Mysuru: Despite several reminders to the City Police to tackle the menace of hawkers and roadside vendors outside the Varaha Gate of the Mysore Palace falling on deaf ears, the Mysore Palace Board has taken a decision to strengthen the security inside the Amba Vilas Palace on its own by setting up a private security…
IT officials grill Shivakumar till 2 am
August 5, 2017Bengaluru: Armed with hundreds of documents on financial dealings found in possession of Energy Minister D.K. Shivakumar and his associates over the last three days, Income Tax officials are learnt to have confronted the Minister seeking explanation over his assets and investments in several businesses in India and abroad. A new team of senior IT…
Kuvempu’s Kuppalli House comes alive at Lalbagh Flower Show
August 5, 2017Bengaluru: Marking 50 years of the first Jnanpith Award (1967) to Rashtrakavi Kuvempu, this year’s Annual Flower Show at Lalbagh has a major attraction — a replica of Kavimane, the Poet Laureate’s house in Kuppalli, Shivamogga. Governor Vajubhai R. Vala inaugurated the show yesterday. Jog Falls and Kavishaila have also come alive at the Garden…
Mother commits suicide along with daughters; Younger one survives
August 5, 2017T Narasipur: Unable to repay loans borrowed to support her family, a mother and two daughters entered into a suicide pact on Thursday and consumed pesticide tablets. While the mother and elder daughter died, the younger daughter escaped from the jaws of death. The victims have been identified as Asha (30), a resident of Vatalpura…
Man kills wife, buries her
August 5, 2017Chamarajanagar: The Town Police have been successful in nabbing a man, who had committed the dastardly crime of killing his wife and burying her clandestinely. Abdul Asif, a resident of Galipura Extension here, is the person arrested. He has allegedly murdered his wife, the unfortunate Baby Ayesha (35). Asif had married Ayesha from Mysuru about…
City Traffic Cops get first-aid training
August 5, 2017Mysuru: Over 250 Traffic Police Officers recently underwent basic life support and first-aid training at Shanthaveri Gopalagowda Hospital in city. They were taught how to carefully tackle accident cases and provide them first-aid. Administration of proper first-aid immediately after any accident could save a lot of lives. According to City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subrahmanyeswara…
‘Extend all facilities to Pourakarmikas’
August 5, 2017Natl. Safai Karmachari Commission Member in city Mysuru: Importance must be given to provide housing, health and education to Pourakarmikas and their family members, said National Safai Karmachari Commission Member Jagadish Hiremane here this morning. He was speaking to media persons at the DC office where he held a review meeting. Stating that the Pourakarmikas…
Mega health camp tomorrow to mark Sreenivasa Prasad’s birthday
August 5, 2017Mysuru: A free mega health check-up camp has been organised by V. Sreenivasa Prasad Abhimani Balaga on Aug. 6 at the Government Girls High School in Ashokapuram here from 9 am to 4 pm to mark the 70th birthday of former Minister V. Sreenivasa Prasad. Addressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here recently, former…
KRRS stages demonstration demanding release of water to canals
August 5, 2017Mysuru: Demanding release of water in all canals of KRS, Kabini and Harangi reservoirs and to fill up large water bodies through lift irrigation projects, over 100 farmers, under the banner of KRRS and Hasiru Sene, staged a demonstration in front of Cauvery CADA office on Sayyaj Rao Road here this morning. Lashing out at…
Deadline for Yeshasvini registration extended till Aug. 31
August 5, 2017Mysuru: The deadline to register for Yeshasvini Health Scheme for members of Farmer Co-operative Societies and Urban Co-operative Societies has been extended till Aug. 31, according to the Deputy Registrar of Co-operative Societies Dr. G. Umesh. Members of functional Co-operative Societies and Banks, Sthree Shakti Groups and Transgenders can register under the scheme and avail…
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