Mysuru: JD(S) MLA S.R. Mahesh on Tuesday urged Legislative Assembly Speaker K.B. Koliwad to appoint former Minister Kimmane Ratnakar as Head of the Legislative Committee set up to recommend ways to regulate the media. In a letter to the Speaker, the MLA said that as Health and Family Welfare Minister K.R. Ramesh Kumar is reluctant…
AIADMK factions bury hatchet; Sasikala, Dinakaran ousted
April 19, 2017Chennai: The political turmoil in Tamil Nadu following the death of J. Jayalalithaa in December 2016 took a decisive turn yesterday with the ruling AIADMK faction deciding to ‘delink’ its jailed General Secretary V.K. Sasikala and her nephew T.T.V. Dinakaran from all party affairs, paving the way for a merger with the rebel group headed…
Case against ex-MP Ramya dismissed
April 19, 2017Somwarpet (Kodagu): The Junior Civil Court here has dismissed a petition filed by an advocate charging that actress and former MP Ramya had made anti-national statements. Ramya, after retuning from a tour of Pakistan, had said that Pakistan is not hell and there are good people in Pakistan. Katnamane Vittal Gowda, a lawyer, had filed…
Air Force Recruitment Rally at Hassan from Apr. 27
April 19, 2017Mysuru: Indian Air Force (IAF) is conducting a recruitment rally at Hasanamba indoor stadium in Hassan from Apr. 27 to 30 (written test on Apr. 27 and 29) to select Airmen in Group ‘Y’ [Automobile Technician, Ground Training Instructor and IAF(Police)] trades. Unmarried male Indian citizens from Karnataka are eligible. Candidates should be born between…
Vijay Mallya to appear in UK Court on May 17
April 19, 2017A team of CBI officials to leave for London to pursue the extradition request London: Wanted tycoon Vijay Mallya was arrested in London yesterday morning based on an extradition warrant. He was later granted bail and released on a bond of £ 6,50,000 (about Rs. 5.3 crore) and is scheduled to appear in Court on…
Police dogs steal show at Chinnara Mela
April 19, 2017Mysuru: Children at ‘Chinnara Mela’ were witness to a dog show conducted by the Mysuru City Police. The Police personnel demonstrated how the dogs were used in crime investigation, bomb detection and narcotics. The Police Dogs, Rashmi and Burfi, demonstrated the thefts detection. Police personnel, who acted as thieves, had hid the stolen materials between…
University of Mysore to get full-time VC by April end
April 19, 2017Mysuru: The University of Mysore will get a full-time VC by end of this month. According to sources, a total of 150 Professors including the present Acting Vice Chancellor Prof. Dayananda Mane had submitted their applications for the coveted post. It is said that the search committee has already met thrice to discuss on the…
Lokayukta Police team receives complaints
April 19, 2017Mysuru: The Police wing of Karnataka Lokayukta began receiving complaints from public in non-corruption cases that have been listed under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act 1984. However, it has no jurisdiction over corruption cases booked under Prevention of Corruption Act as the Anti Corruption Bureau or the ACB will investigate the same. The Lokayukta Police team…
UoM Acting V-C clarifies on his ‘frequent’ visits to girls hostel
April 19, 2017Mysore: UoM Acting VC Prof. Dayanand Mane has clarified with respect to his frequent visits to girls hostel which had prompted Varsity Registrar Prof. R. Rajanna to write a letter to Higher Education Minister Basavaraja Rayareddy. In his clarification, Prof. Mane has stated that the hostel inmates had personally visited him at his office with…
Firemen battle-ready to meet emergencies
April 19, 2017Mysuru: Summer is here and so are the incidents of fire. To prevent fire accidents and save the lives of victims in a speedy and efficient manner, fire service personnel were trained this morning in a fire-drill to handle fire emergencies. Fire officers were taught how a building could be evacuated in the event…
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