Mysuru: A day after former MP Pratap Simmha was snubbed by the BJP Mysuru City unit president L Nagendra, Mysuru MP Yaduveer Wadiyar also disapproved of the former MP’s move to try to project himself as the candidate of the Chamaraja assembly segment.Wadiyar told reporters that the decision regarding the candidates will be taken by…
Chikkamagaluru: Chikkamagaluru district, one of the major coffee-growing regions in the state, has been seeing an increase in thefts of coffee beans owing to the high price this season, causing concern among farmers.The district reported several coffee theft cases, and in the majority of the cases, known persons were involved. In order to curb the…
Madikeri: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Wadiyar asked Kodagu DC to take immediate action to prevent the flow of pollutants into the River Cauvery, especially in the Kushalnagar region. In the letter written to DC SJ Somashekar, MP Yaduveer detailed the increased pollutants entering the river. “The unfinished UGD project and the uncontrolled flow of pollutants from…
Mysuru: Amid complaints from farmers that paddy is fetching low prices, the price of rice varieties has skyrocketed in the southern districts of Karnataka.According to grain merchants and the public, in the last one-and-a-half months, rates increased by a minimum of Rs 10 to 20 per kg in the retail market. With no rice available…
Hassan: Padoor Sudarshan Indra, the president of the 5th South Indian Priests Conference, said Jainism is still alive not only because of the teachings of the Tirthankaras but also due to the lineage of Acharyas and Shastris who preserved, codified, and made it practical for life.Speaking at the 5th South Indian Digambara Jain Priests Conference…
Mysuru: A day after former MP Pratap Simmha expressed his desire to contest from Chamaraja constituency in the next assembly election, BJP’s city unit president L Nagendra, a former MLA, dared Simmha to come for a debate over the developmental works done by him. “It is an open challenge for him,” Nagendra said.“You claim you…
Mandya: Upa Lokayukta Justice B Veerappa has taken up a suo motu case against the assistant commissioner (AC) of Pandavapura sub-division and nine other officials on charges of dereliction of duty following the death of a truck driver in an illegal mining quarry in Nagamangala taluk of Mandya district.The action was initiated in connection with…
Shivamogga: A 21-year-old man from Kaisodi village in Sorab taluk died by suicide on Monday evening.Rakesh, a degree holder, was preparing for competitive exams to secure a govt job.In his last WhatsApp message sent to his sister, Rakesh had urged the authorities to make changes to the education system, emphasising the need to identify and…
MYSURU: The District Court in Mysuru received a bomb threat through an email on Tuesday, prompting authorities to evacuate the premises as a precaution, police said. Judicial officers, lawyers, litigants and court staff were moved out of the court complex following the threat, and proceedings were suspended for a brief period, they added. A bomb…
Chikkamagaluru: Congress MLA HD Thammaiah called upon farmers to practise organic farming and urged people to consume healthy food.The MLA addressed the gathering after inaugurating the district-level organic and millet fair, organised on Sunday at the AIT College in collaboration with the Karnataka state agriculture department, watershed development department, Karnataka State Agricultural Produce Processing and…
