Bangalore : Close on the heels of the resignation of Lokayukta Shivraj Patil, Karnataka lost another legal watchguard with the quitting of Upalokayukta Justice R Gururajan. Governor H R Bharadwaj today accepted the resignation of Justice Gururajan who had quit yesterday citing personal reasons. Raj Bhavan in a communique said the Governor accepted the resignation […]
Puttur: Assuring the hapless arecanut growers in his home district that he would always stand by them in their trails and tribulations, CM DVS Gowda told them on Tuesday that a report was expected from experts who are conducting a survey into the rotting disease in areca palm trees, and preventive steps will be taken […]
Bangalore : Squadron Leader (retd) Baldev Singh, director for corporate planning and marketing at state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) committed suicide at Nandi Hills, about 50 km from Bangalore, police said Tuesday. The 58-year-old Baldev Singh “was found hanging by a tree around noon by passersby near Mirza Circle on way to Nandi Hills and […]
New Delhi : With Team Anna asking people not to back their party in Hisar Lok Sabha bypolls, chief ministers of three Congress-ruled states and senior leaders on Monday hit back at the Jan Lokpal Bill champions, dubbing them as agents of Opposition “trying to grind their own axe in the guise of fighting graft”. […]
Hydrabad : Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy on Saturday said that the Centre would soon resolve the Telangana statehood issue in an “amicable” manner that would “satisfy the aspirations of the people” of the state as the strike in support of the demand entered the 27th day. Grappling with the pro-Telangana agitation, […]
Bangalore : Union Minister of state for Railways K H Muniyappa today called on Karnataka Chief Minister D V Sadananda Gowda to highlight about the drought situation in Kolar district. According to an official release here, Mr Muniyappa appealed to Mr Gowda to include Bangarpet, Mulbagil and Siddlaghatta in drought-prone taluks and extend all necessary […]
Bloomberg: The Apple chairman and former CEO who made personal computers, smartphones, tablets, and digital animation mass-market products passed away today. Steven P. Jobs passed away on October 5th, 2011 after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. He was just 56 years old. We mourn his passing, and wish his family the very best. Let’s […]
Mysore: With the countdown having started for the Vijayadashami procession, the Jambu Savari, artists from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka are busy giving the final touches to the tableaux that will take part in the event. More than 34 tableaux from all districts of the state, and those by Mysore City Corporation, SBM and Cauvery Niravari […]
Bangalore: If the asset statements submitted by Madhugiri MLA Anita Kumaraswamy, wife of JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy are true, then she is richer than former minister G Janardhana Reddy. Anita Kumaraswamy has put the official value of her assets at Rs 160 crore, Rs 16 crore ahead of Reddy’s assets, who in his assets […]
Mysore : A wax statue of Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar has been created and displayed at the Famous Wax Museum housing life-size wax statues and musical instruments in the city here. ”The posture of and setting for Krishnaraja Wadiyar’s statue have been recreated as seen in the famous Raja Ravi Varma painting displayed in the gallery […]
