New Delhi: The Parliament this noon disqualified Opposition Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi as an MP a day after a Surat Court found him guilty of defamation and sentenced him to two years in prison, according to a Parliament notice. Rahul Gandhi, 52, was convicted yesterday for a 2019 speech in Kolar, Karnataka, where he…
Former IB Officer R.N. Kulkarni Murder Case: District Court rejects bail application of prime accused
March 24, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: City’s First Additional District and Sessions Court yesterday rejected the bail application of the prime accused in the former Intelligence Bureau (IB) Officer R.N. Kulkarni’s murder and has reserved its order on the bail plea of another accused for today. Manu Gowda, who has been named as the first accused and Varun Gowda, the…
Prof. N.K. Lokanath is new VC of Mysore University
March 24, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Prof. N.K. Lokanath has been appointed as the new full-time Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the University of Mysore (UoM) last evening and he took charge from the in-charge VC Prof. Muzaffar H. Assadi, who is the Dean, Faculty of Arts, Department of Studies in Political Science. The Under-Secretary to the Governor, who is also the…
UoM presents Rs. 85.40 crore deficit budget for 2023-24
March 24, 2023Academic Council meeting held Mysore/Mysuru: For the financial year 2023-24, the University of Mysore (UoM) has a deficit budget of Rs. 85.40 crore, staring at the challenges to shore up revenue from various sources. Finance Officer of the Varsity, Dr. Sangeetha Gajanan Bhat who tabled the outlay during the fourth Academic Council meeting of UoM…
MLA Tanveer Sait, Corporators to invite Siddharamaiah to contest from N.R. Constituency
March 24, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the uncertainty continues over Opposition leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah’s choice of Constituency for the forthcoming Assembly polls, N.R. MLA Tanveer Sait and several Corporators have decided to invite the former CM to contest from N.R. Constituency. All MCC Corporators from the Congress gathered at MLA Tanveer Sait’s residence in Udayagiri…
Absence of MCC Standing Panel Heads: Ex-Mayor alleges massive corruption
March 24, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Claiming that Mayor Shivakumar had run away from meetings to elect the Heads of MCC Standing Committees, which posts are vacant for months, former Mayor and senior Congress leader Ayub Khan alleged that rampant corruption was taking place in the last 7-8 months under BJP rule in the absence of Standing Committees’ Chairmen. Addressing…
Former Minister Anjanamurthy passes away
March 24, 2023Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader Anjanamurthy (77), who had served as a Housing Minister and Deputy Speaker, passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru yesterday. He was admitted to the hospital two days ago following breathing problems. A resident of Indira Nagar in Nelamangala, Bengaluru rural district, Anjanamurthy had contested three times from Nelamangala and…
Hunsur Police return 19 recovered mobile phones to owners
March 24, 2023Hunsur: Hunsur Police, who have recovered 19 smartphones which were stolen by miscreants have returned the phones to the rightful owners after verifying the documents. Following complaints of mobile phones being snatched or stolen in Hunsur Town Police limits, the Police, who swung into action, provided the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) numbers of the…
Police Band, Gurukiran set musical mood at Palace
March 24, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The music performance of Karnataka Police Band and musical nite of popular Sandalwood Music Director Gurukiran set the mood last evening. On the second day of three-day ‘Ugadi Sangeethotsava’ organised at Mysore Palace premises, the music connoisseurs were treated with a mix of beats of percussions, ear-soothing songs and the glory of dance performance….
Excise Control Rooms set up to curb liquor movement
March 24, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Even before the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct in the district for the forthcoming Assembly elections, the Excise Department has strengthened its actions against unauthorised sale of liquor besides curbing the movement of liquor across the district and the Constituencies that come under it. The Department has drawn up an elaborate plan…
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