Bengaluru: The one-man Commission headed by Justice H.S. Kempanna, which probed into alleged illegal de-notification of Arkavathy Layout case, is said to have given clean chit to Chief Minister Siddharamaiah. The report was submitted by Justice Kempanna to State Chief Secretary Subhash Chandra Khuntia here yesterday. After submitting a 1,861 page report, Justice Kempanna said…
KSPCB provides three mobile tanks for Ganesha idol immersion
August 24, 2017Mysuru: The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), in a bid to save the water bodies from being polluted and to facilitate immersion of Ganesha idols, has provided three mobile immersion tanks which will be stationed at various locations in city tomorrow. Vehicle 1: Near Metagalli Police Station from 4 pm to 5.15 pm; Near…
DCP warns against selling of sub-standard helmets
August 24, 2017Mysuru: DCP Dr. Vikram V. Amathe has asked the Police personnel to gather information of manufacturers and sellers of sub-standard helmets. Speaking to SOM, Dr. Vikram Amathe said that the Traffic Police, who launched a drive across the city against the sale of sub-standard helmets on Aug.21, have seized 307 helmets. Stating that road-side helmet…
Water Consumer Co-op. Societies must hold AGM by Sept.25
August 24, 2017Mysuru: The Command Area Development Authority (CADA) Assistant Agriculture Director has asked all the Water Consumer Co-operative Societies to hold Annual General Body Meeting (AGM) 2016-17 by Sept. 25, 2017 and submit a report in this regard. The Director has, in a press release, said that the audit report of the previous year must be…
Retd. Government Employees Association Office shifted
August 24, 2017Mysuru: The Office of Karnataka State Retired Government Employees Association has been temporarily shifted to a new location near JSS Mahavidyapeetha on Ramanuja Road. Announcing this at a press meet here recently, Association’s Adhoc Committee President M.C. Somashekar said that the Adhoc Committee was formed after the previous Board of Administration was dismissed on charges…
IGP visits ANF camp
August 24, 2017Gundlupet: Anti Naxal Force (ANF) IGP Arun Chakravarthy on Tuesday visited the ANF camp coming up near Baragi village in the taluk. The IGP inspected the ongoing civil works at the camp located in the outskirts of the village. The camp is based at Baragi to keep a watch on naxal movements along Tamil Nadu…
RBI to issue Rs. 200 notes tomorrow
August 24, 2017New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to issue 200-rupee currency notes to Banks from tomorrow, according to the Finance Ministry sources. The move will help fill the vast demand for cash after the notes ban, which wiped out over 85 percent of the cash in circulation.
Ch’nagar MP to chair meeting
August 24, 2017Mysuru: Chamarajanagar MP R. Dhruvanarayan will preside over the District Development Co-ordination and in-Charge Committee meeting on Sept. 5 at 10.30 am at Zilla Panchayat (ZP) auditorium in city, according to a press release from the ZP CEO P. Shivashankar.
TV actors Rachana, Jeevan killed in car crash
August 24, 2017Bengaluru: Television actors Rachana (23) and Jeevan (25), who were on their way to Kukke Subramanaya, died on the spot near Magadi as the Tata Safari SUV they were travelling rammed to a parked lorry in the wee hours today. The Police said that the duo, along with other friends Ranjith, Eric, Karthik Honnesh and…
Selected for Sri Shivarathreeshwara Award
August 24, 2017Mysuru: Writer Dr. Pradeep Kumar Hebri’s work titled ‘Udutadiya Kidi’ has been selected for Sri Shivarathreeshwara Award for the year 2016. The award, instituted by Sri Shivarathreeshwara Religious Endowment of JSS Mahavidyapeetha in the year 1983, carries a cash prize of Rs.25,000 and a citation. Although Dr. Pradeep Kumar Hebri is a Doctor by profession,…
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