Mysuru: Festival season is on and a special gang has come to target women who wear gold chains in Mysuru. The gang specialises in chain-snatching and usually snatch gold chains either by attention diversion or by using force. The gang includes women members too. One among the gang members was arrested in city yesterday by…
DC Randeep appeals agitators to withdraw protest
July 29, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep and Cauvery Neeravari Nigama MD Shivashankar and other officials held a meeting to look into the protest by JD(S) MLA Sa.Ra. Mahesh and other leaders at the CADA (Cauvery) office premises this morning and appealed them to withdraw their protest. The officials said that the irrigation department had gathered information…
Postnatal mother dies in Mandya District Hospital
July 29, 2017Mandya: A young mother, who delivered a baby, died of a heart attack soon after giving birth in Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS), also called the District Hospital, here on Thursday. The family has alleged the negligence of the doctors for her death. The unfortunate woman is Anitha (25), wife of Gurulingaiah of Kelagare…
Farmers stir throws traffic out of gear
July 29, 2017Mysuru: Traffic on Mysuru-Bengaluru road was held up for over an hour this morning at Kalasthavadi on the outskirts of the city as about 250 farmers from Naganahalli, Palahalli, Lakshmipura and other villages resorted to a snap stir and blocked the busy road demanding water to canals. The Police were caught napping as the farmers…
Woman draws pension of her dead sister for ten years!
July 29, 2017Nanjangud: A woman, who was forging the signature of her dead younger sister and drawing her pension for ten years, has come to light lately. Rajamma, resident of Veeradevanapura in the taluk, had died on October 7, 2007. Her elder sister Shantamma, without revealing this, was drawing her (younger sister’s) pension thus duping the Bank….
Labourers should unite for their rights: Labour Court Judge
July 29, 2017Mysuru: “Unity among the working class is of utmost importance for labourers to get their just demands fulfilled,”opined District Labour Court Judge N.M. Ravi. He was speaking after inaugurating a workshop on ‘Labour Rights’ jointly organised by Human Rights Protection Committee, Labour Department, ESI and PFO at Rotary Centre on JLB road here recently. Pointing…
Govt. has agreed to pay minimum wages for GP employees: Maruti Manpade
July 29, 2017Mysuru: Veteran communist leader and Karnataka State Gram Panchayat Employees Association President Maruti Manpade has said that the State Government has agreed to pay minimum wages to GP employees. Addressing a meeting of District Gram Panchayat employees at a private hotel here recently, Manpade said the Government, responding to the agitation of GP employees had…
DC directs speedy disposal of Atalji Jana Snehi applications
July 29, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep has directed officials to dispose off applications seeking land records, income certificate and caste certificate received at Atalji Jana Snehi Kendras (AJSK) at the earliest. Presiding over a meeting of Revenue Officers at his office here recently, Randeep said a time frame has been stipulated for every service rendered at the…
Mariyala Mutt Seer no more
July 29, 2017Chamarajanagar: Chamarajanagar taluk Mariyala’s Sri Murugharajendra Swamy Mahasamsthana Mutt Seer Vidwan Sri Mahantaswamiji passed away yesterday following brief illness. He was 80. Last rites were performed at the Mutt premises as per Veerashaiva tradition this afternoon. Born on Oct. 2, 1937 at Teramballi village in Kollegal taluk of Chamarajanagar, the Seer after having early education…
Lakshmi Palecanda’s book launch tomorrow
July 29, 2017Mysuru: Book Clubs-2015 and author Lakshmi Palecanda have organised a book launch event on July 30 at Roopa Elite, 6th Main, Vontikoppal, at 5 pm. Dr. Javeed Nayeem and Lalitha Rao will release the books ‘The Fifth Wedding’ and ‘Indian-American … Then Indian Again’ authored by Lakshmi Palecanda. The author will also be in conversation…
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