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90 percent of Kabini drinking water supply project complete: Minister

Mysuru, Feb. 17 -- To provide an additional 40 MLD of water to Mysuru city The Kabini project in Bidaragodu near Nanjangud is set to provide an additional 40 MLD (Million Litres per Day) of water to ... Read More


Chorus grows against Govt. move to shut 10 Varsities

Mysuru, Feb. 17 -- Protests planned to save Mandya, Kodagu and Chamarajanagar Universities The chorus of opposition is growing against the Congress Government's decision to close 10 Universities - Ha... Read More


Udayagiri stone-pelting incident - Police needing protection in Mysuru is ironic: MP

Mysuru, Feb. 17 -- Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Wadiyar has expressed shock and concern over the situation in Mysuru, where even the Police, tasked with protecting the public, now require protection them... Read More


Book lovers were hailed as 'Saraswatiputras': Prof. Chidanandagowda

Mysuru, Feb. 17 -- Former Kuvempu University Vice-Chancellor Prof. K. Chidanandagowda said that book lovers in the past were indeed 'Saraswatiputras' - the children of Goddess Saraswati (the Goddess o... Read More


No military rule in India so far unlike Pakistan's 36-year junta

Mysuru, Feb. 17 -- Supreme Court Advocate Dr. Aditya Sondhi delivers a talk on his book 'Poles Apart' at Mysore Open Forum Mysore Open Forum (MOF) had organised a Book Launch and Book Talk on the boo... Read More


Congress reshuffles AICC

New Delhi, Feb. 17 -- Rattled by humiliating defeats in recent elections to three State Assemblies (Maharashtra, Haryana and Delhi), the AICC late last week effected changes to its organisational stru... Read More


Ex-MLA Shivaramegowda, Supreme Court Advocate Brijesh Kalappa return to Congress

Bengaluru, Feb. 17 -- Former Nagamangala MLA L.R. Shivaramegowda, his son L.S. Chetan Gowda and Supreme Court Advocate Brijesh Kalappa re-joined the Congress in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister a... Read More


Citizens, students protest against delay in road repair works

Mysuru, Feb. 17 -- Citizens of Ramakrishnanagar Ward Number 58 in city and students of several educational institutions in the locality staged a protest on Saturday against the delay in the completion... Read More


Devote more time for studies, stay away from cell phones: ZP CEO

Mysuru, Feb. 17 -- Zilla Panchayat (ZP) CEO K.M. Gayathri has asked students to devote more time for studies and keep themselves away from cell phones, TVs, social media networks and going out on freq... Read More


In a lighter vein. How towns in Kodagu got their names

India, Feb. 17 -- By C.P. Belliappa It's well-known that the British morphed Kodagu into Coorg and Madikeri into Mercara. The origin of the original name Kodagu is not very clear. It is said that Kod... Read More