Mysuru: There are some old and time-tested sayings like ‘Crime never pays’, ‘Every criminal leaves a clue’ and ‘There is no perfect crime’. What made wise men to come up with such sayings is, of course, Forensic Science and its various branches which help Policemen to crack criminal cases. Crime, its various forms and the…
Ravi Belagere gets bail; Sunil Heggaravalli to move High Court
December 22, 2017Bengaluru: Journalist and editor of Kannada weekly tabloid ‘Hai Bangalore’ Ravi Belagere, who was arrested on charges of giving Supari (contract) to a sharp shooter to kill his employee Sunil Heggaravalli, has been granted bail by the 65th City Civil and Sessions Court yesterday. Madhusudhan, the Magistrate, who had reserved the order on the bail…
Rapist to spend 14 years behind bars
December 22, 2017Mysuru: Initially, this rapist denied that it was his child but circumstances and fear of being imprisoned forced him to accept that he was the child’s father. He literally begged before the judge to spare him as he has to ‘take care of his child’. But the judge was unmoved and sentenced him to 14…
ID cards for all Government staff by Dec. 31
December 22, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep suggested that all government officials should carry an identity card and asked his officers to implement the idea before Dec. 31. Addressing a meeting of the Revenue Department officers here yesterday at the DC office, he said that there were lot of complaints from people as they found it difficult…
Forensic Fair: Expo throws light on gas geysers, its dangers
December 22, 2017Mysuru: Did you know that the ubiquitous and the high-selling gas geysers have the potential of killing a human being? These so-called ‘handy’ and ‘convenient’ equipment to heat water with LPG can be fatal if not used in a proper way. And unfortunately, most of us use them in a wrong way. To create awareness…
Karnataka Housing Board scam raked up to cow down G.T. Devegowda, says Vishwanath
December 22, 2017Mysuru: Former MP A.H. Vishwanath has come out strongly against Chief Minister Siddharamaiah accusing him of using the Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) to target former Minister and Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda to fix him in the Karnataka Housing Board (KHB) Scam and thereby dent his image. Addressing press persons at a private hotel this morning,…
Hyderabad: Spurned lover sets girl on fire in the middle of road
December 22, 2017Hyderabad: A 22-year-old girl has died after she was set on fire near Hyderabad yesterday by a former colleague who was allegedly obsessed with her and had been stalking her. Sandhya Rani, a receptionist for a company in the Secunderabad area, was on her way home from work around 6.45 pm when Karthik came on…
Mysuru Winter Festival: Cultural extravaganza at Mysore Palace
December 22, 2017Mysore Mohan & Orchestra to perform in city after two decades! Mysuru: Mysore Mohan & Orchestra are back in city after more than two decades to entertain the audience. The three brothers, who started their career in Mysuru about 40 years back, will be performing on the inaugural day of the 10-day Mysuru Winter Festival-2017…
Mysuru Winter Festival: Open Air Movie screening at Maharaja’s College Grounds
December 22, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru Winter Festival is getting jazzier and jazzier with more attractions being added. As part of the festival, the Tourism Department is coming up with one more initiative — Open Air Movie Screening. Four movies including two in Kannada, one Hindi and one English will be screened at the Maharaja’s College Grounds from…
Regulation of fees in private schools: New rules from 2017-18
December 22, 2017Bengaluru: In a bid to prevent private schools from collecting exorbitant fees so that education could be affordable to all, the Primary and Secondary Education Minister Tanveer Sait on Wednesday announced that the final rules for fee regulation in private schools will be published by January. Speaking to reporters, the Minister said that the final…















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