Mysuru/Madikeri: Thousands of devotees on Wednesday visited the Shashti Subramanya Temple in Siddalingapura on the Bengaluru-Mysuru National Highway and offered puja to mark Subramanya Shashti.The temple started the pujas at 2am and opened the doors for devotees early in the morning. The Mysuru taluk administration provided a silver mask of Nagabharana, which adorned the deity…
Madikeri: The Kodagu district unit of the Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) staged a protest in Madikeri opposing the Union govt’s four new labour codes. The protesters said that the new code would have adverse effects on workers and sought them to be scrapped.The CITU district secretary, PR Bharath, condemned the unilateral implementation of…
Mandya: Mandya district superintendent of police Mallikarjuna Baladandi said four individuals were arrested in connection with a murder case.The SP identified the murder accused as Shivakumar of Minjiborakkoppalu, Harsha of Palahalli, Abhishek of Kyathanahalli, and Shivu of Byatethimmanakoppalu. The case is related to the death of Shashankgowda of Kyathanahalli.According to him, Shivakumar and his friends…
Mysuru: In a shocking incident, a 19-year-old youth was brutally murdered by his friends on Wednesday morning.The victim, Syed Sufiyan, was stabbed multiple times with a knife on the road near Shanti Nagar in the city around 5.40am. The entire incident was captured on CCTV cameras.According to police, Sufiyan stepped out for morning prayers and…
Madikeri: Following the success of the district-wide cleanliness drive hosted recently in Kodagu, the Somwarpet Taluk Horata Samiti, in association with the Somwarpet taluk panchayat, has planned to implement the Swach Sundar Kodagu drive across all gram panchayats here.A meeting in this regard was held in the taluk panchayat office. The president of the Somwarpet…
Mysuru: Former Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde on Wednesday expressed concern over the changing moral landscape of society. He said that people today are welcoming those who return from jail with cheers and even garlands of apples. “If this is how society thinks, what will our future look like?” he asked.He was speaking on the theme…
Mandya: Principal district and sessions judge and chairman of the District Legal Services Authority, JN Subrahmanya, on Wednesday called upon citizens to uphold the ideals of the Indian Constitution every single day, rather than confining their respect for its principles to Constitution Day alone.He was speaking at the Constitution Day programme held at the Govt…
Mysuru/Madikeri: Members of the All India Democratic Students Organisation (AIDSO) staged a protest near the old DC’s office in Mysuru on Friday to oppose the state govt’s plan to close more than 40,000 govt schools under the Karnataka Public Schools (KPS)–magnet schools scheme. AIDSO state treasurer Subhash Bettadakoppa said it was a deceptive move, which…
Mysuru: Senior JD(S) MLA GT Devegowda on Tuesday expressed his disappointment over not being invited to the party’s silver jubilee celebration.Speaking to reporters, he said that no one extended an invitation to him for the event. “As I was not invited, I did not attend the JD(S) silver jubilee programme in Bengaluru. If I was…
Mysuru: Officials must prepare a handbook about the facilities available from the govt for minorities and organise awareness programmes every month, said U Nisar Ahmed, chairman of Karnataka State Minorities Welfare Commission.Speaking after holding a meeting with the minority welfare dept officials of Mandya, Mysuru, Hassan, and Chamarajanagar here, the chairman directed them to compile…
