Mysore/Mysuru: The Nanjangud Town Police, who arrested two persons for cattle theft, have recovered 2 Scorpio cars and Rs.30,000 cash from them. Siddique Pasha and Sulaiman Pasha, residents of Kesare in Mysuru are the ones who have been arrested. They have been accused of stealing 5 cows belonging to one Shivakumar, a resident of Vokkalageri…
Mysore/Mysuru: The city’s 7th Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a drug peddler to four years jail term besides imposing a fine of Rs. 40,000 after he was found guilty of selling narcotic substance. The convict is Mohammed Akbar, a resident of Shanthinagar in city. Udayagiri Police, who had registered a case against him…
Mysuru Development Authority approves expansion from 509 sq.km to 1,200 sq.km Mysore/Mysuru: In a move aligned with the State Government’s decision to expand the Greater Mysuru City Corporation (GMCC) limits from the existing 86.31 sq. km to 341.44 sq. km, the Mysuru Development Authority (MDA) has resolved to expand the Local Planning Area (LPA) of…
Public health at risk as State abolishes Health Officer’s post Mysore/Mysuru: The State Government has abolished the post of Health Officer in the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC). This move has triggered serious concerns about the city’s preparedness to handle outbreaks of communicable diseases such as cholera and dengue. With the post scrapped, the responsibilities of…
Congress leaders discuss requirements with City Police Commissioner Mysore/Mysuru: With Mysuru city set to expand following the announcement of upgrading the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) into a Greater MCC (GMCC), City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar has stressed the urgent need to strengthen Police infrastructure to meet emerging challenges. She shared her views during a meeting…
Mysore/Mysuru: Despite Government directives mandating use of Khadi Tricolour flags bearing the ISI mark during National festivals, the widespread use of nylon and other fabric flags in Mysuru has led to a decline in the prominence of Khadi flags. As per Government orders, only Tricolours sold through Khadi Gramodyog institutions with a Geographical Indication (GI)…
‘Millets to Microchip’ tableau to symbolise State’s role in building Atmanirbhar Bharat New Delhi: Karnataka will not feature a tableau in this year’s Republic Day (R-Day) Parade at Kartavya Path on Jan. 26. However, the State will showcase its tableau, themed “Millets to Microchip,” at the Bharat Parv event at the Red Fort in New…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court yesterday permitted the operation of bike taxis, while allowing the appeals filed by bike taxi aggregators, individual bike taxi owners and others. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Vibhu Bakhru and Justice C.M. Joshi directed the State Government to register motorcycles as transport vehicles and grant contract carriage permits. The…
Mysore/Mysuru: With the authorities planning to fell down as many as 98 trees for the widening of National Highway (NH)-766, environmentalists severely opposed the move at the public hearing meet held near Ganapathi Temple at Sindhuvallipura on Nanjangud-Ooty Road yesterday. Speaking at the public hearing, Parashuramegowda of ‘Parisarakkagi Naavu’ said that the widening of Mysuru-H.D….
Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru City Police have intensified enforcement across the city, registering thousands of cases under various laws during a special operation conducted between Jan. 15 and 22. According to officials, 711 cases were booked under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), 2003, during the period. Daily registrations ranged from 39 cases on Jan….
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