New Delhi: Eight years after proposing the ambitious project, Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning unveiled the Statue of Unity — the world’s tallest statue at 182 metres — built in honour of freedom fighter and India’s first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Air Force planes showered flowers on the statue in a grand inaugural…
Mysuru: “When Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel visited Mysore in 1948 as India’s Home Minister, he had high fever and myself, along with the State Police Chief had to literally carry him on to the dais that was set up at a height of seven to eight feet at Town Hall.” These were the words of nonagenarian…
Mysuru: The CFTRI campus was abuzz with a potent mix of curiosity and excitement for the two-day Open Day that concluded last evening. The event was organised by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru. Hundreds of people from diverse walks of life – school children,…
Mysuru: The March-Past rehearsal organised by the Police Department as part of 63rd Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations was held near Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple in front of the North Gate of Mysore Palace this morning. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Dr. Vikram.V. Amathe donned the role of the chief guest and received the Guard of…
Hunsur: Even as the death of elephant Ranga (Rowdy Ranga), who died after being hit by a private bus at Mathigodu, is still afresh in the minds of the people, Dasara Elephant Gopalaswamy had a miraculous escape from being electrocuted as the truck ferrying him to Hassan hit an electric pole resulting in the power…
Mandya: For the first time in the country, arrangements have been made to pick up physically challenged people from their doorsteps and drop them back from every Gram Panchayat of the district to cast their votes in the Lok Sabha byelection to be held on Nov. 3. A special mobile app ‘Chunavana’ has been launched…
Mysuru: The passenger traffic between Mysuru and Bengaluru has steadily increased over the years. In view of this, there has been a lot of complaints from commuters travelling towards Bengaluru in the morning hours. Also, there has been a demand, particularly from women, to earmark separate coaches for them. Hence, the Divisional Railway Manager (DRM),…
Mysuru: Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) and Vijayanagar Police conducted footpath clearance drive on 80-feet road connecting Outer Ring Road-Basavanahalli stretch in Vijayanagar 4th Stage here this morning. A team of MUDA officials, headed by Executive Engineer B.K. Sureshbabu, Assistant Executive Engineer Ramachandra, Assistant Executive Engineer Arunkumar, Assistant Engineers Rohith and Anand, carried out this…
Mandya: The Departments of Horticulture, Agriculture and Fisheries together have organised a five-day Flower Show from tomorrow at Cauvery Vana and at the premises of District Horticulture Department here. Disclosing this at a press meet at Cauvery Vana yesterday, Mandya Deputy Commissioner (DC) N. Manjushree said that the Flower Show would be inaugurated tomorrow at…
Hunsur: Hunsur Police, who traced three teams of dacoits waiting to loot those carrying hawala money from Kerala to Bengaluru, have arrested nine dacoits of two teams and have seized three cars from them. The arrested are 38-year-old Regan of Chowdalli House in Nedupuzha village of Thrissur district, 39-year-old Vinish Kumar of Padikkaparambil Mupliyam, 42-year-old…
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