Mysore/Mysuru: Nearly two-and-a-half years after the first major landslide occurred atop the Chamundi Hill between View Point and Nandi Statue Road in October 2021, the retaining wall to prevent further damage is still incomplete. Consequently, the 400-metre road has remained closed to traffic since then. As of now, only 70 percent of the planned 50-ft…
Mandya: In a repeat of the events that unfolded on July 25, 2022, the Mandya District Administration was compelled to suspend trial blasts near the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district this morning. This decision was prompted by vehement protests by farmers. As a result, the team of scientists from…
Mysore/Mysuru: Following the extension of deadline by the State Government to use 60 percent Kannada signage in the name board of business establishments till Mar. 13, the shopkeepers in the city have begun complying with the order. Workers were seen effecting the changes in compliance with the order, by redoing the name board of a…
New Delhi: In a big relief to Karnataka’s Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, the Supreme Court (SC) today dismissed a 2018 money laundering case against the Congress leader. The Congress leader was arrested by Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials in September 2019 in connection with this case. In November last year, the Supreme Court ruled that…
Mysore/Mysuru: Former Vice-Chancellor of University of Mysore and Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) Prof. K.S. Rangappa said that a system involving more environmental friendly measures along with doing business is the need of the hour. He was speaking after inaugurating the two-day National Conference on “Sustainable Development and Innovative Management Practices”, organised by the Department…
Mysore/Mysuru: In view of Mahashivarathri festival on Mar. 8, people can have a darshan of Dwadasha Jyotirlingas (meaning 12 Jyotirlingas) at three different venues in city till Mar. 9. Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Mysuru unit, has created replicas of Dwadasha Jyotirlingas and exhibited them at Railway Grounds in Vijayanagar, at the ground adjacent…
Fire and Emergency Services DGP seeks rule exemption; no response from State Govt. Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst the looming threat of forest fires exacerbated by the failure of the monsoon in Bandipur and Nagarahole Tiger Reserves, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services finds itself grappling with a critical shortage of fire engines. This scarcity arises primarily…
Bengaluru: The Vidhana Soudha Police made three arrests yesterday in connection with the chanting of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans within the corridors of Vidhana Soudha during the victory celebrations of Rajya Sabha (RS) member Syed Naseer Hussain. “After the RS polls at Vidhana Soudha on Feb. 27, a case was registered regarding the chanting of ‘Pakistan…
Madikeri: The Principal District and Sessions Court has sentenced an accused to 10 years rigorous imprisonment after he was found guilty of assaulting a Forest Guard with a knife and injuring him (Forest Guard) seriously. The accused, who was convicted, is Thimmaiah, a resident of Gaalibeedu Kaanekandi in Kodagu. On May 11, 2022, when Forest…
Mandya: In a delayed action, the Mandya West Police have arrested an individual on charges of shouting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan that was chanted in December 2022. Amid mounting pressure from the BJP regarding the alleged chanting of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans within the corridors of Vidhana Soudha during the recent victory celebrations of Rajya Sabha member…
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