Bengaluru: Tejraj Sharma, who stabbed Karnataka Lokayukta Justice P. Vishwanath Shetty at the Lokayukta office in Bengaluru yesterday, has been remanded to Police custody for five days. The accused was produced before a Magistrate at 3 am today and he was sent to Police custody. Karnataka’s most senior anti-corruption officer, its Lokayukta, was hospitalised yesterday…
Over 50 passengers travel in Humsafar Express on its second journey
March 8, 2018Mysuru: The special train, Humsafar Express introduced by Indian Railways between Mysuru and Udaipur began its second run from city to Udaipur today with hardly 50 to 60 passengers, as against the 1,152 passengers the special train can ferry. The first run was flagged off on Mar.1. The fully air-conditioned, 16-coach, three-tier train, left the…
Checking of EVMs, VVPAT at MCC Zonal Office
March 8, 2018Mysuru: The First Level Checking (FLC) of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) is going on at the storage room in the MCC Zonal Office, opposite Vidyavardhaka College on Seshadri Iyer Road, since the last four to five days. Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep (now transferred) and the officials from…
Pink Raksha team launched
March 8, 2018Mysuru: ‘Pink Raksha,’ a team to rescue women and children in distress was launched in city this morning as part of the International Women’s Day. The team was launched at an event organised by the District Administration at the Town Hall. The ‘Pink Raksha’ is an initiative of District Women and Child Welfare Department and…
Experiencing the joy of piloting train
March 8, 2018Mysuru: She is the first woman loco pilot in the Mysuru Division of the Railways. Meet B. Usha Someshwari as she sits confidently in the loco cabin of the diesel engine. She has been piloting the trains since the last nine years and her experience so far has been one of sheer joy. Speaking to…
Did CM give five star facilities to Sasikala in Central Prison?
March 8, 2018Mysuru: Did Chief Minister Siddharamaiah himself direct the then DGP-Prisons to provide all five-star facilities to V.K. Sasikala, the close aide of late Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu J. Jayalalithaa in the Parappana Agrahara Jail? This shocking revelation was made by the then DGP Sathyanarayana Rao before the investigation agency probing into the matter. However,…
International Women’s Day and 34th Anniversary of GUARD: 726 women trainees receive certificates
March 8, 2018Mysuru: GUARD (Group for Urban and Rural Development), Mysuru, in association with L&T Public Charitable Trust, Mumbai, had organised a programme at Jaganmohan Palace in city yesterday to mark its 34th anniversary and International Women’s Day celebrations. On the occasion, certificates were issued to 726 women of the district who had completed various vocational and…
Bhramara Lifetime Awards presentation on Mar.10
March 8, 2018Mysuru: Two doctors from JSS Medical College, Mysuru and one doctor from Chennai have won the Bhramara Lifetime Awards – 2018. The awards would be presented at a function on Mar. 10 at 11.30 am at Rajendra Auditorium, JSS Medical College, Bannimantap. Awardees Dr. H. Basavanagowdappa, Professor and Principal, JSS Medical College and Dean, Faculty…
A tale of two women – City’s First Citizen & Zilla Panchayat Chief
March 8, 2018Congress party wants Mayor Bhagyavathi, who has switched her loyalties to JD(S)-BJP combine in MCC, to resign; JD(S) wants ZP President Nayeema Sultana to quit as per party directive and suspect her of taking support from Congress. Politics, after all makes strange bedfellows. Cong. wants Mayor to resign Complaint lodged with Regional Commissioner; notice issued…
Mysuru DC Randeep transferred
March 8, 2018Vijayapura DC K.B. Shivakumar is new Mysuru DC Bengaluru: Within 48 hours of withdrawing the previous notification transferring IAS officers, the State government issued a fresh notification yesterday transferring 12 officers, including Mysuru Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep and Hassan DC Rohini Sindhuri Dasari. While Sindhuri has been transferred as Commissioner of Department of Employment and…
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