Mysuru: K.Jayaprakash Rao, a PR expert and former Regional PRO of DRDO, was conferred the Excellence Award for exemplary service rendered in the field of PR and youth training over three decades at the recently concluded National Global Summit of Communicators held in Jaipur. B.N. Kumar, Chairman, All India PR Council of India, presented the…
Bags first prize in HR event
February 23, 2019Mysuru: James Julian Thomas Harte bagged first place in Sapientia ’19, a National-level competition organised by Sapient First Grade College at the Country Inn and Suits in city recently. ‘Mettle’ was an HR event in which competitors were exposed to tough decision-making corporate situation in order to assess their stress management skills and courage a…
Six dead in separate incidents
February 23, 2019Mysuru: As many as six persons died in separate incidents that occurred in the city and district on Thursday. While two persons committed suicide, two pedestrians were killed in road mishaps and two others, who are said to be beggars, died of ailments. Octogenarian Nachimuthu was crossing Sahukar Channaiah Road in Saraswathipuram, when a two-wheeler…
Pedestrian run over by car
February 23, 2019Virajpet: A pedestrian was run over by a car near Mytadi in Virajpet taluk this morning. The deceased has been identified as Ayyammanda B. Ravi (Rashma) of Mytadi in the taluk. Ravi, a former Army Officer and a boxer, was on a morning jog on Virajpet-Mytadi Road at about 7 am, when he was fatally…
Bomb Hoax: Midnight phone call sends Cops into tizzy
February 22, 2019Bomb squad searches Myusru Railway Station Mysuru: A hoax call last midnight sent Cops into a tizzy with both the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) called in to search the premises of City Railway Station after a caller claimed that a bomb had been planted. The call was received at Railway…
Museum plans afoot at foot of Chamundi Hill
February 22, 2019Ministers, MP, officials discuss implementation of Centre’s PRASAD scheme Mysuru: In the wake of Centre choosing the iconic Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill under its holistic Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual, Heritage Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) to develop without spoiling its surrounding ecosystem, a meeting was held at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office this morning to discuss the…
JD(S)-BJP decide to continue alliance in Mysuru ZP
February 22, 2019Mysuru: Even as the JD(S) has aligned with the Congress in forming the State Government, the JD(S) in a different stance in respect of Mysuru, on Thursday decided to continue with its alliance in Mysuru ZP, with the ZP Presidential polls scheduled to take place tomorrow (Feb.23). JD(S) leaders, who held two meetings yesterday one…
1.17 million forest families must be evicted, says SC
February 22, 2019New Delhi: The Supreme Court has asked the governments of 17 States to evict an estimated one million tribals and other households living in forests after their claims of the right to live in forests were rejected under the Forest Rights Act. The Court has asked the evictions to be carried out by July 12…
‘Audio clip’ case: HC grants interim stay on FIR filed against BSY and three others
February 22, 2019Kalaburagi: The Kalaburagi Bench of the Karnataka High Court, this morning granted interim stay to the FIR filed by Devadurga Police against State BJP Chief B.S. Yeddyurappa, Devadurga BJP MLA Shivanagouda Naik, Hassan BJP MLA Preetham Gowda and a senior Journalist, in connection with the ‘audio clip’ case, in which the four BJP leaders are…
State Government transfers 32 IPS officers ahead of Lok Sabha Polls
February 22, 2019Vipul Kumar is new IGP (Southern Range) Bengaluru: In a major reshuffle ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the State Government has transferred 32 IPS officers, including the State Intelligence Chief. This major reshuffle late on Wednesday night follows the Feb. 20 deadline set by the Election Commission for transfer of officials. The ECI (Election…














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