Bengaluru: A day after the Congress High Command suspended him from the Party, Shivajinagar MLA and former Minister R. Roshan Baig has defended his criticism of the State Party leaders. The KPCC had suspended Baig for anti-party activities on Tuesday night with immediate effect. Baig had lashed out at State Congress leaders including KPCC President…
Siddu refutes Baig’s charges Greets Rahul Gandhi on his birthday
June 19, 2019New Delhi: Even as Shivajinagar MLA Roshan Baig from Karnataka lashed out at Siddharamaiah for his (Baig) suspension from the Congress at a press meet in Bengaluru this morning, CLP leader Siddharamaiah refuted the allegations saying there was no truth in his claims. Speaking to press persons at Karnataka Bhavan here this noon, Siddharamaiah maintained…
New SP C.B. Rishyanth assumes charge
June 19, 2019Mysuru: C.B. Rishyanth, a 2013 batch, Karnataka Cadre IPS officer took over charge as the Superintendent of Police (SP) from Additional SP P.V. Sneha at his office in Nazarbad here yesterday. The post fell vacant following the transfer of his predecessor Amit Singh. Rishyanth was born and brought up in Bengaluru. After serving in Chikkanayakanahalli…
ADC takes stock of preparations for Ashada Shukravara atop Chamundi Hill
June 19, 2019Mysuru: Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) B.R. Purnima has directed the officials to make all preparations for Ashada Shukravara (Ashada Fridays) beginning on July 5 to facilitate thousands of devotees who come to offer prayers to Goddess Chamundeshwari atop Chamundi Hill. Presiding over the preliminary meeting held at the conference hall at the office of the…
Girl hostage case: Cop arrested for helping accused
June 19, 2019Mysuru: Kuvempunagar Police have arrested a Traffic Police Constable attached to K.R. Traffic Police Station for not alerting his higher authorities despite knowing that the 15-year-old girl, whose father had failed to repay a loan, was held hostage and had been forced into prostitution. The arrested Constable is Mahesh, who has been interrogated. It is…
Lacklustre response turns yoga rehearsal for Corporators a damp squib
June 19, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), in association with Yoga Federation of Mysore (YFM), had organised yoga rehearsal at Mysore Palace premises this morning in the connection with the International Day of Yoga (IDY) to be held on June 21. The rehearsal was organised exclusively for the Corporators and officers of MCC. The motive was good…
Mother-daughter among five persons missing from city
June 19, 2019Mysuru: In separate incidents, a mother and her daughter are among five persons who have gone missing from Udayagiri Police limits in city. In the first case, 19-year-old Bibi Ayesha, a resident of Sathagalli, who left her house on June 10 at about 10 am along with her two-month-old daughter, has since gone missing, according…
MCC distributes financial assistance to 102 artistes
June 19, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) distributed financial assistance of Rs.10,000 each to 102 artistes of city at a function held at the Old MCC Council Hall here yesterday. The amount will be transferred online to the bank accounts of the artistes. On a symbolic note, cheques were given away to four artistes. Mayor Pushpalata Jagannath,…
Fake documents submitted for farm loan waiver
June 19, 2019Bengaluru: Even as Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy announced his flagship initiative of farm loan waiver soon after coming to power last year, the State Government is said to have been saved a whopping Rs.5,000 crore with the detection of fake records such as Aadhaar Card and Bank Passbook, which were submitted under the guise of…
Inebriated youths assault man in Maddur
June 19, 2019Maddur: Two youths in drunken stupor have assaulted a man over petty reasons at H.K. Veerannagowda Nagar in Maddur on Monday. While the injured has been identified as Siddaraju of H.K.V. Nagar, the youths who assaulted him are Karthik and Yogesh of Valagerehalli. Siddaraju, who was severely injured in the incident, was admitted to Gurushantappa…
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