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…
Padma Shri Awardee Somanna calls for effective implementation of Forest Rights Act
February 7, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: “Forest Rights Act, which has been enacted to recognise and vest the forest rights and occupation of forest land in forest dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers, must be implemented effectively by the Government for the upliftment of the community,” said Tribal leader and Padma Shri awardee Somanna, in city, this morning….
SIM cards, knives seized from ‘high security’ Mysuru prison
February 7, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police conducted a surprise raid at the high-security Mysuru Central Prisons yesterday, seizing SIM cards, two knives, mobile phone chargers and some money from certain inmates. Notably, no lethal weapons or drugs were recovered during this operation like in previous raids. Following an order from the City Police Commissioner Ramesh Banoth…
Health system to go total digital: Dinesh Gundu Rao
February 7, 2024Register for Smart Card under Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission and avail services in any health centre of the country Mysore/Mysuru: Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao said, “Digital health system is essential in the present scenario and all those institutions and individuals associated with the health sector should adapt to the system.” He…
MCC buildings at Vontikoppal in shambles, but who cares?
February 7, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The buildings owned by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) near Cheluvamba Park at Vontikoppal are currently in a state of disrepair, raising concerns among the public. Adjacent to the MCC Guest House, these structures house the Ashraya branches of Chamaraja and Chamundeshwari Assembly Constituencies, as well as the Office of Horticulture Division. Unfortunately, the…
‘Confusions in drug procurement system to be cleared soon’
February 7, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Health and Family Welfare Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao has assured to rectify administrative loopholes in the procedure of buying medicines (drug) that has become a hurdle in adequate distribution of medicines. Speaking to media persons here yesterday, Rao said: “Following some mismatches in the records related to purchase, stock and expired drugs and also…
JSS College student bags first prize in District-level essay contest
February 7, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Kusumabai, a third year degree student of JSS College of Arts, Commerce and Science on Ooty Road in city won the first prize in the District-level essay contest organised by Department of Information and Public Relations, Mysuru, as part of Gandhi Jayanthi. She received the cash prize of Rs.11,000 from Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at…
COMED-K exam on May 12
February 7, 2024Bengaluru: COMED-K online exam for admission to private engineering colleges in Karnataka will be held on May 12 for which registration has begun. COMED-K UG-CET is a common entrance test held at the National-level for admission to around 190 unaided private engineering colleges in Karnataka. The Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka…
Seminar on communication begins at St. Philomena’s College
February 7, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A two-day international seminar on “Communication for Social Change” began at St. Philomena’s College, Mysuru, this morning. The PG Department of Research and Studies in Journalism and Mass Communication, PG Department of Research and Studies in Social Work and PG Department of Economics, St. Philomena’s College, have jointly organised the seminar. Prof. Srinivas Melkote,…
Free mass marriage to mark Puneeth Rajkumar’s birth anniversary
February 7, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Saptapadi,’ a free mass marriage event has been organised on March 17 to commemorate the birth anniversary of film actor late Puneeth Rajkumar. Addressing a press conference at Patrakartara Bhavan in the city on Monday, President of Dr. Puneeth Rajkumar Samaja Seva Samiti N. Raju said that the free mass marriage event will be…
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