Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah along with Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivkumar in Mysuru today. (Photo credit: @CMofKarnataka/X)Bengaluru News Highlights: On Sunday, the famous Mysuru Dasara festival was inaugurated by the popular music director Hamsalekha. Among those present during the opening ceremony were the Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, other cabinet colleagues, MP Pratap Simha, and various MLAs. Prior to the 10-day event, Siddaramaiah and the ministers offered special prayers to Goddess Chamundeshwari at the location.
Meanwhile, the cyber crime police in Bengaluru have arrested six individuals, including an MBA graduate named Manoj Sreenivas and a software engineer named Phanindra K. The arrests came after a 26-year-old woman filed a complaint accusing the suspects of cheating her out of Rs. 8.5 lakh.
Here’s the weather update for today: Intense storm over Hangal & surroundings in Haveri district
Protests staged by Nagaraj, 80, are usually a photographer's delight given the veteran leader's inventiveness when it comes to protests.
Music director Hamsalekha inaugurated the 414th Mysuru Dasara festival atop Chamundi hills Sunday. He inaugurated the ceremony during the auspicious Vrischika Lagna (10:15 am to 10:36 am). The Dasara festival is also popularly referred to as ‘Naada Habba’ (state festival).
On the occasion, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, District In-charge Minister H C Mahadevappa, and Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha, among others, joined Hamsalekha in offering floral tributes to the idol of goddess Chamundeshwari.
In his inaugural address, Hamsalekha said, “There should be a survey to identify people who are living in Karnataka but do not know the Kannada language. They should be taught Kannada. A team of corporate Kannadigas suggested that we teach Kannada to those who do not know the language.” Read Here
Following the state government’s decision to open a waste processing plant near Bidadi in Ramanagar district for garbage generated in Bengaluru, JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy recently accused the state of “building ‘Brand Bengaluru’ on the graves of neighbouring districts”.
“It is clear that they want to have dumping yards on all four sides of Bengaluru. If 1,630 tonnes of waste are disposed of at a facility, what will become of the people living near it?” he quipped.
Kumaraswamy has warned that the people of Ramanagar district would hit the streets if the Congress government did not withdraw its decision. Click Here
In an RTI response to indianexpress.com, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) said it has neither fined any industry nor issued a closure notice to any for polluting lakes in the RR Nagar zone since 2017. It has also stated that it has not issued notices to any officer, either from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) or the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), for not stopping the pollution of lakes in the same zone.
Consequently, the condition of lakes in the RR Nagar Zone has steadily worsened.
A case in point is the Kenchanahalli Lake which is spread over four acres. The lake, currently in the custody of the BBMP, has never been restored. Owing to the entry of untreated sewage, weeds have mushroomed across the waterbody. Aksheev Thakur reported
The Karnataka High Court recently upheld a punishment given to a Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC) conductor who was found drunk on duty in 2006.
A single-judge bench of Justice Jyoti Mulimani on October 5 passed the order in a BMTC petition against the modification of penalty by the Industrial Tribunal in Bengaluru.
Passengers in 2006 complained that the conductor had consumed alcohol and misbehaved with them. A medical examination found he was drunk. The BMTC’s disciplinary authority in 2008 reduced his basic pay to the minimum amount. Read More
The Mysuru police have launched an investigation after sarod maestro Rajeev Taranath allegedly received an anonymous phone call demanding commission to perform at the annual Dasara festival in the city.
According to Taranath, 91, an unknown person called him over the phone and demanded a cut from the honorarium to be paid to him for his performance scheduled for October 21. Continue...
In a post on X D K Shivakumar was seen at Chamundi Hill in Mysuru.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), @CMofKarnataka said, "The Chief Minister @siddaramaiah launched the world famous Mysore Dussehra Mahotsav in a traditional way by offering Agrapuja to Goddess Chamundeshwari at Chamundi Hill."
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan said Saturday that Russia’s geopolitical influence would decrease but the world would witness an assertive China in the years to come. He was speaking at the 14th Air Chief Marshal LM Katre Memorial Lecture, organised by the Air Force Association in collaboration with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.
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In an RTI response to indianexpress.com, the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) said it has neither fined any industry nor issued a closure notice to any for polluting lakes in the RR Nagar zone since 2017. It has also stated that it has not issued notices to any officer, either from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) or the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), for not stopping the pollution of lakes in the same zone. (Read more)
A total of 4,200 police officials for Naada Habba Dasara which is going to kick off on Sunday. In a press statement, he said, one DIG rank officer, 11 SP rank officers, 410 senior police officers and 3,778 police personnel will be deployed.
Besides this, 30 platoons of KSRP, 20 platoons of ASC, 2 platoons of 2 BDDS and one Garuda squad will be deployed in Mysuru city.
Several groups in Mysuru Saturday protested against rationalist K S Bhagawan’s alleged recent remark insulting the Vokkaliga community.
They staged a protest outside Bhagawan’s residence in Mysuru’s Kuvempu Nagar. Several BJP and JD(S) leaders have also criticised Bhagawan for his remark.
Bhagawan purportedly made the statement while addressing a Mahisha Dasara event at the Town Hall Friday. (Read here)
Hitting out at the opposition for linking huge cache of money recovered by Income Tax sleuths during searches at properties belonging to a city-based contractor to the Congress government in Karnataka and its leaders, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar questioned as to why JD(S) and BJP leaders were behaving like the department's representatives.
He pointed out that the IT department is yet to make an official statement regarding the searches, its outcome, and the recoveries made.
"They (BJP-JD(S) leaders) are speaking whatever they want. Let the Income Tax department give an official statement (on searches), let's speak after that. Kumaraswamy (JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy) or BJP leaders are not representatives of the Income Tax department, they are speaking as though they are its representatives," Shivakumar said in response to a question.
"I won't say anything now, let the Income Tax department release the information they have, and let's talk later on it," he said, when questioned whether he expects more IT raids in the state.
IT sleuths have conducted searches at properties belonging to some contractors, and have reportedly recovered a huge cache of money stashed in several boxes at properties belonging to one city-based contractor, according to official sources. (PTI)
In a single-bedroom house in the Yelahanka area on the northern fringe of Bengaluru, a 33-year-old MBA graduate and a 36-year-old software engineer set up a nameless private enterprise two years ago. Two men hired as employees lived in the house and were tasked with keeping eight mobile phones active—day and night. (Full story here)
Government of India declares August 23 of every year as 'National Space Day' to commemorate the success of the Chandrayaan-3 Mission on 23rd August 2023 with the landing of the Vikram lander and deployment of the Pragyaan Rover on the lunar surface.
Higher Education Minister MC Sudhakar said Friday that seats in computer science, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, electrical and civil engineering streams were left vacant in colleges such as RV College of Engineering, MS Ramaiah College of Engineering, Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering and PES University, among others. Out of the 90,000 government engineering seats up for grabs, 2,700 are still vacant. (Know more)
"Armed forces are adapting to changes. They are cognisant of changes. Indian Air Force transformed has itself to a network centric warfare. The role of the armed forces is to calibrate themselves to meet challenges. We have a threat in the Northern border, J&K along with internal security challenges. India may emerge as a global leader. Indo-Pacific will be an area of future contestation," Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan said at LM Katre memorial lecture in Bengaluru
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan is delivering a speech at 14th Air Marshal LM Katre memorial lecture conducted by the Air Force Association in Bengaluru. Commenting on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Chauhan said, the current geopolitical enviornment is in a state of flux and the new world order is yet to come.
He added, "The geopolitical importance of Russia will go down in the times to come. It is in spite of it being a major nuclear power. The Wagner rebellion indicates the internal weakness and is indicative of what may lie in store for the future as far as Russia is concerned."
An engineering student was run over by a BMTC bus near Yeshwanthapura on Saturday morning. The student was enroute to obtain an internship certificate.
One day special package tour facilities by Karnataka Sarige vehicles, for the convenience of tourists coming to Mysuru:
a) Giridarshini : Bandipur, Gopalaswamy Hills, B.R.Hills, Nanjangud and Chamundi Hills (Bus fare for adult: Rs.400/- and child: Rs.250/-).
b) Jaladarshini: Golden Temple (Bylakuppe), Dubare Forest, Nisargadhama, Rajaseat, Harangi Reservoir and K.R.S. (Bus fare for Adult: Rs.450/- and Child: Rs.250/-)
c) Devadarshini: Nanjangud, Bluff, Mudukuthore, Talkad, Somanathapura and Srirangapatna (Bus fare for adult: Rs.300/- and child: Rs.175/-).
One day special package tour facilities by Rajahamsa vehicles, for the convenience of tourists coming to Mysuru:
a) Giridarshini : Bandipur, Gopalaswamy Hills, B.R.Hills, Nanjangud and Chamundi Hills (Bus fare for adult: Rs.625/- and child: Rs.400/-).
b) Devadarshini: Nanjangud, Bluff, Mudukuthore, Talkad, Somanathapura and Srirangapatna (Bus fare for adult: Rs.525/- and child: Rs.350/-)
City Volvo Service Package
c) Devadarshini: Nanjangud, Bluff, Mudukuthore, Talkad, Somanathapura and Srirangapatna (Bus fare for adult: Rs.500/- and child: Rs.400/-).
d) Mysuru City Lighting Rounds: Mysuru city Bus Stand, Palace Road, Mysuru Central Bus Stand , LIC Circle Bamboo Bazar Road, Railway Station Circle, J.L.B
Road,(MUDA Office Road) & City Bus Stand (Bus fare for adult: Rs.200/- and child: Rs.150/-). City Volvo Bus- Departure time -6.00 PM
One day Special Package tour facilities by Volvo Multi Axle vehicles for the convenience of tourists coming to Mysuru:
a) Madikeri Package : Nisargadhama- Golden Temple-Harangi Dam-Raja Seat-Abbey Falls (Bus fare for adult: Rs.1200/- and child: Rs.1000/-).
? Above Package Tour Services will be operated from Mysuru in the morning and will return to Mysuru in the evening after visiting various places (except Mysuru City Lighting Rounds)
? These Package services will be operated from 20.10.2023 to 26.10.2023
? Advance Ticket booking for the above additional buses and Package Tours can be done by logging on to ksrtc.karnataka.gov.in, mobile booking and also through advance ticket booking counters of the Corporation.
Income Tax department has carried out searches on residences of multiple contractors linked to the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike. BJP has alleged funds are being raised for polls through contractors. Karnataka DCM D K Shivakumar said IT department does not carry out raids in BJP ruled states.
Veteran journalist Sachidanand Murthy fondly called as Sachi passed away. Sachi who served various positions for more than three decades breathed his last in Bengaluru. He had worked with Indian Express and The Week.
A 47-year-old man in Karnataka’s Bengaluru rural district was arrested on Thursday for allegedly killing his daughter in her sleep after an argument over her relationship with a man from another caste. The accused was arrested after he surrendered before the police.
The police identified the accused as Manjunath, a resident of Bidalur village in Devanahalli taluk, and said that he slit the throat of his daughter Kavana, 20, while she was asleep.
A police officer said that Manjunath, who worked at a chicken shop, belongs to the Scheduled Tribe Naik community, and Kavana was in a relationship with a boy from the Scheduled Caste Chalavadi community. Read more
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