Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has agreed to release Rs. 15 crore for conducting the 407th Dasara beginning from Sept. 21, said District in-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa. He was speaking after unveiling the Dasara Logo and releasing the Gajapayana Poster, at the DC Office, here this morning. “This year it is neither going to be…
Veteran BJP leader B.B. Shivappa passes away
July 31, 2017Bengaluru: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader B.B. Shivappa (89) passed away at a private hospital here this morning following multiple organ failure. He was being treated in the hospital for the last few days. Shivappa, who played a significant role in building the Party in Karnataka during its early days, was said to be…
Strict rules of KSRTC causing problems to students with bus passes
July 31, 2017Mysuru: There are many Government welfare schemes, both at the Centre and the State, meant to mitigate the problems of the poor, downtrodden and marginalised sections. No doubt, the schemes are full of good intentions. But, sometimes, the ground reality is different. Take the concessional bus passes issued to rural students for instance, which is…
Gajapayana: Caparisoned elephants will march to city on August 10
July 31, 2017Mysuru: With less than two months left for this year’s Dasara, the Forest Department is gearing up for Gajapayana, the ceremonial journey of Dasara elephants from the forests to Mysuru. And this time, it will be a grand Gajapayana that will be a tourist attraction. The Department has finalised August 10 as the first Gajapayana…
Mysore Varsity Acting-VC alleges huge financial scam in last year’s Indian Science Congress
July 31, 2017Mysuru: Acting Vice-Chancellor of University of Mysore (UoM) Prof. Dayanand Mane has alleged that he had suspicions that irregularities to the tune of crores of rupees had occurred in the 103rd Indian Science Congress (ISC), organised by the UoM last year (Jan. 3 to 7, 2016). He was speaking at the ‘Rakesh Siddharamaiah — A…
Lingayats take out rally
July 31, 2017Mysuru: About 50 members of Lingayata Dharma Samanvaya Samithi, demanding a separate religious status for the community, took out a rally from Gandhiji’s bust in front of City Court Complex to the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Office here this morning. The members contended that Basavanna too had pointed out that all Sharanas should be together and…
Yaduveer calls on Siddaganga Mutt Seer
July 31, 2017Tumakuru: Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar called on Dr. Sri Shivakumara Swamiji of Siddaganga Mutt here yesterday. The scion of Mysore Royal Family, who visited the Mutt for the first time since his coronation, discussed issues related to drought, monsoon failure and also about his grandfather Jayachamaraja Wadiyar visiting the Mutt during 1948. The meeting went…
Happy children
July 31, 2017Growing phase for a child is fun but often the little children do get difficult. When left unchecked by the parents, they tend to believe that they are right in their approach and in the long run, it does get difficult to change the pattern of thinking and behavior. Feng Shui is all about having…
KSRTC bags Prawaas Excellence Awards
July 31, 2017Mysuru: The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) has bagged three National Awards during the Prawaas Excellence Summit and Awards Ceremony-2017 held at Mumbai onuly 29. According to a release, the flybus service won under the ‘Best intercity connectivity’ category, city bus services in small and medium cities won the award under the category of…
Fraud caller cheats man of Rs. 1.72 lakh
July 31, 2017Mysuru: A man from city, who had deposited money to the account of the Rajasthan-based finance company, which had promised him to provide loan, has been cheated after depositing a total of Rs. 1.72 lakh to the account of the finance company. The man, who was cheated, has been identified as Yogesh Gowda, a resident…
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