyalal Maneklal Munshiji (1887-1971) deserves reverence for two reasons. The first is the establishment of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) worldwide. The second is the starting of a Journal. One day Munshiji was sitting in his office and Marvadi businessman walked into Munshiji’s office in Mumbai. Munshiji asked him the…
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