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Actor Chikkanna quizzed as investigation intensifies
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Actor Chikkanna quizzed as investigation intensifies

June 18, 2024

Bengaluru: The Police team investigating Renuka Swamy murder case questioned Kannada actor Chikkanna for an hour yesterday. According to sources, Police have proposed making Chikkanna, who primarily appears in comedy roles, a witness in the case. The Police have already arrested 17 people, including leading Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa and his friend Pavitra Gowda, for…

Fuel price hike: BJP protest in front of DC Office in city
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Fuel price hike: BJP protest in front of DC Office in city

June 18, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly condemning the Karnataka Government’s action of hiking petrol and diesel prices soon after the Lok Sabha polls, the City and District Unit of the BJP, as part of the Statewide agitation, staged a massive protest in front of the new Deputy Commissioner’s  (DC) Office in Siddarthanagar here this morning. Hundreds of BJP leaders…

Three-day National Yoga Olympiad begins in city
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Three-day National Yoga Olympiad begins in city

June 18, 2024

Governor Gehlot calls for taking Yoga to every household Mysore/Mysuru: The three-day National Yoga Olympiad, with the theme ‘Yoga For Self and Society,’ organised by the Ministry of Education, Government of India, Regional Institute of Education (RIE), Mysuru and National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi, began in the city this morning….

Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway-275: Tech, strict vigil result in accident rate decline
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Mysuru-Bengaluru National Highway-275: Tech, strict vigil result in accident rate decline

June 18, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: The number of accidents on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway has dramatically decreased, providing a sigh of relief for travellers. Data from last year and this year highlights the positive impact of rigorous safety measures implemented by the Police Department and the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). NH-275 linking the two cities had attained notoriety…

NTA responsible for NEET-2024 mess, not NCERT: Prof. Saklani
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NTA responsible for NEET-2024 mess, not NCERT: Prof. Saklani

June 18, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: Prof. Dinesh Prasad Saklani, Director of National Council of Education Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi, has clarified that, it is National Testing Agency (NTA) which is solely responsible for framing wrong questions for National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test (NEET)-2024, not NCERT. Reacting to media queries at the meeting hall of Regional Institute of Education (RIE)…

Electric ‘megger’ used to administer shocks seized
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Electric ‘megger’ used to administer shocks seized

June 18, 2024

Bengaluru: The post-mortem report of Renuka Swamy has revealed that he was tortured with electric shocks before his death. During interrogation, none of the accused had informed the Police about the electric shocks given to the victim. This detail, however, emerged during the post-mortem examination. Police sources said a newly arrested suspect, Raju alias Dhanraj,…

Focus on Darshan’s manager who went missing in 2018
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Focus on Darshan’s manager who went missing in 2018

June 18, 2024

Bengaluru: In the wake of Darshan Thoogudeepa’s arrest for Renuka Swamy’s murder, media attention has shifted to another controversy from Darshan’s past: the mysterious disappearance of his former manager, Mallikarjun. Mallikarjun B. Sankanagoudar, hailing from Gadag, served as Darshan’s manager from 2011 to 2018. During this time, he handled Darshan’s business, financial affairs, schedules and…

CM appealed to rollback fuel prices due to cascading effect
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CM appealed to rollback fuel prices due to cascading effect

June 18, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: C. Narayanagowda, President of Mysore District Hotel Owners’ Association, has urged Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to rollback the recent hike in petrol and diesel prices. The Association argued that the increase will significantly raise the transportation costs of groceries, rice, pulses, fruits, vegetables, milk, and other essential items, making it difficult for businesses and individuals…

Seven-year-old boy electrocuted
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Seven-year-old boy electrocuted

June 18, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: A seven-year-old boy was electrocuted in his house at Devagalli village in the taluk on Saturday evening. The deceased boy is Bhuvith, son of Sundaresh of the village. On Saturday evening, Bhuvith switched on the fan switch during which he came in contact with the exposed wire and was electrocuted. Jayapura Police, who have…

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