Kollegal: Kollegal Town Police have arrested three persons including two women for allegedly blackmailing a priest and extorting Rs. 19.95 lakh and a gold chain weighing 18 grams from him after threatening to ‘expose’ him in TV channels. The priest, fearing social stigma and reputation, had meekly handed over the money but filed a Police…
Rafale Deal: Supreme Court dismisses review petitions
November 14, 2019Court cautions Rahul Gandhi, lets him off with warning in Rafale contempt case Sabarimala verdict: Apex Court refers petitions to larger Seven-Judge Bench New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning dismissed a batch of review petitions seeking a Court-monitored probe into the procurement of 36 high-performance and most advanced Rafale fighter jets by the Narendra…
15 disqualified MLAs join BJP
November 14, 2019By-election on December 5 Bengaluru: A day after Supreme Court ruled that all 17 disqualified Karnataka MLAs can contest by-polls, 15 of them joined BJP this morning at party headquarters in Malleswaram, here. However, the other two disqualified MLAs Roshan Baig and MTB Nagaraj were not seen at the venue. Sources said MTB Nagaraj, who…
Sabarimala: SC refers petitions to larger Seven-Judge Bench
November 14, 2019New Delhi: A Five-Judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi this morning referred the petitions seeking review of its previous judgment in the Sabarimala case to a larger Bench by 3:2 majority. In its September 2018 ruling, the Apex Court had lifted a ban on menstruating women from entering the Sabarimala Temple….
“Chowkidar chor hai” remark : Rahul Gandhi ‘needs to be careful’: Top Court
November 14, 2019New Delhi: The Top Court also closed the defamation case filed against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi by BJP leader Meenakshi Lekhi for wrongly attributing his “chowkidar chor hai” remark in Rafale case against Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the Top Court. The Bench said that the Court accepted an unconditional apology tendered by the Congress…
Second flight to Chennai from tomorrow
November 14, 2019Arrival in Mysuru from Chennai: 8.10 am; Departure: 8.30 am; Reaching Chennai: 10 am Mysuru: A series of flights that operate from Mysore Airport under Modi Government’s Ude Desh ka Aam Nagarik (UDAN) scheme to Kochi, Bengaluru, Goa, Hyderabad and Chennai has inspired more flights to operate from the Heritage City. For the first time,…
A foxy idea inside the woods…: Fox Lights to prevent wild animals from entering human habitat
November 14, 2019Blinded by light: Simple device to help reduce man-animal conflict Mysuru: In a bid to control man-animal conflicts as a result of wild animals straying into human habitat, the Forest Department has installed Fox Lights on an experimental basis in border areas as being done in various countries. The menace of wild elephants, tigers, leopards…
Children create awareness against plastic through ‘Shramdaan’
November 14, 2019Mysuru: Children’s Day, commemorating the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, was celebrated in a meaningful way this morning with children from 500 schools in city creating awareness against plastic usage through ‘Shramdaan.’ The students picked up plastic waste littered around their schools which were later collected by garbage clearing vehicles…
‘Yoga for Heart Care’: CM to inaugurate Intl. Yoga Conference in city tomorrow
November 14, 2019Baba Ramdev, Dr. Veerendra Heggade to attend Mysuru: Mysuru will be hosting the two-day International Yoga Conference titled “Yoga for Heart Care” under the auspices of the Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa Rigpa and Homoeopathy), Government of India from tomorrow (Nov.15). Announcing this to media at Patrakartara Bhavan in city…
Worms found in served food: Hotel fined Rs.30,000
November 14, 20192.5 tonnes banned plastic seized from Santhepet shop Mysuru: A hotel was fined Rs.30,000 by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) after worms were found in the food they had served. Yesterday afternoon, MCC Zone 6 Commissioner Geetha went to Adyar Anand Bhavan (A2B) near City Railway Station and ordered food. After the food was supplied…













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