Mysuru: The Security inside the Mysore Palace which was manned by the Police Department will be whittled down and private security will be brought in to man the outside premises of the Palace. This decision was taken at a meeting of the State Chief Secretary, Law Secretary, Finance Secretary and PWD Secretary held in Bengaluru….
Cauvery dispute: Centre seeks two-weeks to draft ‘scheme’
April 28, 2018New Delhi: The Central Government yesterday mentioned that it has moved an application in the Supreme Court for a two-week extension of time to frame a Cauvery water sharing ‘scheme.’ On Apr. 9, a three-Judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dipak Misra ordered the Centre to frame a scheme as per its…
Fish death at Kukkarahalli Lake: EC permits fishing
April 28, 2018Mysuru, Apr.28- Even as the fishes are dying at Kukkarahalli Lake due to overpopulation, the news of the Electoral Officer allowing fishing in the lake comes as a breath of fresh air. Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer had in a letter to the Election Commission sought permission for Kukkarahalli Lake fish contract through a…
I-T sleuths raid house of Minimum Wages Commission Chairman
April 28, 2018Chamarajanagar: Even as the count-down for the State Assembly Polls has begun, Income Tax (I-T) Officials this morning raided the residence of Karnataka State Minimum Wages Advisory Board Chairman R. Umesh. R. Umesh, a class-I PWD Contractor, is a close associate of Chamarajanagar Congress MLA Puttaranga Shetty. Following suspicion of unauthorised money transaction and transfers,…
Chain of 60 street plays launched for voter awareness in city
April 28, 2018Mysuru,: A chain of street plays as part of Voter Awareness Campaign initiated by Systematic Voters Education and Electoral participation (SVEEP) Committee of the district was launched by SVEEP City Committee Chairman G.M. Ravindra at Nanjumalige Circle this morning. A troupe of five artistes rendered a folk song with a theme on voters awareness. They…
P. Hemalatha is new Regional Comr.
April 28, 2018Mysuru: Following the direction of the Election Commission, the State Government on Friday transferred two IAS officers. As per the transfer order, P. Hemalatha is appointed as the Regional Commissioner (RC) of Mysuru Revenue Division. A 2000 batch IAS officer, Hemalatha was serving as Secretary, Co-operation Department at Bengaluru. She took charge from Shivayogi Kalasad,…
Non-payment of full salary since two years: Contract Pourakarmika attempts suicide
April 28, 2018Mysuru: Depressed over not being paid full salary since two years, a contract Pourakarmika attempted suicide by consuming poison at his residence in city this morning. The Pourakarmika, who attempted suicide, has been identified as 25-year-old Sathyanarayana, a resident of Ambedkar Colony in Ashokapuram who was working under Contractor Thammanna and deputed at MCC Ward…
Conman posing as Police Commissioner’s PA attempts to extort money from Cop
April 28, 2018Mysuru: An incident of a conman calling a Police Inspector over the phone and trying to extort money by posing as the PA of City Police Commissioner and later backtracking after the Inspector became alert, has been reported in city. On Thursday, Jayalakshmipuram Inspector B.G. Prakash, who was deputed at Udayagiri, following the recent riots…
JD(S) likely to release manifesto next week
April 28, 2018Bengaluru, Apr.28 (KMS& US)- The manifesto of JD(S) in the context of State Assembly election is said to be ready and likely to be released in a week. The manifesto is believed to focus mainly on farmers, poor people and rural development. Most of the salient points in the manifesto have already been disclosed by…
Symposium on Universal Health Coverage held
April 28, 2018Mysuru: The Department of Public Health Dentistry, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, had organised various activities on the occasion of World Health Day 2018. A symposium on “Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere” was conducted. Dr. B. Basavaraj, DHO, delivered a lecture on “Universal Health Coverage – Key to…
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