As many as 194 families demand that landless be given govt land Madikeri: In Kumbur village of Somwarpet taluk, 194 families have completed 100 days of their Satyagraha demanding that the landless be given plots on govt land. The protest by working families completed 100 days on Monday, and hundreds of landless people have continued…
It is a widely held belief that an elephant’s visit brought prosperity A herd of elephants in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve According to environmentalist Kalkuli Hegde wild elephants generally remain wary of humans It is a widely held belief that an elephant’s visit brought prosperity A herd of elephants in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve According to environmentalist…
Protest over Cauvery water sharing with Tamil Nadu intensified in Mandya Tuesday Mandya: The Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu (TN) has intensified following Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s (CWRC) latest recommendation that Karnataka must release 12,000 cusecs of water daily to TN over the next 15 days.The recommendation has triggered strong opposition among…
Filed by Uday Kumar/ Cleared by AravindMandya: The Cauvery water dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu has intensified following Cauvery Water Regulation Committee’s (CWRC) recommendation that Karnataka release 12,000 cusecs of water daily to Tamil Nadu for 15 days.The recommendation has triggered strong opposition among farmers and pro-Kannada organisations in Mandya, with protesters blocking roads…
Mandya: A new initiative to promote women’s economic empowerment and self-reliance will soon take shape in Gandhi Nagar here with the establishment of Stree Mart. On Monday, Mandya MLA P Ravikumar Ganiga inspected the proposed site along with senior officials and reviewed the arrangements for implementing the project.Stree Mart is planned as a dedicated marketplace…
Madikeri: Two people lost their lives after falling into a toilet pit as a concrete slab over it collapsed at Garagandur B village in Somwarpet on Monday.Nithya, 50, a daily wage labourer from Hosathota village, and Janardhan, 45, a resident of Garagandur, are the deceased, police said. The accident occurred around 4.30pm when Nithya, wife…
St Philomena’s Church, in Mysuru, is one of the largest churches in Asia Mysuru: A grand procession in honour of St Philomena will mark the centenary celebrations of devotion to the saint, co-patroness of St Joseph’s Cathedral (St Philomena’s Shrine), on Aug 11. The celebration will take place under the guidance of Bishop of Mysore…
Enraged villagers protest in Ammathi over the rising human-elephant conflict Madikeri: Annappa, 40, an agricultural labourer who sustained grievous injuries in an elephant attack at Yadur village near Ammathi, succumbed to his injuries late on Sunday night. He had been undergoing treatment in a critical condition at the District Hospital in Madikeri.Meanwhile, enraged villagers staged…
The injured worker, Annappa, has been admitted to the District Hospital in Madikeri Madikeri: A plantation worker was seriously injured in a wild elephant attack at Yadur village on Sunday. The injured worker, Annappa, has been admitted to the District Hospital in Madikeri.The 40-year-old had been staying with his mother on a coffee estate for…
Union minister and JD(S) state president HD Kumaraswamy Mysuru: Union minister and JD(S) state president HD Kumaraswamy directed party legislators to launch a “coordinated attack” on the Congress govt during the forthcoming legislature session, focusing on drought, farmers’ issues, alleged corruption, and irregularities in recruitment and welfare schemes.At a JD(S) legislature party meeting Sunday, Kumaraswamy…
