Chamarajanagar: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy yesterday conducted an aerial survey of the damages to the Bandipur National Park and Tiger Reserve and surrounding forests and said the forest fire was brought under control. “The damage has been contained and major destruction has not happened, he said. The CM, who inspected the burnt forests, said the…
Lahore: Pakistani authorities have suspended the Samjhauta Express train service between India and Pakistan until further notice. “The operation of Samjhauta Express has been suspended today (Thursday) in view of the prevailing tensions between Pakistan and India,” Pakistan’s foreign office spokesperson said in a statement. “Samjhauta Express will resume its operations as soon as the…
Mysuru: Transport Department officials have been impounding bikes operating as taxis in Mysuru. The vehicles were being seized as part of a crackdown against the operation of illegal bike taxis including the ones belonging to Ola and Rapido. The State Transport Authority has directed the transport department officials to seize taxis if found operating and…
Robbery after lacing juice with sedatives Mysuru: Lashkar Police, on Feb.23, have arrested a woman, on charges of befriending women travelling in buses and robbing them of their gold ornaments after making them drink juice mixed with sedatives and rendering the victims unconscious. The accused is 28-year-old Suvarna, wife of Manikanta and a resident of…
Mysuru: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will visit Kodagu district today. The CM, who will land at Harangi dam helipad at 4.15 pm, will travel by road to Basavanahalli in Somwarpet taluk, where he will launch a slew of development works and distribute houses to Diddahalli evacuees. He will stay for the night either at Madikeri…
Bengaluru: The State Government yesterday issued an order restoring the cadre and pay scale of thousands of SC/STs employees who were demoted following a February 2017 Supreme Court (SC) judgement that struck down reservation in promotions. The order issued by the Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms (DPAR) stated that no fresh demotions will be…
Mandya: Chikkamagaluru BJP MLA C.T. Ravi, who was in a soup after his car rammed into two cars parked by the roadside near Urkenahalli Gate on NH-75 in Kunigal taluk in the wee hours of Feb.19, in which two youths were killed, held conciliatory talks with the family members of the accident victims at Mandya…
Chamarajanagar: The newly-appointed Chamarajanagar Zilla Panchayat (ZP) CEO C. Sathyabhama was transferred within hours after she took charge on Wednesday. Following the transfer of Dr. K. Harish Kumar, who was posted as Uttara Kannada DC a few days ago, Sathyabhama, who was serving as Chikkamagalur ZP CEO, was posted as Chamarajanagar ZP CEO. Following her…
Mysuru: The hugely popular ‘Sri Ramayana Darshanam,’ the four-and-a-half-hour play adapted from the epic poem of the same name penned by Jnanpith awardee, Rashtrakavi Kuvempu, will be staged again in the city on eight days, said Rangayana Joint Director V.N. Mallikarjunaswamy. Addressing a press conference at Rangayana here yesterday, he said that the first show…
Mysuru: The super speciality OPD (Out Patient Department) units of Cardiology, Nephrology, Urology, Oncology, Plastic Surgery and Endocrinology, which were functioning at the K.R. Hospital, has been shifted to the IPD-OPD New Block which earlier housed the branch of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research. The super speciality units were inaugurated at the…
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