Mysuru: Seeking fulfilment of their various demands, more than 100 Gram Panchayat (GP) employees under the banner of CITU-affiliated Karnataka State Gram Panchayat Employees Association, staged a demonstration in front of ZP office here yesterday. The demands include implementation of Swamy Report which has recommended uniform regularisation of service of all GP employees, payment of…
Mysuru: With the President of India signing the Karnataka Government’s Debt Relief Act, eligible persons can apply to the Revenue Assistant Commissioner seeking debt relief. As per the order passed by the previous Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) during his last days as the CM, landless labourers of the State with less than two hectares…
Mysuru: Lashkar Police have handed over a woman from Kasaragod in Kerala to her family members in Kodagu. On Tuesday night, the woman, identified as Jaseela, was found standing alone on Chandragupta Road in city by the public, who in turn informed Lashkar Police. The Police, who arrived at the spot, took her to the…
Mysuru: The City’s Fifth Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a chain-snatcher to eight years rigorous imprisonment after the accused was found guilty of targeting elderly women and snatching more than 1.5 kg gold ornaments from them. The accused is 26-year-old Somashekara Achari alias Soma of Mylasandra in Bengaluru. The accused, who used to…
Mangaluru: The body of V.G. Siddhartha, Founder of India’s largest coffee chain Cafe Coffee Day, was found this morning near Nethravathi River in Mangaluru. Siddhartha, who is the son-in-law of former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader S.M. Krishna, had been missing since Monday evening. The body was found on the banks of Nethravathi, close…
Mysuru: Now that coffee tycoon V.G. Siddhartha’s body has been found, the question of why he took his own life is haunting not only his family but even the public. This has led to many theories and questions. He kept on apologising V.G. Siddhartha’s driver (Basavaraj Patil) told the Police that while travelling towards Mangaluru,…
Mysuru: The 24-hour nation-wide protest called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) today to protest against the National Medical Commission (NMC) Bill which was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday, had no effect in the city. Although OPD service in most of private hospitals and nursing homes closed for the day, emergency medical services…
Bengaluru: A day after proving its majority in the House, the B.S. Yediyurappa-led BJP Government yesterday called off Tipu Jayanti. The Birth Anniversary of Tipu Sultan, the 18th century king from Mysuru, was made a Government-sponsored annual affair in 2015 by the Congress Government. In an order, the Department of Kannada and Culture stated that…
Mysuru: Observing that technology is growing at a very rapid pace, Muzrai Tahsildar Yathiraj Sampath Kumaran has said that vital statistics can be sought at any point of time with the help of advanced technology. He was speaking at the ‘Statistical Day’ celebration marking the birth anniversary of renowned statistician Dr. P.C. Mahalanobis at the…
New Delhi: Former President Pranab Mukherjee will be awarded Bharat Ratna on August 8. Mukherjee, India’s 13th President was selected for Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, in January 2019. The announcement had been made in a statement issued by the Rashtrapati Bhavan, which also said the award would be given posthumously to social activist…
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