Bengaluru: With the current Upa Lokayukta Subash B. Adi set to retire on Saturday, the State Government has set the process of appointing two new Upa Lokayuktas — one to replace Subash Adi and the other to fill up the vacant post. The names of retired High Court Judges Ashok B. Hinchigeri and Anand Byrareddy…
Mysuru: Two persons were killed on the spot when a car rammed into the goods auto in which they were carrying vegetables at Devegowda Circle on Bannur Ring Road junction here in the wee hours of today. The deceased have been identified as Manjunath (30), son of Krishnegowda and Siddegowda (40), son of Honnegowda, both…
Mysuru: The Mysuru District Government Hospitals and Medical College Contract Workers Association has threatened to stage a stir if the hospitals do not pay wages equivalent to those serving in local bodies, as directed by the Labour Department. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, Association office-bearers Chamaraju, Srikanth, Venkatalakshmi and Mahaguna said that although the…
Four minor boys in Police custody Mysuru: An incident of a eight-year-old girl being gang raped by four minor boys has come to light lately from Hebbal Police limits in city. The parents of the girl who alleged that the minor boys had raped the girl about 15 days ago, lodged a complaint at Hebbal…
Mysuru: A youth from city who had gone to Shivanasamudra in Kollegal taluk along with his friends was reportedly drowned in the Cauvery River after he went for a swim. The deceased youth has been identified as Harshavardhan (21), a student of Vidya Vikas College and a resident of K.G. Koppal in city. Harshavardhan, along…
Mysuru: The Second Pre-University examinations began peacefully this morning with nearly 37,205 students from Science, Arts and Commerce stream writing Physics and Economic papers at 50 centres in the District (out of which 26 centres are in the city). There was tight Police security as the question papers were moved in GPS-fitted vehicles from the…
H.D. Kote: A case of an alleged honour killing has been reported in H.D. Kote where a man has been accused of murdering his daughter as she had an affair with a boy outside their caste. The man has been arrested now and further investigations are on. The incident has been reported from Gollanabeedu Village…
Mysuru: The famed Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary near Srirangapatna will be closed for visitors till 11 am on Sunday, Mar. 4. For, the Forest Department will conduct the first-ever bird census from 6 am to 10 am on that day. Normally, the sanctuary opens at 9 am. The bird census is being conducted by the Department…
Bengaluru: The State Election Commission (SEC) will initiate criminal action against those carrying reports to mislead voters regarding Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), warned Karnataka Election Commission Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sanjiv Kumar. He was speaking to reporters at his office ‘Nirvachana Nilaya’ in Bengaluru yesterday. “Rumours are being…
Bengaluru: Inspired by its successful experiment of organising Kamal Melas in Uttar Pradesh to attract voters ahead of the Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has planned to hold “Kamala Jaatre” in nine districts of the State including Mysuru. It is an outreach programme to engage the electorate ahead of the Assembly polls in…
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