Shivamogga: Union minister for heavy industries and steel, HD Kumaraswamy, who on Sunday participated in the state-level Bhagavad Gita Abhiyana 2025 Maha-Samarapana at Freedom Park (Allama Maidan) in Shivamogga, said he will discuss with the central education minister about introducing Bhagavad Gita as a part of the curriculum in schools, colleges, and universities.“Not just in…
Madikeri: A two-year-old girl’s parents, who left their daughter Sunanya with other children while they were at work in a coffee plantation, spent 14 anxious hours after their daughter went missing near Kongana in B Shettigeri gram panchayat. They were reunited with their daughter early Sunday morning.According to foresters and authorities, Sunanya spent the entire…
Mandya: A rowdy-sheeter’s brutally murder with weapons in the middle of a road late on Saturday near Amruthi village in Melukote hobli, Pandavapura taluk, Mandya district, has sparked fear among residents.The deceased is Mahesh Kumar, 40, son of Ramegowda, a resident of Lakshmisagara village in Melukote hobli. The youth worked as an autorickshaw driver in…
Mysuru: Around 450 govt schools with low enrolment and lack of facilities in the district are likely to be linked with the Karnataka Public Schools (KPS) and other big govt schools, which will act as magnet schools. However, activists alleged that over 1,600 schools in Mysuru district will be merged with the magnet schools.On Sunday,…
Shivamogga: Union minister for heavy industries and Steel, HD Kumaraswamy, on Sunday stated that the Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant (VISPL) will be revived at a cost of Rs 4,000 crore.The detailed project report (DPR) for the first phase will be prepared to ensure the factory operates for the next 40 years. Two companies have…
Shivamogga: Health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao announced on Sunday that the state govt is taking necessary steps to address maternal mortality cases on priority. Gynaecologists and anaesthetists will be deployed in all taluk hospitals. After the winter session, two gynaecologists, paediatricians, and obstetricians will be appointed in taluk hospitals, he said.Speaking to the media here,…
Mysuru: Two days after the mother tigress was rescued on the borders of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, near Hunsur, foresters successfully rescued all four of her cubs early on Sunday morning. The cubs, aged about 5 months, will be reunited with the mother at Koorgahalli Rehabilitation Centre in Mysuru.The cubs were found in Gowdanakatte village in…
Mysuru: A shortage of doctors, specialists, and inadequate infrastructure has weakened services at the newly constructed district hospital on KRS Road in PKTB premises.Built on 13 acres nearly six years ago to ease pressure on KR Hospital, the facility recorded 308,000 inpatients as of Oct this year. However, delay in recruiting doctors and essential staff…
Mysuru: A proposed cycling velodrome in Mysuru, announced in the 2023-24 budget at a cost of Rs 10 crore, has seen no progress for two years due to delays in land identification.The project, aimed at supporting athletes’ training for international events, remains stalled without any development. As most of the big stadiums are concentrated in…
Chikkamagaluru: Ahead of Datta Jayanti in Chikkamagaluru from Dec 2 to 4, the district administration and police department have made all necessary arrangements to ensure the celebration goes off peacefully.“Various organisations like Shri Rama Sene, and others celebrate the Jayanti at Datta Peeta. This time, the Datta Jayanti celebration will be led by the administrative…
