Mysuru: The much-hyped ‘Upahara Bhagya’ (Breakfast scheme) mooted by Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) a year ago to provide morning breakfast to 2,300 Pourakarmikas engaged in cleaning work is yet to take off owing to policy issues. The MCC had announced that it would start serving breakfast to Pourakarmikas from Feb. 2017. With cleanliness taking the…
Gauri Lankesh murder: Court gives green signal for SIT to conduct tests on Naveen
March 13, 2018Bengaluru: The 3rd Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Court yesterday gave its permission to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the Gauri Lankesh murder case to subject the accused in the case, K.T. Naveen Kumar, to Narco Analysis Test. The Magistrate also directed the Police that the test be carried out according to the guidelines…
K.R. Hospital to get more beds, facilities
March 13, 2018Mysuru: Here is some good news for the patients who visit K.R. Hospital and constantly complain of lack of beds and other facilities there. The hospital is likely to get the infrastructure that was set up for the Mysuru branch of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research that will now move to its…
Bengaluru pub assault case: Court reserves its order on Nalapad’s bail plea to Mar.14
March 13, 2018Bengaluru: The High Court yesterday reserved its order on the bail plea of Mohammed Nalapad Haris saying that the order would be given on Mar.14. The Karnataka HC, which took up the bail plea hearing yesterday, observed that Mohammed Nalapad Haris, son of MLA N.A. Haris, was ‘the first one to assault’ victim, L. Vidvat…
CCB files charge-sheet against Ravi Belagere
March 13, 2018Bengaluru: Bengaluru CCB has filed charge-sheet against ‘Hai Bangalore’ Weekly publisher and Editor Ravi Belagere and alleged Supari killers Sashidhar Mundewadi and Anand Badiger, in connection with the alleged Supari given to eliminate journalist Sunil Heggaravalli who worked for the Weekly. While the CCB has named alleged supari killer Sashidhar Mundewadi as the prime accused…
TechNIEks – 2018 concludes with enthralling performances
March 13, 2018Mysuru: TechNIEks, the National-level Annual Techno-Cultural fest of the National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru, saw several eventful performances on Day-2 and Day-3 of its fest. The audience were treated to fascinating performances of Project MySur along with Shashank Hiranyan and Shankar Balakuntla. Kannada playback singer Indu Nagraj performed on the occasion. A stand-up comedy…
Plastic godown raided: Eleven tonnes of banned plastic bags seized
March 13, 2018Mysuru: The officials of the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) and Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), who conducted a surprise raid on a plastic godown at Santhepet here yesterday, have seized the banned plastic covers weighing about 11 tonnes from the godown. The godown belongs to one Rajaram and is located at Kousalya Complex in…
B.B. Cauvery of Mysuru is new Chamarajanagar DC
March 13, 2018Chamarajanagar: IAS Officer B.B. Cauvery assumed charge as the new Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Chamarajanagar district yesterday. She took charge from outgoing DC B. Ramu, who has been posted as Commissioner of Animal Husbandry Department at Bengaluru. Cauvery was serving as Kolar ZP CEO before her appointment as Chamarajanagar DC. Daughter of Ballatikalanda K. Belliappa…
Yeddy-Shyamanur meet gives rise to speculation
March 13, 2018Tumakuru: Wit the demand for separate Lingayat religion tag gaining momentum with support from some Seers, the reported meeting between State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa and veteran Congress leader Shyamanur Shivashankarappa, who is also an office-bearer of Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Mahasabha, at Tumakuru on Sunday has given rise to speculations in political circles. The two…
Five candidates in fray for RS polls from State
March 13, 2018Bengaluru: With the deadline for the filing of nomination for four Rajya Sabha seats from the State ending yesterday, five candidates have remained in fray for the four seats. While the Congress which has 123 members in the 224 member State Assembly, is all set to win 3 seats comfortably and the BJP one seat,…
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