Have taken Hangal byelection setback seriously: CM
The Hindu
The reasons identified for BJP’s loss include the ‘good work’ of Congress candidate Srinivas Mane
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said he had taken the BJP’s loss in the Hangal Assembly constituency by-election seriously and will take corrective steps.
“I have taken the election setback very seriously, and will take the necessary corrective action,” he told reporters in Mandya.

The municipal bus stand auditorium in Malappuram was packed. But nobody quite knew what to expect. After all, a new event was making its debut at the State School Arts Festival. The moment V.G. Harikrishnan started his rendition of Pyar bhare do sharmile nain..., everyone was convinced that Ghazal was here to stay. The student from GVHSS, Atholi (Kozhikode), was applauded loudly for his rendering of the timeless ghazal sung originally by Mehdi Hassan.

For the last few weeks, several wards in Madurai city have been getting piped drinking water through a new drinking water scheme. The sweetness of the generously supplied water has led to loss of business to several suppliers of canned drinking water in the city. But, not many know that the water supplied to the houses in Madurai is directly drawn from Lower Dam of Mullaperiyar Dam in Idukki district of Kerala.











