Bengaluru/ Mandya: Rebuffing reports in the media, the Bengaluru Police late yesterday night clarified that no arrests were made in connection with the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh, who was shot dead in September 2017. Reports by news channels and print media had claimed that K.T. Naveen and Hotte Manja, members of Hindu Yuva Sena…
Nalapad bail plea hearing adjourned to Feb.26
February 24, 2018Bengaluru: The bail plea hearing of Mohammed Nalapad Haris, son of N.A. Haris, Congress MLA, was adjourned to Saturday (today) by the Sessions Court yesterday, while granting time for the prosecution to file more objections till Monday (Feb.26). Mohammed Nalapad and six others have been accused of brutally assaulting L. Vidvat at a restaurant on…
Rahul Gandhi arrives for second leg tour of State
February 24, 2018Bengaluru: AICC President Rahul Gandhi arrived at Belagavi this afternoon to take part in the three-day second leg of ‘Jan Aashirwad Yatra’ in the State. Rahul Gandhi will hold a public meeting at Athani in Belagavi district, following which he will take part in Sthree Shakti Samavesha at Tikota in Vijayapur district. On Sunday, Rahul…
Pramoda Devi writes to Govt. for transfer of Baby Betta land
February 24, 2018Mandya: Member of the erstwhile royal family Pramoda Devi Wadiyar has written to the Government about Baby Betta land in Pandavapura taluk in Mandya district asking the authorities to issue Khatha in her name as it is a private property belonging to Wadiyar family. In a letter written on Feb.23, addressed to Principal Secretary, Revenue…
Second PU exams from March 1 to 17
February 24, 2018Mysuru: In the context of second PU examinations to be held from Mar.1 to 17, a meeting of Chief Superintendents of Examination Centres was held on Feb.21 at the DC’s office here to review the preparations for conducting the examination. Chairing the meeting, DC D. Randeep asked the officers of Department of PU Education to…
MP Pratap Simha inspects grade separator work on Hunsur Road
February 24, 2018Mysuru: MP Pratap Simha inspected the ongoing works on grade separator on Hunsur Road near Hinkal junction, this morning and asked the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), which has taken up the construction with an estimated cost of Rs.19.8 crore under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM), to speed up the work. The…
Government employees to get pay hike from Apr.1
February 24, 2018Bengaluru: With Assembly polls round the corner, CM Siddharamaiah announced in the Assembly yesterday that the pay revision for Government employees will come into effect from April 1. Replying to a debate on the State Budget in the Assembly, the CM said that the 6th Pay Commission has recommended a 30 percent hike in wages…
Preparations for fourth International Yoga Day in June
February 24, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru created a Guinness World Record during the third International Yoga Day with a maximum gathering of yoga enthusiasts at the Mysuru Race Course (MRC) last year. With an aim to better this record, the District Administration is going all out to make preparations for the fourth International Yoga Day to be held on…
Writer Vijaya Dabbe passes away
February 24, 2018Mysuru: Noted Kannada writer and Woman Rights activist Vijaya Dabbe passed away here yesterday following cardiac arrest. She was 66. Vijaya, who was ailing for sometime, came to Mysuru to stay with her younger sister Chayadevi in Vijayanagar first stage a couple of days ago. As she complained of uneasiness in breathing last evening, she…
Security Guard murdered with cement brick
February 24, 2018Mysuru: A security guard was brutally murdered by using cement brick in Railway Layout last night (Feb.23). The unfortunate victim is Puttamadappa alias Madashetty (60), a resident of Kumbarakoppal, near Mahadeshwara Temple. He was working as a security guard at a house nearing completion belonging to one Gopinath in Railway Layout, near Surya Bakery on…
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