Mysore/Mysuru: M.B. Gappanna of Kavadi village in Ammathi, Virajpet taluk, Kodagu, has been nominated as Syndicate Member of University of Mysore by the Chancellor, who is also the Governor of Karnataka. As per the notification issued from the Office of the Governor, the term of office shall be for a period of three years with…
KSOU examinees stage snap stir against pre-ponement of exam
October 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Claiming that the University had conducted the exam of final year B.A.Sociology paper one day in advance without making any announcement, more than 30 examinees of Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) who had come to the KSOU Campus in Manasagangothri for attending the exam on Sunday last staged a snap stir in protest against…
Man goes missing from city
October 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A 55-year-old man, who left his house on Sept. 27 morning, has since gone missing. The missing person is Narayanaswamy, a resident of Lakshmipuram. Those having any information about the missing person may contact Lakshmipuram Police Station on Ph: 0821-2418318 or call Police Control Room on Ph: 0821-2418339, according to a press release.
One arrested for stealing two-wheelers, mobile phones
October 6, 2020Three scooters, 10 mobile phones worth Rs. 3.7 lakh recovered Mysore/Mysuru: Ashokapuram Police, on Oct. 4, have arrested a 24-year-old youth on charges of lifting two-wheelers and stealing mobile phones. The Police have recovered three Honda Activa scooters and 10 mobile phones of various companies from the accused. The accused is Prasanna, a resident of…
Unidentified body found
October 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Nazarbad Police have found a body of an unidentified man, aged between 65 and 70 years, near the tonga stand close to Sub-Urban Bus Stand in city on Sunday and have shifted the body to MMC&RI mortuary. The deceased has scars on both his knees and the Police have urged the kith and kin…
Ganja peddlers arrested, 8.650 kg ganja seized
October 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The City Crime Branch (CCB) Police, who raided a house at Nandini Layout in Alanahalli Police limits on Oct. 4, have arrested four persons on charges of peddling and storing narcotic substance and have seized 8.650 kg ganja from them. The arrested are 50-year-old Srinivasa, a native of Pushpapura in Kollegal taluk and presently…
KPTCL employees stage protest against privatisation moves
October 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly condemning the Centre’s reported move to privatise public sector power transmission and distribution companies, the employees and officers of Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) staged a symbolic demonstration by wearing black arm bands, in front of CESC Office on Sri Harsha Road in city yesterday. Accusing the Centre of fast tracking privatisation…
Medical Education Minister holds COVID review meeting
October 5, 2020Instructs officials to adopt centralised allotment system for admission of infected patients Mysore/Mysuru: With the number of COVID-19 positive cases rising by the day in the District, Medical Education Minister Dr. K. Sudhakar held a COVID-19 review meeting at ZP Hall here this morning. Soon as the meeting began, Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri apprised the…
Alleged Corruption Case: CBI sleuths raid DK Bros.
October 5, 2020Bengaluru: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths raided the houses of KPCC President D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) and his brother D.K. Suresh, MP from Bengaluru Rural, this morning. According to official sources, the raid has been conducted in relation to alleged charges of corruption under the Prevention of Corruption Act, initiated by the Enforcement Directorate…
World’s first Forensic Science University to be set up in India
October 5, 2020Hyderabad: Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy yesterday said that the Union Government will set up the world’s first Forensic Science University in India. Speaking after inaugurating CCTV Cameras at DCP East Zone office in Amberpet here, Reddy said that the vacant posts of 41 percent in Forensic Labs would be…















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