Chamarajanagar: Even as the count-down for the State Assembly Polls has begun, Income Tax (I-T) Officials this morning raided the residence of Karnataka State Minimum Wages Advisory Board Chairman R. Umesh. R. Umesh, a class-I PWD Contractor, is a close associate of Chamarajanagar Congress MLA Puttaranga Shetty. Following suspicion of unauthorised money transaction and transfers,…
Chain of 60 street plays launched for voter awareness in city
April 28, 2018Mysuru,: A chain of street plays as part of Voter Awareness Campaign initiated by Systematic Voters Education and Electoral participation (SVEEP) Committee of the district was launched by SVEEP City Committee Chairman G.M. Ravindra at Nanjumalige Circle this morning. A troupe of five artistes rendered a folk song with a theme on voters awareness. They…
P. Hemalatha is new Regional Comr.
April 28, 2018Mysuru: Following the direction of the Election Commission, the State Government on Friday transferred two IAS officers. As per the transfer order, P. Hemalatha is appointed as the Regional Commissioner (RC) of Mysuru Revenue Division. A 2000 batch IAS officer, Hemalatha was serving as Secretary, Co-operation Department at Bengaluru. She took charge from Shivayogi Kalasad,…
Non-payment of full salary since two years: Contract Pourakarmika attempts suicide
April 28, 2018Mysuru: Depressed over not being paid full salary since two years, a contract Pourakarmika attempted suicide by consuming poison at his residence in city this morning. The Pourakarmika, who attempted suicide, has been identified as 25-year-old Sathyanarayana, a resident of Ambedkar Colony in Ashokapuram who was working under Contractor Thammanna and deputed at MCC Ward…
Conman posing as Police Commissioner’s PA attempts to extort money from Cop
April 28, 2018Mysuru: An incident of a conman calling a Police Inspector over the phone and trying to extort money by posing as the PA of City Police Commissioner and later backtracking after the Inspector became alert, has been reported in city. On Thursday, Jayalakshmipuram Inspector B.G. Prakash, who was deputed at Udayagiri, following the recent riots…
JD(S) likely to release manifesto next week
April 28, 2018Bengaluru, Apr.28 (KMS& US)- The manifesto of JD(S) in the context of State Assembly election is said to be ready and likely to be released in a week. The manifesto is believed to focus mainly on farmers, poor people and rural development. Most of the salient points in the manifesto have already been disclosed by…
Symposium on Universal Health Coverage held
April 28, 2018Mysuru: The Department of Public Health Dentistry, JSS Dental College and Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, had organised various activities on the occasion of World Health Day 2018. A symposium on “Universal Health Coverage: Everyone, Everywhere” was conducted. Dr. B. Basavaraj, DHO, delivered a lecture on “Universal Health Coverage – Key to…
Route March, Foot Patrolling to prep-up voters
April 27, 2018Mysuru: Even as the countdown for the May 12 Assembly elections is drawing near with just a fortnight away and in the aftermath of the recent clashes in Udayagiri Police Station limits, the City Police are leaving no stone unturned to see that the elections pass off peacefully. Paramilitary Forces drawn from the Border Security…
Five killed as two bikes collide near K.R. Nagar
April 27, 2018K.R. Nagar: Five persons were killed when two bikes collided with each other head-on late last night near K.R. Nagar. Three victims were charred beyond recognition as the petrol tanks leaked resulting in fire due to the impact of the accident. The incident occurred near Thandre Gate on Keralapura-Chenamgere Road about 20 kilometres from…
I-T sleuths seize Rs. 6.76 crore cash in multiple raids
April 27, 2018Mysuru: The Income Tax (I-T) Department has seized Rs. 6.76 crore unaccounted money from PWD contractors in the State. The Department had raided several premises in Mysuru and Bengaluru, belonging to 11 PWD contractors. Under the radar are contractors, who participate in government tenders, especially in the Public Works Department (PWD). A release from the…















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