Mandya: Sheer negligence on the part of the officials of Cauvery Neeravari Nigam Limited (CNNL) in K.R. Pet, have rendered nearly 350 birds of various species, mainly Cormorants homeless. On Saturday, CNNL engaged workers to cut branches of a few trees in its premises, which was done without taking precautionary measures despite knowing that there…
Pilot plan to install CCTV cameras at Manasagangothri campus
January 10, 2018Mysuru: A pilot plan to install CCTV cameras in the whole of Manasagangothri campus will be taken up shortly, said University of Mysore In-charge Vice Chancellor Prof. C. Basavaraju here yesterday. He visited the hostel mess to check for the quality of food, in the light of cancelling the contracts for the provision of food…
Cauvery verdict within a month: Supreme Court
January 10, 2018New: The Supreme Court yesterday indicated that it would deliver within a month its verdict on the decades- old Cauvery Water Dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, saying enough confusion has been created on it for over two decades. A Bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A.M. Khanwilkar and D.Y. Chandrachud said that…
CM Siddharamaiah meets M.C. Nanaiah at his house; fuels speculation
January 10, 2018Madikeri: A courtesy meeting between Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and Senior JD(S) leader M.C. Nanaiah, who has adopted a politically neutral stand, has given rise to numerous speculation in this tiny coffee district of Kodagu. The meeting took place at Nanaiah’s house yesterday and the CM took time to meet the veteran politician and former Minister…
Tanveer Sait gets death threat
January 10, 2018Mysuru: Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait has received a death threat message on his cell phone from an anonymous sender. Following death threat, Sait has lodged a written complaint with the Home Minister and State DG&IGP, seeking appropriate action against the person who sent the message. Following the threat, security has been spruced…
Davanagere youth detained for sharing Bhyrappa’s novel via mobile app
January 10, 2018Mysuru: A youth from Davanagere was detained by the Mysuru Police for reportedly making available Saraswathi Samman recipient S.L. Bhyrappa’s acclaimed Kannada novel ‘Uttarakaanda’ online through a mobile app. According to the Police, the youth, a student in his 20s, had taken photographs of each of the 330-plus pages of the novel, which retells the…
Problem getting sleep at night?
January 10, 2018New York: Studies have found a link between low levels of magnesium, an essential mineral that plays a crucial role in a wide range of bodily processes, and sleep disorders. But if you are concerned you aren’t getting enough magnesium, changing your diet may be a better option than taking a supplement, as “there is…
Illegal land sanction: ACB registers FIR against former Dy.CM R. Ashok
January 10, 2018Bengaluru: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered an FIR against senior BJP leader and former Deputy CM R. Ashok on charges of illegal allocation of land, when he headed the Bengaluru South Taluk Bagair Hukum Land Regularisation Committee from 1998 to 2006. The FIR states that R. Ashok is one of the main beneficiaries…
Four women thieves arrested: Rs. 39,166 cash recovered
January 10, 2018Mysuru: Devaraja Police, on Jan.8, have arrested four women on charges of stealing Rs. 40,100 cash from a vanity bag at a textiles shop in city and have recovered Rs.39,166 cash from them. The arrested have been identified as 24-year-old Sumathi, 26-year-old Lakshmi and 24-year-old Priya of Selam city in Tamil Nadu and 24-year-old Aaraayi…
Exhibition Authority CEO asks departments to vacate their stalls
January 10, 2018Mysuru: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) has asked officials of State and Central Departments, Zilla Panchayats, Boards and Corporations to vacate their stalls set up during Dasara at the Dasara Exhibition Grounds here. In a press release, the CEO has stated that the Dasara Exhibition Grounds has been reserved for various…
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