Mysuru: Just a month after Dasara, streetlights along the six-lane Outer Ring Road (ORR) has been switched off. The 42-km-long carriageway has plunged into darkness again, endangering the safety of people using the motorway and residents of layouts beyond the road. Lights were switched on for Dasara following the intervention of Mysuru District Minister V….
MP Sreenivasa Prasad clarifies on Education Department circular
November 16, 2019Mysuru: Even as a circular issued by the Education Department on the celebration of National Constitution Day in schools, which several dalit organisations have termed it as an act of undermining Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, has stirred up a Statewide controversy, Chamarajanagar MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad has sought to clarify on the issue. Addressing a press…
Chamundi Hill in danger of developmental devastation
November 16, 2019People unite to protect the Hill Demand to make a Law to protect the Hill Mysuru: Experts, engineers, environmentalists and special invitees, who attended a meeting organised to discuss conservation of Chamundi Hill, here yesterday, unanimously decided to meet District Minister V. Somanna and Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar with a request to stop construction…
Centre suggests alternative routes bypassing Bandipur
November 16, 2019New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Road Transport and National Highways has agreed to consider alternative routes to connect between Gundlupet and Sulthan Batheri in Kerala instead of NH-212 (now NH 766) which passes through Bandipur Tiger Reserve. The Ministry has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court yesterday saying that State Highway-90 (Hunsur-Talacauvery) and…
Hunsur set for multi-cornered contest
November 16, 2019Hunsur: Even as the three major political parties in the State — Congress, BJP and JD(S) are gearing up for the all important Dec.5 by-polls for 15 Assembly segments across the State, Hunsur Assembly Constituency in Mysuru district seems to be set for a multi-cornered contest, as many independent candidates too are likely to enter…
Over 20,000 sarees seized in godown raid
November 16, 2019Mysuru: In a crackdown on poll code violations, the authorities who raided a godown in city on Thursday, have seized over 20,000 sarees reportedly meant for distribution among voters in Hunsur, which is going to the by-poll on Dec. 5. Acting on a tip off, a team of officials comprising Mysuru Assistant Commissioner Dr.N.C. Venkataraju,…
Four miscreants assault realtor at Balamuri
November 16, 2019Case registered against sandalwood co-actress, her father Srirangapatna: A realtor was assaulted by a gang of four persons at Balamuri on Nov. 12 and the realtor alleging that Ayogya film co-actress Drushya and her father were behind the assault has lodged a complaint against them at KRS Police Station. The realtor, identified as Rajesh of…
Congress likely to field Dinesh Gundu Rao’s wife from Shivajinagar
November 16, 2019Bengaluru: Tabu Gundu Rao, wife of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President Dinesh Gundu Rao, is likely to be the party’s candidate from the Shivajinagar Assembly Constituency for the upcoming by-polls. According to Congress sources, party leaders of Shivajinagar have demanded to field Tabu from Shivajinagar Constituency and even Dinesh Gundu Rao has been putting…
Uncertainty looms large over K-SET
November 16, 2019No notification issued so far, thanks to political upheaval; Test most probably in 2020 Mysuru: It seems highly unlikely that Karnataka State Eligibility Test (K-SET) will be conducted this year as the accreditation period given to University of Mysore (UoM) by University Grants Commission (UGC) has lapsed in 2018 and has not yet been renewed….
Prabhakar Rao Shinde takes over as Nanjangud Dy.SP
November 16, 2019Nanjangud: Senior Police Officer Prabhakar Rao Shinde took over as the new Dy.SP of Nanjangud Sub-division from outgoing Dy.SP C. Malik here on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, Shinde said that he worked as Nanjangud Circle Inspector earlier and his experience would help in carrying out his job much better. He sought the co-operation of…
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