Madikeri: Villagers from Koothi staged a protest on Thursday alleging that the ongoing work on the Magadi-Jalsur State Highway (SH-85), stretching from Alekatte near Somwarpet to Inakanahalli near Koothi, was of poor quality.The villagers claimed that the 10-kilometre road project, being executed under the State Highway Development Project at an estimated cost of Rs 20…
Mandya: Congress activists staged a protest against the central govt’s move to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as the “G-RAM-G Act.”Holding portraits of Mahatma Gandhi, the demonstrators gathered near the Gandhi statue at the park in front of the deputy commissioner’s office and raised slogans against the BJP-led Union govt.Addressing…
Mysuru: In a big relief to thousands of in-house candidates who pursued various undergraduate and postgraduate courses during the academic years 2013–14 and 2014–15, the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) has decided to issue degree certificates to eligible students.This means nearly a decade later, candidates will get their degree certificates. All these years, only provisional…
Shivamogga: National Students’ Union of India (NSUI) activists staged a protest in front of the Shivamogga City Corporation office on Wednesday, alleging inaction by health department officials against the use of synthetic colours and tasting powder in hotels and food stalls.The protesters said that under the Food Safety Act, the use of artificial colours and…
Madikeri: ‘Freedom and Kodagu’, an event to retell the story of the forgotten freedom fighters from the district, was organised at Madikeri Fort premises on Wednesday.The event was organised by the United Kodava Organisation (UKO) to narrate the stories of the forgotten heroes from the Kodava community. “Dec 17, 1930, is an important day in…
Mandya: Chief minister Siddaramaiah will lay the foundation stone for the proposed Praja Soudha in Malavalli on Dec 21, said Malavalli MLA and State Pollution Control Board chairman PM Narendraswamy.He told reporters that the event would mark an important step towards strengthening public administration and citizen services in the taluk.Narendraswamy stated that efforts are also…
Mandya: A grand Sarva Dharma Bhavaikyata Prarthana Yatra (All-Religion Harmony Prayer Procession) was organised in Malavalli taluk on Wednesday as part of the 1,066th Jayanti Mahotsava of Adi Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara of Suttur. The event reflected the age-old inclusive and harmonious philosophy upheld by the Suttur Math.The ceremonial idol of Adi Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara was…
Mysuru: A cold wave gripping Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts over the past few days has begun to take a toll on people, livestock, and standing crops, raising concerns among farmers.While harvesting of paddy, pulses, and other crops is under way, rabi crops sown between mid-Oct and mid-Nov have shown signs of stunted growth following a…
Madikeri: In a significant development, the Karnataka Land Revenue Amendment Bill, intended to resolve the long-standing Jammabane land issue in Kodagu district, was unanimously passed during the Belagavi legislative session on Tuesday.The bill, which was introduced in the Belagavi session last week, was formally taken up and approved on Dec 16. Revenue minister Krishna Byre…
Mandya: With Mandya district reporting 46 communal cases in the last five years—and Nagamangala taluk alone accounting for the highest number at 24, the state govt is planning to set up a Special Action Force (SAF), on the lines of Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, and Shivamogga, to tackle the law and order situation in communal sensitive…
