Rs. 25.17 lakh collected in 11 days Mysore/Mysuru: Following 50 percent rebate in traffic fines announced by the Government from July 6, Police personnel of all Traffic Police Stations in city have collected a total of Rs. 25.17 lakh traffic fines in 11 days (till July 17). Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP-Traffic) Parashuramappa, speaking to…
Bengaluru: The State Government on Monday extended the tenure of Bengaluru’s Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research Director Dr. C.N. Manjunath by six months. Dr. Manjunath has been serving as the Director of the Institute (popularly known as Jayadeva Hospital) since 2007 and his tenure had come to an end last year. But…
Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that theatre is one of the best means of communication, noted actor and theatre personality Mandya Ramesh said that Medical, Engineering and other professional students too should get theatre training. He was speaking at the vale-dictory of the 15-day theatre and dance training camp organised by Desiranga Samskrutika Samsthe in association with the…
Mysore/Mysuru: As many as eight burglary cases which took place in a week at various Rural Police limits in the district have been detected and stolen items worth Rs. 11,72,000 have been recovered. On July 12, a burglar, who had decamped with 145 grams gold ornaments from the house of one Raghunath in KBL Gardenia…
Mysore/Mysuru: A man accused of stealing sandalwood pieces, who had failed to attend Court proceedings and was on the run since 20 years, has been finally arrested by city’s Krishnaraja (KR) Police. The accused is Doreswamy of Srirampura village, Chunchanakatte hobli in K.R. Nagar taluk. He was arrested by the Police on July 4 at…
Three-member Panel to inspect Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway from today; to suggest safety measures Mysore/Mysuru: Days after the State Government announced the formation of a Technical Committee to conduct a comprehensive study and provide recommendations for necessary improvements to prevent accidents on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has issued an order constituting…
Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Forest Minister Eshwar B. Khandre has directed officials to prepare a proposal for setting up Saalumarada Thimmakka Tree Parks in each Taluk and to increase the forest cover in Mysuru and Mandya districts. Such parks must come up in Mysuru and Mandya districts where there are no Botanical Gardens (Tree Parks) or timber…
Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that former Vice-Chancellor of Goa and Mangalore Universities Prof. B. Sheik Ali was a highly talented scholar and a renowned historian, Rajyotsava awardee Dr. Maher Mansur said that Prof.Ali severely opposed the partition of the country during the freedom struggle. He was speaking after inaugurating the one-day seminar on “Prof. B. Sheik Ali…
Mysore/Mysuru: District Vector-borne Diseases Control Officer Dr. S. Chidambara has said: “About 50 percent of deaths are caused by mosquito-borne diseases in the world. Hence, people should keep their surroundings clean and so also the neighbours to lead a healthy life.” Dr. Chidambara was speaking at a workshop on controlling dengue and Chikungunya organised as…
Mysore/Mysuru: The ambitious project to establish Timber Tree Parks in Mandya and Mysuru districts proposed by Forest Minister Eshwar B. Khandre notwithstanding, the much-anticipated Aloka Tree Park on the outskirts of Mysuru has remained a non-starter. Originally introduced to enhance the green cover in urban areas, the Aloka Tree Park was set to transform the…
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