Mysuru: Following complaints against autorickshaw drivers demanding excess fares from passengers and not coming to the passengers’ destinations, Devaraja Traffic Police, who conducted ‘Operation Decoy,’ a drive against erring auto drivers on Sunday, have booked 26 drivers and have imposed fines on them. The Traffic Police have also recommended the RTO to suspend their Driving…
Rapist sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment
February 6, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru Special POCSO Court Judge has sentenced a person to 10 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.10,000 for raping a minor. The rapist, who has been sentenced, has been identified as 28-year-old Doddahaida, a resident of Kunteri hamlet in H.D. Kote taluk and was staying at a house of a distant…
Excels in essay competition
February 6, 2018Mysuru: Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) had conducted a District-level Inter-Collegiate Kannada and English Essay Contests under the conservation education programme recently. Lavanya Ravi and Arindaam Mandal, 2nd PU students of Jnanodaya PU College, Saraswathipuram, have bagged 3rd prize in Kannada essay competition and consolation prize in English essay competition.
iBreast Exam introduced at Narayana Hospital
February 6, 2018A boon for women under 40 years of age Mysuru: In a positive development that could have significant impact on breast cancer screening, Narayana Multi-speciality Hospital, Mysuru has procured iBreast Exam, a hand-held point-of-care medical kit that has a capability to detect breast cancer in its early stages which is a boon for women under…
Job Mela in Mysuru tomorrow
February 6, 2018Mysuru: Marking the birthday of MLA M.K. Somashekar, a job mela has been organised by M.K. Somashekar Abhimani Balaga tomorrow at Dasara Exhibition grounds in city. Disclosing this at a press meet at a private hotel yesterday MyLAC Chairman H.A. Venkatesh said that the job mela will be held from 9.30 am to 5.30 pm…
Woman’s body found in Lake: Parents allege murder
February 6, 2018K.R. Nagar: The body of a 32-year-old woman was found in Maragowdanahalli Lake in K.R. Nagar taluk this morning. The deceased has been identified as Ashwini, wife of Girish of Maragowdanahalli. Ashwini was married to Girish eight years ago. But domestic disharmony surfaced after a couple of years, with the couple quarrelling over trivial issues,…
Ahead of Assembly Elections-2018: Checking drive for cash at check posts from Feb. 20
February 5, 2018Mysuru: In view of the forthcoming elections to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, the Election Commission of India and the District Election Officer (who is also the Deputy Commissioner) have issued directions to the Police Department to check all vehicles carrying cash of more than Rs.50,000. The checking drive will commence from Feb.20 at all the…
Governor addresses State Legislature
February 5, 2018Bengaluru: The Joint Session of the State Legislature began here this morning. Addressing the joint session, Governor Vajubhai R. Vala highlighted the State Government’s achievements in the last five years. Stating that the government had taken all measures to ensure law and order, peace and harmony, the Governor said that the Government had taken steps…
Mafia is ruling Karnataka; PM Modi
February 5, 2018Bengaluru: Setting the tempo for the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) poll campaign in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday remarked that the countdown had begun for the ruling Congress in the State that it was already at the exit gate. Addressing a huge rally at the Palace Grounds here to mark the culmination of…
Motorists dump vehicles to grab flying cash!
February 5, 2018Mysuru: Frenzied motorists including autorickshaw and four-wheeler drivers and two-wheeler riders fell over one another after ditching their vehicles to grab currency notes worth Rs.500 and Rs.2,000 strewn on the road. This bizarre incident occurred yesterday opposite Crawford Hall near the Deputy Commissioner’s Office Junction Road. No one noticed the wad of notes lying at…
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