Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh has taken Naveen Kumar alias Hotte Manja, 37, hailing from Maddur near Mandya into custody for questioning yesterday evening.Naveen is the first person to be taken into custody, suspected to have direct links to the Gauri murder case, but Police claimed that…
Ailing Nanjangud Temple elephant shifted to Kolar
March 3, 2018Nanjangud: The Forest Department authorities yesterday moved 36-year-old Gowri, the injured elephant at Sri Kanteshwaraswamy Temple in Nanjangud to the Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in Kolar. Gowri, has been suffering for the past few months and the Forest Department authorities had warned the temple authorities of legal action if they failed to take care…
Electoral rolls published
March 3, 2018Mysuru: With Assembly polls round the corner, the District Administration yesterday published the revised voters list of all Assembly constituencies in the district. Speaking to press persons at his office, Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep said the latest revised electoral rolls of the district has been published as per the directive of the Election Commission. Pointing…
Govt. Hospitals’ Contract Nurses seek better pay, stage protest
March 3, 2018Mysuru: Seeking better pay and job security, Nurses working on a contract basis at K.R. Hospital, Cheluvamba Hospital and PKTB Sanatorium, staged a protest in front of the DC’s office here on Thursday and Friday. It is learnt that the Nurses would continue their protest on Monday after seeking permission to stage protest in MMC&RI…
Book cases on unauthorised homestays, says Tourism Secretary
March 3, 2018Madikeri: With complaints pouring in on illegal homestays, Tourism Department Secretary Anil Kumar has asked the officials of the concerned Department to register cases against people running such illegal homestays. He was speaking at a progress review meeting of Tourism Department held yesterday at the Deputy Commissioner’s office here. Anil Kumar asked the Department officials…
Weapon dealing from jail: Convict among four persons arrested
March 3, 2018Nanjangud: Nanjangud Police have busted a racket of a notorious killer, who is serving jail term of dealing in arms from the jail and have seized a pistol with 12 rounds of live bullets besides arresting three persons in this regard. The convict who is serving life imprisonment at Mysuru Central Jail in connection with…
DC Randeep transferred?
March 3, 2018Mysuru: With the State Assembly polls round the corner, it is reliably learnt that Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep has been transferred and is likely to be posted as Hassan DC. However, the Government is yet to issue an official order in this regard. Randeep, who was Vijayapura DC earlier, had assumed charge as…
Centre, State, local Govt. should join hands for Mysuru tourism development: Union Tourism Minister
March 3, 2018Mysuru: The atmosphere is very conducive for tourism development in Mysuru and this is possible only if the Central and State Governments and local authorities join hands, said Union Minister of State for Tourism K.J. Alphons Kannanthanam. He was speaking after inaugurating the Mysore Travel Mart 18 organised by Mysore Travels Association, Mysuru Hotel Owners…
A six BHK house for Amit Shah in Bengaluru
March 3, 2018Bengaluru: State BJP leaders have zeroed in on a six-bedroom house in a posh locality near Chalukya Circle in Bengaluru for party National President Amit Shah who will be in Karnataka for about two months till the Assembly elections. In 2017, BJP leaders had started looking for a villa for Shah, who will be instrumental…
BJP Govt. had prepared blue print for Mysuru Tourism Development: Ramdas
March 3, 2018Mysuru: The previous BJP Government in Karnataka had prepared a blue print to develop tourism in Mysuru and surrounding areas and several programmes had been planned, said former Minister S.A. Ramdas. He was speaking at the Mysore Travel Mart 18 and said that when BJP was in power earlier, it had created a proper atmosphere…















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