Special Court sentences former Hassan MP to life imprisonment for rape Bengaluru: Former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the rape of a 47-year-old domestic help, has been allotted prisoner number 15528 by the Bengaluru Central Prison authorities. Earlier in a landmark judgment yesterday, the Special Court for Elected Representatives…
Dowry death: Husband, two others jailed
August 3, 2025Mysuru: Three of a family including a man, his mother and sister, have been sentenced to jail upon their conviction in a dowry death case in city. K.N. Roopa, the Fifth Additional District and Sessions Court Judge has announced the quantum of sentence to one Gowtham, his mother Kushal Kumari and his sister Swapna, all…
Vice-Presidential Poll on Sept. 9
August 3, 2025New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has announced that the election to choose the next Vice-President of India will be held on Sept. 9, with counting of votes to take place the same day. According to the schedule released, the last date for filing nominations is Aug. 21 and last date for withdrawal of…
Former MP late V. Sreenivasa Prasad’s birth anniversary on Aug. 6
August 3, 2025Nanjangud: The 78th birth anniversary of former MP late V. Sreenivasa Prasad will be celebrated on Aug. 6 in Nanjangud. Disclosing this during the preliminary meeting held in this regard at the Tourist Bungalow here recently, former MLA B. Harshavardhan said that a function has been organised by the followers of late V. Sreenivasa Prasad…
Unidentified man dies at hospital
August 3, 2025Mysuru: An unidentified man, who was found bleeding after falling on the footpath near Bamboo Bazar, Sayyaji Rao Road, on July 28 and admitted to K.R. Hospital, has succumbed to injuries at the hospital. The deceased is aged about 38 years, 5.6 ft. tall, oval faced, wheatish complexioned, normal built, sports black beard and moustache,…
Defective number plates: 166 two-wheelers seized in two-day drive
August 3, 2025Mysuru; The Mysuru City Traffic Police, who conducted special drives for two days across the city have seized a total of 166 two-wheelers with defective registration number plates. During the special drives, the Police came to know that the riders in a bid to avoid being penalised for traffic offences were tying lemons, pasting stickers, …
Drug seizure value mounts to Rs. 435 crore
August 2, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: The investigation into the Rs. 390-crore Mephedrone (MD) haul by Mumbai Police has led to yet another major seizure — 22 kilograms of the contraband worth Rs. 44 crore — from Hiranandani area of Powai in Mumbai on Thursday. Along with drug, chemicals worth Rs. 16 lakh used in its manufacture were also confiscated….
Drug quantity seized from Mysuru shed: Mismatch flagged in figures given by Mumbai, Mysuru Police
August 2, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: State Secretary of Karnataka Rashtra Samiti Party, Ravikumar, has called for a high-level investigation into discrepancies between data provided by the Maharashtra Police and the Mysuru City Police regarding the quantity of mephedrone (MD) seized from a drug manufacturing unit located along the Outer Ring Road. Addressing a press conference at Pathrakarthara Bhavan yesterday,…
Stray dogs, poor hygiene draw Upa Lokayukta’s ire at K.R. Hospital
August 2, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Continuing his inspection of various Government facilities for the third consecutive day in the city, Karnataka Upa Lokayukta Justice K.N. Phaneendra visited the century-old K.R. Hospital in the heart of the city this morning. Justice Phaneendra inspected every ward of the hospital and interacted with patients about the quality of treatment they were receiving,…
MCC officials asked to adopt scientific waste management
August 2, 2025Mysore/Mysuru: Karnataka Upa Lokayukta Justice K.N. Phaneendra visited the sewage water treatment plant and the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) solid waste management plant at Kesare on Friday morning and inspected both facilities. Justice Phaneendra first visited the sewage water treatment plant, where he inspected the equipment, machinery, functioning and maintenance of the facility. Expressing satisfaction…















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