Mysuru: A decision to ban Police officers from making unauthorised public statements and to maintain secrecy of work has been issued by the City Police Commissioner K.T. Balakrishna under the instructions from the Director General and Inspector General of Police, Bengaluru. The decision stipulates that members of the Police force, whether uniformed or civil, are…
Veteran journalist TJS George chosen for Swadeshabhimani-Kesari Award
June 26, 2019Kerala CM to present Award on July 1 Thiruvananthapuram: Veteran journalist and Columnist TJS George has been selected for the Swadeshabhimani-Kesari Media Award-2017, instituted by the Kerala Government. “Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan will present the prestigious award to the nonagenarian at a function to be held here on July 1,” an official source said…
Sulwadi Maramma Temple Poisoning Case: Court defers hearing to July 10
June 26, 2019Chamarajanagar: The Chamarajanagar Principal District and Sessions Court, yesterday postponed the hearing of the Sulwadi Maramma Temple Poisoning Case to July 10 as the advocate of three of the four accused was absent. The four accused — Immadi Mahadevaswamy (prime accused), Madesh, Ambika and Doddaiah — who are lodged in Mysuru Jail, were taken to…
Women Congress launches post card campaign for ballot paper polls
June 26, 2019Mysuru: Members of the KPCC women’s wing launched a post card campaign seeking to return to ballot papers, in front of the MCC office here yesterday. Addressing the women Congress workers, former MLA M.K. Somashekar alleged that EVMs (Electronic Voting Machines) were hacked during the 2018 Assembly polls and the 2019 Lok Sabha Polls. Maintaining…
T. Ramesh Babu returns as Mysuru Tahsildar
June 26, 2019Mysuru: The State Government on Tuesday reappointed T. Ramesh Babu as Mysuru Tahsildar. Ramesh Babu, who was serving as Mysuru Tahsildar earlier, was transferred to Madhugiri ahead of Lok Sabha Polls. Following Ramesh Babu’s transfer then, Renu Kumar took charge as Tahsildar. But as there were complaints against Renu Kumar, Mahesh, who was serving at…
Unidentified body found
June 26, 2019Mysuru: Udayagiri Police, on Mar.3 at about 3 pm have found a body of an unidentified man aged between 30 and 40 years in the drain next to Narayana Hospital at Rajiv Nagar 2nd Stage. The body was swollen, decomposed and the face unrecognisable. The deceased is oily red complexioned, round faced, well built and…
Non-issuance of khata: Former Mayor expresses ire over MCC
June 26, 2019Mysuru: Former Mayor B.L. Bhyrappa has expressed his displeasure over the negligence of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) for not issuing khata for sites and houses handed over to MCC by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) which has terribly inconvenienced such property owners. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakatara Bhavan here recently, Bhyrappa expressed happiness over…
Court sentences five accused in murder case to life imprisonment
June 26, 2019They had burnt alive four persons of a family Mysuru: The city’s Fourth Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced five persons to life imprisonment for murdering four persons of a family and has imposed a fine of Rs.2 lakh each. Those sentenced to life are Haseena, Adil, Kausar, Jabeen, Syeeda and Zarin Taj. On…
Kempegowda Jayanti celebrations: Trust to rejuvenate Aiynora Lake tomorrow
June 26, 2019Mysuru: Marking Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Jayanti tomorrow, Janachethana Trust, together with other organisations, will take up total rejuvenation of Aiynora Lake near Ring Road in Lalithadripura here. Disclosing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, Janachethana Trust President Prasanna N. Gowda recalled that when Kempegowda chose Bengaluru to be the capital of the…
ATI conducts workshop on Flood Management
June 26, 2019Mysuru: The Centre for Disaster Management, ATI (Administrative Training Institute) had organised a five-day workshop on “Main-streaming Flood and Landslide Resilience: Planning and Practices,” at its premises here recently. Course Director Dr. Ashok Sanganal made participants aware about basic concepts of disaster risk reduction in flood risk management, reasons for landslide, flood forecasting and early…















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