Mysuru/Kollegal: A total of 30 rowdy-sheeters who were active in Mysuru and Kollegal, have been externed from the district, in view of the Lok Sabha elections. Mysuru SP Amit Singh, in a press release, has stated that a total of 29 rowdy-sheeters have been externed from the district as there was a possibility of them…
Man sentenced to ten years jail for raping minor
April 11, 2019Mysuru: The city’s Special POCSO Court has sentenced a man to ten years rigorous imprisonment and has imposed a fine of Rs.30,000 for raping a minor girl. The man, who was sentenced, is 35-year-old Kumar, a resident of Hale Varanchi in Hunsur. He had raped a 13-year-old girl resulting in the minor girl giving birth…
Kallahalli GP members threaten to resign and boycott LS election
April 11, 2019Urge shifting of present GP office Hunsur: Elected representatives of Kallahalli Gram Panchayat (GP) comprising four villages staged a protest in town on Tuesday urging the authorities to shift the Gram Panchayat office to the main road near Kallahalli Gate failing which they threatened to resign and also boycott the LS election on Apr.18….
Congress sacks seven Mandya leaders for backing opponent
April 11, 2019Bengaluru: The Congress yesterday sacked seven Block Committee heads of Mandya district for backing actress Sumalatha Ambarish, who is contesting as an independent candidate from Mandya LS seat. Those sacked are Mandya Rural Block Congress President H. Appaji, Bharathinagar Block President A.S. Rajiv, Malavalli Rural Block President Puttaramu, Malavalli Town Block President K.G. Devaraj, Nagamangala…
Vani V. Alva is Hunsur CMC Commissioner
April 11, 2019Hunsur: Vani V. Alva has been posted as Commissioner of Hunsur City Municipal Council (CMC). She was earlier holding the same post in Ullal coming under Mangaluru Division. The previous in-Charge incumbent Shivappa Nayaka was suspended for irregularities on Jan.29 by the Municipal Administration Director.
Smoke billows from CM’s car
April 11, 2019Srirangapatna: Even as Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy is busily engaged in campaigning for his son Nikhil, who is contesting as the coalition candidate from Mandya LS seat, smoke emanated all of a sudden from the CM’s car near Peehalli in the taluk last night, causing panic for a few moments. Kumaraswamy was returning to Bengaluru…
Fake caste certificate case: Court nullifies BJP’s win
April 11, 2019Orders EC to declare R. Ravindra Kumar of Congress, who had come second, as the new Corporator Mysuru: As the case pertaining to the fake caste certificate given by Ward 18 Corporator Guruvinayak of BJP, was proved, the Court has nullified his (Guruvinayak) win and has ordered the Election Commission (EC) to declare R. Ravindra…
Pedestrian succumbs to injuries
April 11, 2019Hunsur: An unidentified pedestrian, who suffered serious injuries when a bike rammed into him while he was walking on the roadside near Akshay Bhandar on Monday and was admitted to K.R. Hospital in Mysuru, has breathed his last. Soon after the incident, the bike rider left the bike (KA-04 AS-3441) behind and fled from the…
Three arrested for hunting wild boars
April 11, 2019T. Narasipur: The Forest Department personnel, in a swift operation, have arrested three out of five poachers, who had captured wild boars in forest area and have rescued the boars which were being transported by them illegally. The arrested are 30-year-old Ramesh, 22-year-old Arun Kumar and 29-year-old Shivaraj, all native of Moolekoppal in Mandya. Acting…
Congress-JD(S) to hold poll rally in city tomorrow
April 11, 2019Mysuru: As a show of strength, the coalition partners Congress-JD(S) will hold a joint poll rally at Maharaja’s College Grounds in the city at 5 pm tomorrow. JD(S) Supremo and former PM H.D. Deve Gowda, CLP leader and former CM Siddharamaiah, Ministers G.T. Devegowda and S.R. Mahesh, former Union Minister C.M. Ibrahim, former Minister Dr….
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