Madikeri: Kodagu District Administration has geared up itself and has cautioned people about possible landslips during the monsoon season this year also and take precautionary measures to mitigate its impact. Karnataka Principal Secretary of Revenue Department (Disaster Management) Rajkumar Khatri on Friday took stock of the ground situation in the district following last year’s devastation…
CISF Head Constable dies on poll duty in UP
May 5, 2019Mysuru: A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Head Constable from Mysuru died of heart attack while on poll duty at Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. R.K. Prakash (48), who was serving at the CISF unit in RBI Note Printing Press here, was deputed for poll duty at Raebareli in Uttar Pradesh from where Sonia Gandhi is…
Polls to 63 ULBs on May 29
May 5, 2019Mysore: The Election Commission on Thursday announced that elections to 63 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in different parts of the State will be held on May 29. State Election Commissioner P.N. Srinivasachari told reporters that the model code of conduct comes into force with immediate effect. The elections to 63 ULBs include eight City Municipal…
Tribals to stage overnight protest at H.D. Kote tomorrow
May 5, 2019Mysuru: Members of Karnataka Aranya Moola Budakattu Samudayagala Okkuta and tribals of Hunsur, H.D. Kote and Periyapatna taluks will stage an overnight protest in front of H.D. Kote Mini Vidhana Soudha tomorrow. Addressing a press conference here yesterday, Okkuta convener Shailendrakumar said that they would be staging the protest to urge the government for…
Heritage lamp post missing at Hardinge Circle
May 5, 2019Mysore: One of the heritage lamp posts at Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle, formerly known as Hardinge Circle, has gone missing. Many heritage lamp posts were installed around the Circle during the development and beautification works and installation of the erstwhile king’s statue taken up about two-and-a-half years ago. The missing lamp post is located near the…
Police fan out to nab chain-snatchers
May 5, 2019Mysore: The City Police have intensified ‘Operation Fast Track’ that was launched to nab chain-snatchers who struck on May 2, snatching the gold chains of seven women at different localities. A red alert has been sounded as Akshaya Tritiya falls next Tuesday and people tend to buy gold ornaments as the day is considered auspicious….
Singer S. Janaki discharged from hospital
May 5, 2019Mysore: Renowned playback singer of yesteryears S. Janaki, who was undergoing treatment at a city hospital for a backbone fracture, was discharged from the hospital yesterday evening. S. Janaki was admitted to Columbia Asia Hospital about a week ago after she suffered a backbone fracture when she slipped and fell at the house of her…
KSOU notifies admission for July 2019-20 cycle
May 5, 2019Mysore: Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), which recently obtained re-recognition by the University Grants Commission (UGC), has finally issued admission notification 2019-20 (July Session) yesterday. It may be mentioned that Vice-Chancellor Prof. D. Shivalingaiah, addressing a press meet at KSOU auditorium in Muktagangothri campus here on Friday, had said that the notification for July 2019…
Three-year-old leopard caught near Kergalli
May 5, 2019Villagers heave a sigh of relief Mysuru: A three-year-old leopard has been caught by the Forest Department, which had kept a cage at a farm in Kergalli village in the taluk. Following complaints from villagers about the sighting of the leopard in and around the village and killing of their livestock, the Forest Department personnel…
Assets undeclared: Membership of 26 GP members cancelled
May 5, 2019Bangalore: State Election Commissioner P.N. Srinivasachari has said that the membership of 26 Gram Panchayat (GP) members across the State has been cancelled for not declaring their assets. Speaking to press persons here on Thursday, Srinivasachari said that as per the amended Panchayat Raj Act, all GP members are required to declare their assets every…
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