Continuing their drive against drug peddlers, sleuths attached to the CCB, on Feb.11 arrested two persons on charges of selling ganja and seized Rs. 1,750 in cash and 108 grams of the banned contraband from them. The two, who were nabbed from a shop on K.T. Street near Sunni Chowk in Lashkar Mohalla have been…
Street dog menace in Gokulam
February 15, 2017The increasing menace of street dogs in most parts of Gokulam has left the residents cursing the MCC for its inaction. The street dogs, which are found in groups, have scared the residents, especially the aged, women and children. There are many incidents where street dogs have bitten residents, injuring them. Several representations to the…
Mayor on inspection-spree
February 15, 2017Complaints galore on footpath encroachment by cattle owners, bad roads, clogged drains, garbage menace… Mayor M.J. Ravikumar went on an inspection-spree at Ward No. 32 covering V.V. Mohalla and Gokulam 2nd Stage in city this morning. The inspection began from MCC guest house on Kalidasa Road and moved towards V.V. Mohalla 1st, 2nd and 3rd…
Appointed
February 15, 2017Dr. Chikkarangaswamy, faculty of Institute of Development Studies, University of Mysore and a member of the State Planning Board, has been appointed as the Organising Secretary of the fourth International Conference on ‘Recent Trends in Management, Business, Humanities and Technology (RTMBHT),’ currently going on at Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Chikkarangaswamy is a resident of Gangothri Layout…
SASIKALA CONVICTED
February 14, 2017Panneerselvam expelled from AIADMK Sasikala loyalist Edappadi Palaniswamy is the new Legislature Party Leader; May stake claim to form TN government All India Anna DMK General Secretary V.K. Sasikala suffered a major jolt this morning with the Supreme Court upholding the trial court’s judgement convicting her in the 21-year-old Disproportionate Assets (DA) case against her….
Sr. Journalist Krishna Prasad to inaugurate Training Camp for Journalism students
February 14, 2017Senior Journalist Krishna Prasad (formerly of Outlook) will inaugurate a Training Camp for Journalism students at Cauvery auditorium in Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) premises tomorrow (Feb. 15) at 10 am. The programme is organised under the aegis of Karnataka Media Academy. Academy Chairman Siddaraju will preside. Academy Members Rudranna Harthikote, Muttu Naikar, T.S. Ranganna…
Sandalwood smuggler killed in firing was a poor tribal
February 14, 2017By M.T. Yogesh Kumar The youth who was killed when forest department personnel fired at a group of sandalwood smugglers, who were cutting sandalwood trees in the mini-forest around Lingambudhi Lake on he outskirts of the city in the wee hours of the Saturday morning, has been identified as Shankar (26), of Mahadeshwara tribal colony…
Power tariff revision: Public hearing on Feb. 22
February 14, 2017The Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) Mysore, has filed applications for approval of Annual Performance Review for the Financial year 2015-16, for approval of Annual Revenue Requirement (ARR) for Financial Year 2018 and the revision of retail supply tariff for Financial Year 2018 before the Commission. The Commission will be conducting the public…
House burgled in Bylakuppe
February 14, 2017Masked miscreants, who broke into a house of one Mallesh at Marooru village in Periyapatna taluk assaulted the inmates of the house besides decamping with gold jewellery and mobile phones on Sunday night. It is reported that at about 11.30, Mallesh and Jayamma couple heard someone knocking on their door asking them to open the…
Inter-College Kannada debate and singing contest
February 14, 2017Mallamma Marimallappa Women’s Arts and Commerce College (MMWACC) has organised Mallamma Memorial Inter-College Kannada Debate and Light Music Singing Contest at its Gallery Hall on Feb. 15. Prof. R.M. Chintamani, retired Director, PG Department of Commerce, JSS College, Kollegal, will inaugurate the programme at 10 am. Prof. K.N. Panchaksharaswamy, Hon. Secretary, Marimallappa’s Educational Institution, will…
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