Bengaluru: All the eleven candidates from the Congress, the BJP and the JD(S), who filed their nomination papers for the biennial election to the Legislative Council from the Legislative Assembly on Thursday are likely to be elected unopposed, with only those candidates who were officially announced by the parties, filing nominations. As Thursday was the…
Fleecing of tourists to Mandalapatti: Kodagu DC cracks the whip; fixes jeep rental charges
June 1, 2018Madikeri: Following several complaints of excessive fares levied by vehicle owners from tourists to reach Mandalapatti from Madikeri, the Kodagu District Administration has decided to fix the rental charges and notify the same. Mandalapatti is one of the most sought after tourist locations in Kodagu district at a distance of around 15 to 17 kilometres…
Alleged harassment by daughter-in-law: Man commits suicide after writing death note on road
June 1, 2018Mandya: A man, depressed over the harassment meted out by his daughter-in-law, committed suicide by hanging self to a tree after writing the reason for his death on the road in Kiragasoru village in Malavalli taluk yesterday. The deceased is Mariswamy (60), of Kiragasoru village. Mariswamy’s son Shivaraju had married advocate Hema of Bengaluru about…
Pay Rs. 49 more for your LPG cylinder
June 1, 2018Mysuru: After the hike in petrol and diesel prices, the cost of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) was also increased this morning. The price of domestic subsidised cylinder has been increased by Rs. 49 and the price of commercial non-subsidised cylinder has been increased by Rs. 80. In Mysuru, the subsidised domestic cylinder (14.2 kgs) will…
Karnataka Police bag FICCI Award for emergency response
June 1, 2018Bengaluru: Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has recognised Karnataka State Police for “Emergency Response Category Initiative Effective Highway Patrolling System” as the best initiative in SMART Policing – 2018 and has been awarded the First Prize among the other national-level participants. The initiative was guided by Director General and Inspector General…
Mysore Telecom Best Performing Circle in State
June 1, 2018Mysuru: The Mysore Telecom District Secondary Switching Area (SSA) consisting of Mysuru and Chamarajanagar Revenue Districts is one of the best performing SSAs in Karnataka which has earned around Rs.90 crore revenue last year and provided 4,000 voice connections, 3,000 broadband connections and 3,500 optical fibre networks, said BSNL Chief General Manager of Karnataka R….
MCC Wards undergo delimitation
June 1, 2018Mysuru: The Government has issued the final notification delimiting all the 65 MCC Wards in the city, following which the Mysuru City Corporations (MCC) is busy with the process involved, which include Ward mapping and documentation, voter list revision etc., The Urban Development Department, based on the 2011 population census, had issued a notification on…
Arms Act exemption: Bengaluru Kodava Samaja impleads itself in High Court Writ Petition
June 1, 2018Madikeri: Kodava Samaja, Bengaluru has filed an impleading application in the Karnataka High Court against the Writ Petition filed by Captain (Rtd.) Yaladalu K. Chethan who has questioned the exemption to Kodavas and Jamma land holders in Kodagu district from obtaining a license to possess firearms under Section 3 and 4 of the Indian Arms…
Deceased TV anchor’s wife dies
June 1, 2018Bengaluru: Meena, wife of deceased TV anchor and actor Chandan, who had consumed poison in a suicide attempt, succumbed late last night at Victoria Hospital here. Chandan had died in a road accident near Harihar on NH4 early morning on May 24, when the car he was travelling rammed into a stationary truck. Chandan’s sudden…
Outbreak of vector-borne diseases: Health Department to launch awareness programmes
June 1, 2018Mysuru: The District Health Department is making all out efforts to sensitise the people on the measures to be taken for preventing the outbreak of vector-borne diseases such as Chikungunya and Dengue. Addressing an awareness programme at Pathrakartara Bhavan here on Tuesday, District-Vector Borne Diseases Control Officer Dr. S. Chidambara said that intermittent rainfall in…
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