Name board creates confusion; Rakshith was transferred as UD Minister’s Private Secretary on June 8 Mysuru: It’s been over a month since K.R. Rakshith, the previous Special Land Acquisition Officer (SLAO) of Mysuru Development Authority (MDA), who was holding additional charge as MDA Commissioner was transferred on June 8, no successor has been appointed in…

23 kids missing in Mysuru since 2023; SP chairs first meeting   Mysuru: In a bid to strengthen efforts to trace missing and kidnapped children, Superintendent of Police (SP) Mallikarjun Baladandi has constituted a Special Task Force for Mysuru district. The first meeting of the Task Force was held at the SP’s Office this morning….

Mysuru: Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has appealed to the citizens to resolve for checking the flow of contaminated water to landmark Lakes of the city — Kukkarahalli Lake, Lingambudhi  Lake, Thippayyana Kere and Hebbal Lake — and clear the encroachments of Raja Kaluves. The MGP meeting was held under the chairmanship of its Working President…

Daughter gets job through fake income certificate While father earns Rs. 2.25 lakh per month as salary, daughter’s job application had cited family’s annual income as mere Rs. 40,000 Bengaluru: For the first time in the history of Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), its Chairman Shivashankarappa S. Sahukar, has been kept under suspension, following the…

Mandya: Demanding release of water to canals for agricultural purpose as crops were withering, various farmer organisations, including Mandya District Raitha Hitharakshana Samithi and Rajya Raitha Sangha, staged separate protests at Mandya and Maddur yesterday. The protesters demanded the State Government to drop the Bengaluru drinking water supply 6th Stage project and release water to…

Bengaluru: Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ramachandra Gowda (87) passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru today due to age-related illness. A former Minister and 5-time member of the Karnataka Legislative Council from 1988 to 2018, Ramachandra Gowda was from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) stables. He started his career in the Jan…

Srirangapatna: The ashes of popular playback singer S. Janaki, who passed away on July 11 in the city, was immersed in River Cauvery at Ghosai Ghat here yesterday. Janaki’s granddaughter Apsara, accompanied by family members, performed the rituals, under the supervision of priest Ramesh Sharma, as per Telugu Brahmin tradition. Naveen, who was the caretaker…