Mysore/Mysuru: Southern Range IGP Vipul Kumar has placed Bettadapura (Periyapatna) Sub-Inspector P. Lokesh under suspension and the order to this respect was issued yesterday. The IGP had received many complaints against the officer and following this he had ordered a probe. Following complaints from farmers about illegal stone quarrying at Kesuvinakere Kolimane Survey Number 34,…
Sealdown relaxed at Someshwarapura near Mysuru
May 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Someshwarapura (Sollepura), which is 12 kms from Mysuru city, was completely sealed down nearly 28 days ago along with Hebya village, where Corona positive cases were reported. Today, the sealdown was relaxed at the village and people, who were confined to their homes, were seen happily moving around. State General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata…
Resident Doctors continue protest on Day-2
May 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Resident Doctors (MD/ MS students), working at K.R., Cheluvamba and PKTB Hospitals, attached to Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) and COVID Hospital, continued their protest on the second day today, seeking hike in stipend by sporting a black band around their arms and expressing support to the State-wide protest call given by…
CESC suffers Rs.50 lakh loss due to Sunday’s downpour
May 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The heavy rains accompanied by strong winds late on Sunday night has wreaked havoc in the city, with Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) suffering huge losses to the extent of Rs.50 lakh. Nearly 200 electric poles were uprooted, 14 power transformers, overhead power cables totally running upto 2.4 kms and other electrical installations were…
AIDYO stages protest to withdraw permission for sale of liquor
May 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Urging the Government to withdraw the permission given to sell liquor and impose a complete ban on liquor, the members of All India Democratic Youth Organisation (AIDYO) staged a symbolic protest near the Office of the Deputy Commissioner in city yesterday. Alleging that the State Government has given permission for liquor sale only to…
Appointed as High Court Registrar
May 6, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Judge K.S. Bharath Kumar, who was serving as the Third Additional District Judge at Mysuru, has been appointed as the Statistical Registrar of Karnataka High Court in Bengaluru. Bharath Kumar, who was selected as a District Judge in 2015, had been serving in Mysuru for the past one year. A native of Virajpet in…
Appointed as Karnataka Science and Technology Academy Chairman
May 6, 2020Bengaluru: Distinguished Scientist Prof. S. Ayyappan has been appointed as the Chairman of Karnataka Science and Technology Academy (KSTA) for a three-year period. The KSTA, an autonomous organisation under the Department of Science and Technology, was established by the Government of Karnataka in July 2005 under the Chairmanship of renowned Space Scientist and Padma Vibhushan…
DC, SP inspect Mysuru-Kodagu check-post in Kushalnagar
May 5, 2020Only one inter-district entry and exit point with health screening and vehicle checking kiosks Anechowkur Gate closed for movement of people but open for essential goods Kerala COVID-19 positive truck driver’s contacts in K.R. Nagar, H.D. Kote test negative Kushalnagar: Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar and Superintendent of Police C.B. Ryshyanth inspected the Mysuru-Kodagu…
Youth murdered in drunken brawl
May 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: As if to prove that there is a direct link between alcohol use and violence, Mysuru witnessed a murder the day liquor shops opened up for sales yesterday. So far, Mysuru was under stringent lockdown measures, thanks to the Red Zone classification. The murder was reported at Kyathamaranahalli under Udayagiri Police limits where three…
Over 8,000 undergo free health check-up in Mobile Clinics
May 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: From the day of launch (Apr.29), the COVID Mobile Clinics, launched by the District Administration to provide medical services at the doorstep, are receiving good response with more people voluntarily approaching the Mobile Clinics for health check-ups. So far, over 8,000 people have made use of this free facility. Yesterday (May 4), the Mobile…















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