Mysore/Mysuru: After a nudge from the State Government and the District Administration to strongly deal with people without masks, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) and the City Police have jointly begun an operation to levy fines. The intensified drive that began yesterday saw teams from MCC and the Police stopping pedestrians and motorists and issuing…
Mandya District Administration asks devotees not to go on ‘Om Shakti’ pilgrimage
January 7, 2022Mandya: With the district reporting a sudden spurt in Corona cases which is attributed to devotees returning to the district after visiting Om Shakti temple in Tamil Nadu which has turned out into a COVID hotspot of late, the Mandya District Administration has banned the district devotees from visiting the Tamil Nadu temple. Speaking to…
State Govt. announces Rs.3,885 crore for Urban Local Bodies
January 7, 2022Rs.16.5 crore for Mysuru’s Dr. Ambedkar Bhavan Bengaluru: In a major push for Urban Development projects, the State Government has given administrative approval for release of Rs.3,885 crore for implementation of Nagarothana Scheme in 302 Urban Local Bodies across the State. Announcing this after a State Cabinet meeting at Bengaluru yesterday, Law and Parliamentary Affairs…
85 die in 6 years at 12 black spots within city
January 7, 2022Motorists speed on these stretches despite warning signs, say Police Mysore/Mysuru: Black spots account for 90 percent of the road accidents in the country. Over 60 percent of the black spots on National Highways in India where more than 28,000 deaths took place in road crashes in a period of three years have been rectified…
Girl student made to undress for bringing mobile phone to school
January 7, 2022Srirangapatna: A girl student was allegedly made to undress by the Head Mistress (HM) of a Government School after she (student) was suspected of bringing mobile phone to class. The incident took place at the Government High School in Ganangoru village, Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district about a week ago. It is learnt that the…
Kidnap, extortion in the guise of Health officials
January 7, 2022Court sentences three persons including a journalist to seven years jail K.R. Pet: The Srirangapatna’s 3rd Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced three persons including a journalist to seven years imprisonment besides imposing Rs. 10,000 each as fine after they were found guilty of kidnapping a doctor after posing as Health Department officials. The…
Street musical concerts key to save classical music: Vidwan T.M. Krishna
January 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that street musical concerts hold key for the survival of classical music, Vidwan T.M. Krishna said that organisation of musical programmes on streets will help in taking music to all sections of the society. He was speaking after inaugurating the 20-day 60th Heritage Music Festival of Sri Prasanna Vidya Ganapathi Mandali Charitable Trust…
Police Commissioner releases book on ‘Women and Criminal Laws’
January 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Stressing on the need for sensitising women on the laws of the land, City Police Commissioner Dr. Chandragupta observed that efforts should be made for economic empowerment of women as it would help them lead a self-reliant life. He was speaking after releasing Dr. M.S. Umapathy’s book ‘Women and Criminal Laws’ at a programme…
Caller demands Rs.1 crore ransom from Virajpet MLA
January 7, 2022K.G. Bopaiah files Police complaint Madikeri: In an act of blackmail, Virajpet BJP MLA K.G. Bopaiah was demanded to pay a ransom of Rs. 1 crore by a caller who telephoned him in the guise of Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) sleuth. The MLA has lodged a complaint with Madikeri Town Police in this regard. The person,…
Unauthorised shops along Ring Road demolished by MUDA
January 7, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Continuing its drive against illegal occupation of its landed properties, the MUDA in an early morning operation today, demolished many shops that had illegally come up in front of RTO (East) Office in Devanur Third stage and at spaces around Narayana Multi-Speciality Hospital along the Ring Road . The authorities demolished three temporary sheds…
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