Somwarpet: The Forest Department personnel have arrested six poachers for killing wild animals at Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary. The arrested poachers have been identified as T.P. Muddaiah, Somaiah, Ganesh and Lokesh of Kumbaragadige village and V.K. Manu and Kashi of Muttlu village in the taluk. Another accused escaped when the Forest personnel arrested them. The Forest…
Mysuru: Forty-four days to go for the ‘Battle for Ballots’ and political parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo the voters. Mysuru, the home district of Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, will be the focus for the next few days. While the CM will embark on a five-day tour of Mysuru district starting today, National BJP…
Mysuru: Even as the incident of a KSRP Head Constable from Mysuru killing his four-year-old autistic son and committing suicide by hanging at a lodge in Bengaluru is still fresh in the minds of people, here is another tragic incident where a well-to-do doctor couple committed suicide using a single saree from a hook of…
Bengaluru: The State Government has come under the radar of the Election Commission for allowing a few departments to run on the ‘advice’ of experts. Amid a debate over whether a bunch of political advisers, appointed by the government, can continue to function under the Model Code of Conduct, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of…
Mysuru: With the Assembly election scheduled to be held on May 12, ticket aspirants in city are making last minute efforts to get tickets by seeking influence from their favourite leaders. While it is sure that the Congress will field its incumbent MLA M.K. Somashekar, JD(S) has announced its ticket to Corporator K.V. Mallesh. It…
Mysuru: “Educational institutions are not merely factories producing diploma or degree students and meant for awarding degrees but they have a higher purpose,” said former Supreme Court Judge Dr. Shivaraj V. Patil. He was addressing the passing out medical graduates of the 2012-13 batch of JSS Medical College at Sri Rajendra Auditorium in Shivarathreeshwaranagar here…
Mysuru: Though the tour programme of Amit Shah mentions about his meeting with Mysore royal family members tomorrow between 9.50 am and 10.30 am, scion of the erstwhile royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar has denied that Shah is visiting them. Speaking to reporters at Shakthidhama at the foot of Chamundi Hill where he interacted…
Bengaluru: The Election Commission has roped in cricketer Rahul Dravid to create awareness about the elections. “Rahul Dravid will be the State election icon,” Karnataka Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar said. A “Karnataka Election Anthem” is also being written by film director Yograj Bhat which is due to be released in a week. Rahul Dravid…
Mysuru: Alleging a Rs. 7 crore scam in Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Housing for all and Vajpayee Urban Housing schemes in K.R. Constituency, former Minister and BJP leader S.A. Ramdas has said that he would lodge a complaint in this regard with the Anti Corruption Bureau, seeking a thorough probe into the scam. Addressing a…
Mysuru: The two main sects of Jainism — Digambaras and Shwetambaras — celebrated Mahaveer Jayanti with pomp and gaiety by taking out separate processions in city this morning. The Digambara Jains took out a procession carrying the idol of Lord Mahaveer in a chariot from the Digambara Temple in Halladakeri and it passed through Dodda…
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