Mysuru: The swanky new Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research on KRS Road in PKTB Sanatorium premises bereft of any facilities was inaugurated with much fanfare on Mar.10 by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and it was covered extensively in the media. Thinking that it was fully operational, a patient was brought to the new hospital…
House burgled in broad daylight
March 13, 2018Mysuru: House burglars, who struck a locked house at Kalpavrukshanagar 3rd Stage, 1st Main, 2nd Cross, in broad daylight on Monday, have decamped with gold jewellery worth about Rs.2.5 lakh from the house. The burglary took place at the house of Moses Rajashekar, retired Joint Director at the Education Department. Moses, along with his family…
No ‘Breakfast Bhagya’ for Pourakarmikas yet
March 13, 2018Mysuru: 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…
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