A cow was electrocuted when it came in contact with a power transformer in Metagalli Police Station limits early this morning. The cow, said to be belonging to one Nagaraj of Kumbarakoppal, came in contact with the transformer located on Kumbarakoppal burial ground road at about 6 am and died at the spot of…
Avoid stagnation of water during rainy season
April 18, 2017With the district receiving pre-monsoon rains, the District Vector-borne Diseases Control Officer Dr. S. Chidambar, in a press release, has requested people to avoid stagnation of water around the house, prevent accumulation of trash near house and keep surroundings clean to avoid breeding of mosquitoes responsible for spreading of diseases like Dengue and Chikungunya.
Mass termination: Employees of private firm stage protest
April 18, 2017Alleging mass termination, about 100 employees of ‘Multi Link’, an automotive spares manufacturing factory in Hebbal Industrial Area are on an indefinite strike in front of the factory which entered 8th day today. The employees alleged that at the first instance 25 of them were terminated without giving any reason and when questioned, all of…
Award for child welfare service
April 18, 2017The Union Government will select three persons who have worked for over 10 years in Child Development, Child Protection and Child Welfare sectors for Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award. The award carries a silver medal, cash prize of Rs. 1 lakh and a citation. The award will also be given to five organisations which have…
Calling artistes
April 18, 2017Department of Kannada and Culture intends to identify artistes who have excelled in music, Sugama Sangeetha, dance, instrumental music, drama, Yakshagana and folk art and encourage them during 2017-18. This registration process would encourage artistes to perform in the district. The artistes intending to present a programme should apply with all details before Apr. 28…
Spot cordoned off; Section 144 imposed; scientists to probe
April 17, 2017Mysuru – A team of senior scientists from the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, Bengaluru, specialists from Forensic Science Laboratory in Bengaluru, scientists from CFTRI in Mysuru, officials from the Department of Mines and Geology, Fire Service Department and local Pollution Control Board officials will probe the cause of fire at Shyadanahalli near Belavatha on…
I asked Harshal not to go there but he jumped into the spot, says friend
April 17, 2017Mysuru – “I want to see my friend Harshal and he was very dear to me…Please show me my friend and I want to play with him and please don’t tell me he is dead…” these were the words of a teary-eyed Manoj, Harshal’s friend who is being treated for burn injuries at K.R. Hospital….
Waste dumped from RBI Note Press took Harshal’s life: HDK
April 17, 2017Mangaluru – State JD(S) President and former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy has alleged that the waste dumped by the Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudranalaya at Shyadanahalli near Belavatha caused the death of Harshal. Speaking to reporters in Mangaluru this morning, Kumaraswamy said that the RBI Note Press uses various inks and chemicals to produce currency notes….
BJP will pursue ‘Mission-150’: B.S.Yeddyurappa
April 17, 2017Mysuru – Maintaining that there was no change whatsoever in BJP’s pursuit of ‘Mission-150’ following the party’s defeat in Nanjangud and Gundlupet by-polls, State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa asserted that the Party would win the 2018 Assembly Polls and form the Government in the State. Speaking to press persons here this morning en route to…
Boy walks into vacant plot with loose soil, succumbs to chemical burns
April 17, 2017Mysuru – A 14-year-old boy died of burns sustained in an open field at Shyadanahalli near Belavatha on the city outskirts. The incident occurred on Apr. 13 when the boy got stuck in loose soil at a vacant plot that was used to dump chemicals illegally. The soil had a high concentration of chemicals. The…
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