Officer was caught red-handed by Anti-Corruption Bureau while receiving Rs. 5,000 from Cop Madikeri: A Deputy Tahsildar in Kodagu district has been trapped by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) for accepting a bribe from a Police Constable yesterday. The officer is Umesh, who was working as a Deputy Tahsildar at the office of Madikeri Assistant Commissioner….
CNC demands Living Entity Status to River Cauvery: Jatha from Talacauvery to Poompuhar in TN on May 24
May 18, 2018Madikeri: The Codava National Council (CNC) has demanded the government to accord Living Entity status to River Cauvery to protect it from further destruction. A ‘Vehicle Jatha’ will be organised from Talacauvery, the birthplace of River Cauvery in Kodagu, in this regard on May 24. This was disclosed by CNC President N.U. Nachappa at a…
Nagarahole Forest Guard scales Mount Everest
May 18, 2018Mysuru / Hanagodu : It is a proud moment for Nagarahole Division of the Karnataka Forest Department as one of the staff in the division has scaled the Mount Everest and has spread the message of conservation from the highest peak in the world. C. Vikram, serving as a Forest Guard at Veeranahosalli Range of…
Eco-friendly waterless car wash service in Mysuru
May 18, 2018By V. Shourabh Mysuru: Studies and surveys have revealed that India’s current per capita water consumption is at 150 litres a day. The country is expected to suffer persistent water shortage by 2020 with the per capita accessibility of water coming down to less than 1,000 cubic meters. One source of water wastage is vehicle…
EVM hacking allegations: No arrests made, says City Top Cop
May 18, 2018Mysuru: Following allegations and complaints by SDPI candidate Abdul Majeed and JD(S) candidate Abdul Aziz that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used for polling in Narasimharaja Constituency were hacked, City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subramanyeswara Rao has rubbished the allegations. The City Top Cop has confirmed that no one has been taken into custody in connection…
MLC Election: Poll schedule announced
May 18, 2018Mysuru: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the poll schedule for six Legislative Council seats from Teachers’ and Graduates’ Constituencies across the State. In a press release, Mysuru Regional Commissioner P. Hemalatha said that the election for the Legislative Council seats from Karnataka South-East Teachers, South Teachers, South-West Teachers, South-West Graduates, Bengaluru Graduates…
Tour of Museums marks International Museum Day in city
May 18, 2018Mysuru: As part of International Museum Day celebrations, the Department of Archaeology, Heritage and Museums, District Administration and the Tourism Department had organised a unique programme ‘Museum on Wheels’ where about 50 members of the public were taken on tour in a KSTDC bus to several museums in city this morning. The theme for this…
Marithibbegowda, three others file nomination papers
May 18, 2018Mysuru: Marithibbegowda of the Janata Dal (Secular) and three others filed their nomination papers for the Legislative Council elections from Karnataka South Teachers’ Constituency, Karnataka South-West Teachers’ Constituency and Karnataka South-West Graduates’ Constituency, at the Regional Commissioner’s office yesterday. Marithibbegowda filed three sets of nomination papers for the Karnataka South Teachers’ Constituency. B. Niranjanamurthy of…
Justice Santosh Hegde’s call to youth to build society boycotting corrupt
May 18, 2018Mysuru: Giving a call to the youth to boycott the corrupt in the country in all walks of life to build a healthy society, former Supreme Court Judge and former Lokayukta Justice Santosh Hegde said that if the youth have to earn wealth it should be within the limits of the law and not by…
Rotary Gayathri Education Award presented to SSLC toppers
May 18, 2018Mysuru: Rotary Mysore presented its Annual Rotary Gayathri Educational Award-2018 to 49 SSLC students who have excelled in their exams, at the Club’s weekly meeting last evening at Rotary auditorium, next to Mandovi Motors on KRS Road here. Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy, who was the chief guest, felicitated the following distinction holders of…
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