Lakshmipuram Police book 10 cases till noon Mysore/Mysuru: Following lifting of lockdown, City Cops have resumed drive against maskless people riding and driving bikes and cars. This morning, the cops attached to Lakshmipuram Police Station, led by Assistant Sub-Inspector Gowrishankar, conducted a surprise raid against maskless driving and booked ten cases. A fine amount of…
Stop illegal quarrying around KRS Dam: KRRS
July 11, 2021Pandavapura: Strongly opposing quarrying activities in the vicinity of KRS Dam, farmers, under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) staged a demonstration by blocking the road at Five Lights Circle in Pandavapura town yesterday. Addressing the protestors, KRRS Pandavapura Taluk President Chikkade Harish said that the Krishnaraja Sagar Reservoir is the lifeline of…
Missing Rs.16 lakh in Kodagu SP Office: Three suspended
July 11, 2021Madikeri: Three personnel attached to the Office of the Kodagu Superintendent of Police at Madikeri have been suspended in connection with the missing of cash to the tune of Rs.16.96 lakh belonging to the Police Department. The Kodagu District Police had collected Rs.16.96 lakh, including Rs. 7.68 lakh from sale of Police flags in 2020-21…
Pack up & return to parent Department: Minister tells officers on deputation
July 11, 2021Bengaluru: The services of Department of Animal Husbandry officers, who are on deputation to other Departments will be withdrawn by July 31, said Animal Husbandry Minister Prabhu Chavan. In a press release here, he said however, this order was not applicable to those who were working in designated posts in Forest Department, Veterinary Sciences Colleges,…
Smart Classrooms will be increased to 8,500 in current year: Dy.CM
July 11, 2021Bengaluru: Deputy Chief Minister (Dy.CM) Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan on Saturday said the Government has set the target of converting 8,500 classrooms of higher education into Smart Classes. Of these, 2,500 smart classrooms have been already launched, he added. Speaking after distributing free Tablet PCs to students of Malleshwaram Government First Grade College and inaugurating the…
College education for SSLC passed poor rural boys: Entrance exam on July 25
July 11, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Ojas Public Charitable Trust, Mysuru, is providing college education to the SSLC passed poor and intelligent male students of rural base since 2016. The students may belong to South Karnataka districts like Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Mandya, Hassan, Ramanagar, Tumakuru, Kolar and Bengaluru Rural. There are about 45 students studying in the educational project of…
A Continuing Saga of Shameful Neglect
July 11, 2021By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Last weekend, in the first part of this series about the neglected and crumbling heritage structures of our city, I wrote about the sad plight of our once magnificent Lansdowne building and why it was very close to my heart. I have been receiving many responses to my article…
Puri Jagannath to have a temple in Mysuru
July 11, 2021Neem tree idols of Jagannath, Balabhadra, Subhadra and Sudarshana arrive from Odisha Inauguration likely during the last week of August 2021 Here is some good news for all those wishing to travel to Puri in Odisha to have the darshan of Lord Jagannath. Come August this year, the city of Mysuru will have a Lord…
Curb rampant mobile usage while at the wheels
July 11, 2021Sir, With the Traffic Police personnel busy on COVID duty now, the habitual traffic rules violators are having a hey-day, causing immense inconvenience to the fellow motorists. Usage of mobile phones while driving has become very rampant now. When a four-wheel driver in front of us is on mobile, it can be very irritating. They…
Barty wins maiden Wimbledon Crown
July 11, 2021Ashleigh Barty won her first Wimbledon title on the 50th anniversary of fellow indigenous Australian Evonne Goolagong Cawley’s maiden crown, beating Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 6-3 in the final on Saturday. The 25-year-old Australian — who wore a specially-designed dress in tribute to Cawley’s iconic scallop one she sported in 1971 — adds the…
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