New Delhi: Polling began in the Parliament and the State Assemblies to elect the 14th President of India, this morning. Among the first to cast the votes was Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As many as 32 Polling Stations, one in the Parliament and 31 in State Assemblies have been created for voting which began at…
Kurubarahalli Sy. No. 4 and Alanahalli Sy. No. 41 ‘B’ Kharab land: Scrutiny of 43 writ petitions begins
July 17, 2017Mysuru: The closed-door meeting to look into the 43 writ petitions on Kurubarahalli Survey No. 4 and Alanahalli Survey No. 41, chaired by Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep, began this noon at the Court Hall of the DC office. The meeting, which is likely to last 15 days, is being held as the Principal Secretary, Revenue…
Miffed CM, high-level probe, prisoners clash, shifting of convicts
July 17, 2017Mysuru: Jails are meant for reforming the prisoners. However, everyone knows that there is dark underbelly consisting of under- trials and convicts in the jails. Added to this, are the Police who also become vulnerable to the system, as there are powerful prisoners housed in the Central Jails all over the country. DIG Roopa D….
1,056 youth get jobs at two-day mega Job Mela
July 17, 2017Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s ambitious programme of creating jobs for the youth, saw about 1,056 youth getting jobs out of 4,398, at the two-day Kaushalya Mela (Vocational Skills Mela) and Job Mela organised jointly by the Karnataka Skill Development Corporation and the District Administration, at Kalamandira here on July 15 and 16. In all, 86 companies…
DIG (Prisons) D. Roopa transferred
July 17, 2017Bengaluru: D. Roopa, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police (Prisons) and M.N. Reddi, Director General of Police (DGP) Intelligence, are among five IPS officers who have been transferred with immediate effect. DIG Roopa, who is in the news for her reports on the irregularities prevailing in Parappana Agrahara Jail, has been transferred and posted until…
Sharana Mandali presents award to mark Kempegowda Jayanti
July 17, 2017Mysuru: Marking Kempegowda Jayanti, Mysuru Sharana Mandali had organised a function at Maneyangala in Kalamandira premises here yesterday. MLA Vasu presented ‘Kempegowda Award’ to senior co-operative Y.N. Shankaregowda, District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Dr. Y.D. Rajanna, Progressive farmer Malara Puttaiah and Negilayogi Organising Secretary Sumitra Ramesh in recognition of their achievement in various fields. Speaking…
Mysuru’s first Automated Driving Test Track to open soon
July 17, 2017By M.T. Yogesh Kumar The civil works of laying the city’s first automated vehicle driving test track is almost done with a small percentage of works to be done. A swanky office of Road Transport Office (RTO) East has been constructed near the track. Road Transport officials are waiting for funds from the government and…
Men, women and children frolic at Slush Festival
July 17, 2017Mysuru: Karavali Samskruthika Chavadi had organised a Slush Festival on a marshy land near Vijayanagar 4th Stage here yesterday. Several games were organised in slush for participants comprising men, women and children. The games included tug-of-war and walking backwards for women, dragging wife sitting on a large palm leaf and fortune game for couples, 100m…
Communal clash: Prohibitory orders imposed in Mangaluru till July 30
July 17, 2017Mangaluru: Mangaluru Police have clamped prohibitory orders under Section 35 of Karnataka Police Act in Mangaluru City Police Commissionerate limits from 6 am on July 16 to midnight of July 30. The Police Commissioner, in a release, has stated that the prohibitory orders have been promulgated based on a report submitted by the Deputy Commissioner…
GST on Sanitary Napkins
July 17, 2017Mysuru: Former Zilla Panchayat President Dr. Pushpa B. Amarnath, who launched a signature campaign demanding the removal of GST (Goods and Services Tax) on sanitary napkins first in Hunsur and then at Maharani’s College and Yuvaraja College in Mysuru, has now intensified the campaign by posting a letter in this regard to Union Minister Nirmala…
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