Bengaluru: The bitter rivalry between JD(S) leader and Union Minister for Steel and Heavy Industries H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS), who is also the KPCC President, turned all the more bitter on Sunday when the two leaders resorted to personal attacks on each other. Kumaraswamy, training guns at D.K. Shivakumar…
HDK’s family wealth in benami names: D.K. Shivakumar
August 5, 2024Even as Kumaraswamy continued to attack him over acquisition of properties worth hundreds of crores illegally, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) questionedthe source of Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy’s (HDK) wealth. Addressing the Congress party’s Janandolana rally on Sunday at Channapatna to counter the BJP-JD(S) Mysuru-Chalo Padayatra, Shivakumar said “Kumaraswamy could not have made thousands…
Traffic violations caught on AI cameras – Even Govt. vehicles violating rules liable for penalties: ADGP
August 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In a significant move towards enforcing traffic discipline, all Government vehicles, including KSRTC buses, are now being held accountable for violating traffic rules. Previously, it was common to see these vehicles openly flouting traffic regulations. However, a new wave of AI-based Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras installed across Mysuru and Bengaluru, as well…
21 violations in two months: Govt. car penalised Rs. 18,000
August 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: One particular Government vehicle, KA-01-G-6601, has been caught with 21 violations, resulting in a total penalty amount of Rs. 18,000. All violations were recorded within two months — July and August, 2024. For each of the 21 violations, the vehicle was penalised Rs. 1,000 or Rs. 500. According to data from the e-challan website…
Overspeed fine notice goes to a wrong person; Wrong vehicle targeted
August 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: In an incident that highlights the potential errors in automated traffic enforcement systems, Deepak Kumar, a resident of Saraswathipuram in the city, recently received an SMS on his mobile phone, claiming that his bike had been caught overspeeding on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway. The message, which included his bike number, stated that he had been…
Sloth bear enclosure inaugurated at Zoo
August 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: An exclusive enclosure for sloth bears constructed by Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) through CSR Funds at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens was inaugurated, here recently. The enclosure has sufficient space for the bears to relax, have food and to move around freely. Arrangements have also been made to for visitors to…
Congress gears up to counter padayatra with rally in Mysuru on Aug. 9
August 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Even as the week-long Mysuru Chalo Padayatra of the Opposition BJP-JD(S) combine is winding its way through Ramanagara and Mandya districts, the ruling Congress is gearing up to hold a mammoth rally at the sprawling Maharaja College Grounds in the city on Aug. 9 to counter the ‘false’ allegations against CM Siddaramaiah. The Mysuru…
KAS exams postponed
August 5, 2024Bengaluru: Chief Minister (CM) Siddaramaiah has disclosed that the new dates of the preliminary examinations for the 384 Probationary KAS posts will be announced shortly. “It was decided to hold the KAS preliminary examinations on Aug. 25. But on the same day, Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has also scheduled examinations for clerical posts….
Sandalwood sapling plantation drive launched in Yadavagiri
August 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A special initiative to plant Sandalwood saplings at Chandanavana Park located in Yadavagiri under Ward 18 was inaugurated BJP City President L. Narendra, here yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Nagendra said, under the leadership of former Corporator B.V. Nagendra, a special programme ‘Namma Yadavagiri’ had been launched under which a number of development activities,…
Bengaluru CCB Police Inspector ends life near Bidadi
August 5, 2024He had served at Jayalakshmipuram, Hebbal Police Stations in Mysuru Mysore/Mysuru: Thimmegowda, an Inspector with the Economic Offences Wing of the Central Crime Branch (CCB) in Bengaluru, was found dead by suicide this morning. His body was discovered hanging from a tree in Kaggalipura village near Bidadi. Thimmegowda had previously served as an Inspector at…
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