Mandya: A Dalit woman who was unable to return a loan amount was forced to work as a bonded labourer. The inhuman way in which she was abducted has also been captured on video camera. The incident occurred at Bekkalale village in Maddur taluk. Nagesh of Gejjalagere village in Maddur Taluk and his accomplices Pandu,…
Two persons transporting Star Tortoises arrested
September 21, 2018Hunsur: Hunsur Police, on Sept. 18, have arrested two persons on charges of transporting Star Tortoises illegally in their car. The Cops who have seized the car have recovered the tortoises kept in a bag. On Sept. 18 at about 1 pm, Hunsur Circle Inspector K.C. Poovaiah and staff were conducting checking of documents of…
JD(S) Legislature Party meeting at Hassan tomorrow
September 21, 2018Bengaluru: Worried by the BJP’s reported moves to poach MLAs from the ruling JD(S)-Congress coalition, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy has convened a JD(S) Legislature Party meeting at a private hotel in Hassan at 5 pm tomorrow (Sept.22). The CM is said to have asked all the party MLAs and MLCs to attend the meeting. Kumaraswamy…
Siddu holds talks with DKS
September 21, 2018Bengalur: Minutes after he was discharged from a hospital here last night where he was undergoing treatment for suspected food poisoning for the past couple of days, Water Resources Minister D.K. Shivakumar visited former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah at the latter’s residence here and discussed the latest political developments, with reports on the opposition BJP making…
Chamundeshwari temple ticket scam: Three suspended
September 21, 2018Mysuru: The Board of Management of Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill on Monday, suspended three employees in connection with the Rs. 6.79 lakh computerised ticket scam. Temple Parupattedar M.D. Raju and staff Anand and Prakash are the suspended employees. The three were accused of misappropriating Rs.6.79 lakh in the issuance of temple entry ticket in…
Kodagu flood victim families to get Rs. 50,000 each
September 21, 2018Bengaluru: The State Cabinet which met here last evening, decided to provide a compensation of Rs. 50,000 to each of the over thousand families who lost their homes in Kodagu district due to floods and landslides. While 186 homes were completely damaged, 530 houses were greatly damaged and 404 were partially damaged in last month’s…
15 arrested for assault on Tahsildar at relief centre
September 21, 2018Madikeri: Kushalnagar Police have arrested 15 persons, including two women, in connection with the assault on Somwarpet Tahsildar Mahesh at a relief centre in Kushalnagar town on Tuesday night (Sept.18). The arrested have been identified as B.T. Sanjeev, P.V. Vasanth Kumar, T.G. Siddu, R. Annappa, P.K. Sanju, P.K. Thimmappa, P.K. Majunath, M.N. Mohan, Anand, T.V….
Veteran actor Sadashiva Brahmavar no more
September 21, 2018Bengaluru: Veteran Kannada actor Sadashiva Brahmavar (90), passed away at a private hospital here on Wednesday following brief illness. His last rites were performed at Banashankari crematorium. As Brahmavar had expressed a wish that his death must only be a family affair, his last rites were conducted by family members soon after his death, it…
Minister to be felicitated
September 21, 2018Mysuru: District Uppara Employees and Professional Association has organised a function on Sept. 23 at 10.30 am at Jaganmohan Palace to felicitate Minister C.Puttaranga Shetty and present Prathiba Puraskar to meritorious students and honour achievers and retired employees. Disclosing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan recently, Association Advisor K. Somashekar said that Sri…
‘Sapna Kiosk’ opens in city
September 21, 2018Mysuru: ‘Sapna Kiosk’, a touch-based technology access to world database of over 20 million books, was opened at Sapna Book House on Narayana Shastri road here yesterday. Inaugurating the Kiosk, former VC of Kuvempu University Dr. K. Chidananda Gowda hailed the Kiosk as a virtual reality and a convenient gadget for Bibliophiles. He advised youngsters…














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