Mysore/Mysuru: In the second revision since the opening of the Mysuru-Bengaluru Access-Controlled Expressway in Feb. 2023, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has announced an increase in toll rates effective from Apr. 1, 2024. The charges have been adjusted by 3 to 14 per cent in accordance with the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and…
LS campaign: Yaduveer Wadiyar calls on Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa
March 29, 2024‘PM Modi will return to power at the Centre’ Mysore/Mysuru: Noted novelist Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa today said that “Prime Minister Narendra Modi will return to power at the Centre.” He was speaking to media persons after holding a closed-door meeting with BJP candidate for Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha Constituency Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, for about 20…
Dam Safety Review Panel is final authority: High Court
March 29, 2024Mining activities around KRS Dam in Mandya Bengaluru: Three months after the Karnataka High Court imposed a ban on mining and blasting activities within 20-kilometre radius of the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam due to concerns over potential structural impacts from mining blasts, a Division Bench of the High Court (HC) has declared that the…
CBI raids AIISH, seizes files from various departments
March 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Following a complaint of gross irregularities, sleuths attached to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) on Bogadi Road in the city yesterday. A four-member team of CBI personnel who arrived at AIISH office at about 10.45 am, directly went to the Departments of Electrical, Civil, Computer…
Bribe to release salary: Nanjangud BEO, Special Teacher in Lokayukta net
March 29, 2024Nanjangud: Lokayukta sleuths have trapped Nanjangud Block Education Officer (BEO) and a Special Teacher while they were accepting bribe to release the three months pending salary of a specially-abled teacher. Those trapped by the Lokayukta are BEO Shivalingaiah and Special Teacher Ramesh. They were caught red handed while receiving bribe amount of Rs. 5,000 from…
Cops trace bag of jewels left behind in auto
March 29, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Lashkar Police have succeeded in tracing the bag of gold jewels left behind by a passenger in an autorickshaw within one hour of registering the case. The bag was later returned to its rightful owner with the help of the autorickshaw driver. Jyothi, a resident of Sathagalli in city, had bought jewellery weighing 60…
LS poll notification issued in Karnataka: Filing of nomination papers for 14 seats begins
March 28, 2024Two candidates file papers for Mysuru-Kodagu seat on first day Mysore/Mysuru: The filing of nomination papers for 14 Lok Sabha (LS) seats including Mysuru-Kodagu and 13 other seats in Southern Karnataka began this morning, with the issuance of poll notification by the Election Commission of India (ECI). Apart from Mysuru-Kodagu seat, the other LS Constituencies…
City advocates accord rousing reception to Yaduveer
March 28, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: BJP candidate for the Lok Sabha elections from Mysuru-Kodagu Constituency Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar was accorded a grand welcome during his visit to Mysore Bar Association premises at Law Courts Complex on Krishnaraja Boulevard here this morning. Yaduveer was received by the advocates, with Nadaswara played in the backdrop along with the bursting of…
BEWARE of new ‘drugs in parcel’ cyber scam
March 28, 2024A city pharmacist recounts his experience with a fraudulent caller Mysore/Mysuru: Cybercrimes are evolving daily, with perpetrators devising new fraudulent methods to deceive unsuspecting individuals. These criminals meticulously gather information and execute their schemes, with even the slightest oversight leading to severe repercussions, including potential loss of life for vulnerable targets. To deceive, these fraudsters…
Prathap Simha has a bright future in State politics: B.Y. Vijayendra
March 28, 2024Madikeri: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha, who previously served as the State BJP Yuva Morcha President, was highlighted by State BJP President B.Y. Vijayendra during an event held in Madikeri yesterday. Addressing the Kodagu District BJP workers’ meeting at Crystal Hall, Vijayendra reassured supporters that there was no cause for dismay over Prathap Simha missing out…
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