Wants ED to take two former Commissioners into custody Mysore/Mysuru: A day after Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot granted sanction for the prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in MUDA illegal sites allotment scam, State BJP OBC Morcha President Raghu Kautilya has called for a Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe in order to unearth the full dimension of…
CM Siddaramaiah says won’t quit; questions Guv’s urgency
August 18, 2024Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah ruled out any possibility of resignation, asserting that he would fight the allegations legally, just hours after Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot approved his prosecution in the MUDA site scam. He emphasised that the Congress high command and the Cabinet stood firmly by him. Speaking to the media persons in Bengaluru last evening,…
Kolkata doctor rape-murder case: Organisations hold candle light march in city
August 18, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly condemning the brutal rape and murder of a Medical student at Kolkata, the Karnataka Rajya Mahila Dourjanya Virodhi Okkoota, in association with PUCL, Samata Vedike and other organisations, staged a candle light demonstration in front of Mahatma Gandhi’s bust opposite the city Law Courts complex here last evening. The protesters who held placards,…
Governor’s nod to prosecute CM: What does the order say?
August 18, 2024Bengaluru: In granting consent to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over an alleged scam involving the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot stated he is prima facie ‘satisfied’ that the allegations and supporting evidence suggest the commission of offenses. The Governor criticised the Council of Ministers’ decision as ‘irrational’ after they advised him…
Prof. Mahesh Chandra Guru passes away
August 18, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Prof. B.P. Mahesh Chandra Guru (67), retired Professor and former Chairman of the Department of Studies in Journalism and Mass Communication, University of Mysore (UoM) and a resident of Vijayanagar, passed away on Saturday night in city. He is survived by his wife Prof. Hemavathi and a host of students, relatives and friends. Last…
Disaster Management Committees to tackle natural calamities
August 18, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: People are being trained to face possible natural disasters by forming District Level Natural Disaster Committee, said Mysuru Zilla Panchayat (ZP) CEO K.M. Gayathri here yesterday. Speaking after inaugurating an interaction session on ‘Wayanad Natural Disaster and Challenges before Media,’ organised by Mysuru District Journalists’ Association (MDJA) at Pathrakartara Bhavan, she said that a…
Congress spokesperson suspects influentials’ role
August 18, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: KPCC Spokesperson M. Lakshmana has suspected the role of some influential persons behind the decision of the Governor to accord sanction for the prosecution of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. He was addressing media persons at Congress Bhavan on JLB road in the city on Saturday. Lakshmana alleged that, soon after Siddaramaiah took oath for the…
720-gram baby survives against all odds
August 18, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: When a couple was informed that the foetus cannot survive due to significantly low blood supply, they were devastated. They were advised to terminate the pregnancy, as the baby had no chances of survival due to extreme prematurity and low birth-weight. Seeking a second opinion, they came to Narayana Hospital, Mysuru, for the medical…
Car, auto damaged as huge tree branch falls on top
August 18, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Drivers of a car and an auto had a miraculous escape when a huge branch of a Gulmohar tree fell on top of the vehicles near JSS Mahavidyapeetha close to Gun House Circle yesterday evening. It is learnt that both the drivers had parked their vehicles near JSS Mahavidyapeetha and at about 5.30 pm,…
Woman, daughter go missing
August 18, 2024Nanjangud: A 21-year-old woman and her daughter have gone missing from Sooralli village in Nanjangud taluk since Aug. 10 and the woman’s husband has lodged a missing complaint at Nanjangud Rural Police Station. In his complaint Ashvini’s husband Mahesh has stated he along with his wife and daughter had dinner at about 9 pm on…
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