Hubballi: Six-year-old Kaveri, who fell into a borewell in Junjarwad village of Belagavi district on Saturday evening, was pulled out dead after a rescue operation which lasted for more than 54 hours. The girl was stuck at a depth of 24 feet in the borewell and efforts to reach her were hampered by rocks. The…
Mysuru: A special publicity vehicle aimed at creating awareness about State Budget 2017-18 among people in rural areas of the district was flagged off by MPs Pratap Simha and R. Dhruvanarayan from the Mysuru Zilla Panchayat premises yesterday. The vehicle, bearing the message ‘Jana Para-Jana Priya Budget 2017-18’ (Pro-people and popular Budget), has been readied…
Mysuru: The Lokayukta Special Court has sentenced a Tahsildar, who was trapped while receiving bribe for issuing ‘Podi Katha’ to a person, to seven years imprisonment besides imposing a penalty of Rs. 50,000 on him. Raghumurthy, who is currently serving as Tahsildar in Bengaluru, is the one who has been sentenced. Raghumurthy, who was serving…
Mandya: A Jailor serving at Nanjangud Sub-jail was on Saturday arrested by the K.R. Pet Police on charges of aiding and abetting an under-trail to abduct a person and demand a ransom of Rs. 50 lakh. C.J. Raghupathy is the Jailor who has been arrested and remanded to Judicial Custody. The Jailor has been accused…
Mysuru: The Cauvery Neeravari Nigam (CNN) has taken up the annual maintenance work of KRS dam crest gates at a cost of Rs. 5 lakh. The work, which began about five days ago, is likely to be completed in a fortnight. Speaking to Star of Mysore today morning, CNN Executive Engineer K. Basavarajegowda said that…
Mysuru: Minister for Urban Development Roshan Baig held at meeting of Corporators and MCC Officials at the office of Regional Commissioner here this morning to discuss civic problems in city and steps taken to address the same. Mayor M.J. Ravikumar, Dy. Mayor Rathna Lakshman, MLA Vasu, MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha, former Mayors R. Lingappa, Pushpalatha…
Bengaluru: When the State is reeling under drought with no fodder for livestock and labourers migrating to other places looking for greener pastures, the Chief Minister and a few other Ministers are getting ready for foreign trips which has raised criticism from every quarter of society. It may be noted that the State Government had…
Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has announced that from next year onwards Dr. Rajkumar Jayanti will be celebrated simultaneously in all districts in the State and a statue of Dr. Raj would be installed at every Kannada Sangha. Speaking at the Karnataka State Annual Film awards presentation ceremony held yesterday at B.R. Ambedkar Bhavan here, Siddharamaiah…
Writer D.N. Krishnamurthy has urged the Government to order a probe into the alleged irregularities in District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, even as Mysuru city is gearing up to host the 83rd Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana shortly. In a letter addressed to the Chief Minister, a copy of which has been sent to Kannada and…
Mysuru: Former Vice-Chancellor of Mysore University, Prof. K.S. Rangappa has hinted at entering politics. In an informal chat with press persons at a programme held at Ideal Jawa Rotary School on JLB here yesterday, Prof. Rangappa said he was facing a lot of pressure from top JD(S) leaders and workers to take a jump into…
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