Mysuru: The Madikeri CID Forest unit Inspector H.R. Dharanendra and staff, on May 16, raided a farm in Palahalli village in Srirangapatna taluk, where 10.99 CFT of Red Sander logs, worth about Rs. 80 lakh were stored illegally and have arrested two persons besides seizing the logs. The arrested persons have been identified as Ganesh…
Two-wheeler lifter held: Three vehicles worth Rs. 1.5 lakh recovered
May 19, 2017Mysuru: The City Crime Branch (CCB) Police on May 16, took a person into their custody who was trying to sell a Pulsar bike near BK Auto Consultant on Mission Hospital Road in Mandi Mohalla here. On interrogating the person, the Police came to know that he along with another person had lifted two bikes…
MUDA’s Affordable Group Housing Scheme Thousands seek applications
May 18, 2017Mysuru: The fear of Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) that there will be no demand for the Affordable Group Housing Scheme was unfounded as thousands of people who want to own a house in Mysuru are queuing up in front of its office on JLB Road. MUDA is giving applications for the “Demand Survey” being…
DC directs Tahsildars to solve drinking water problem; relief to ryots
May 18, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep has asked the Tahsildars of the district to solve the drinking water supply problem and release the compensation to the farmers at the earliest. Chairing a meeting on drought relief, drinking water problem and other revenue-related issues, at his office here yesterday, in which officials from various Departments attended, he…
Akrama-Sakrama: Houses built on 30X40 sites in urban areas to be regularised
May 18, 2017Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet yesterday approved a flat Rs. 10,000 penalty for regularising unauthorised dwelling houses built on plots measuring up to 30X40 sqft on Government land within certain limits of Urban Local Bodies. This is applicable to sites located within 18 km of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) limits and within 10 km of…
Janatakal mining case: HDK gets anticipatory bail
May 18, 2017Bengaluru: The Additional City Civil and Sessions Court on Wednesday granted interim anticipatory bail to former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) in Janatakal illegal mining case being probed by the Special Investigation Team (SIT). The Court granted conditional interim bail to Kumaraswamy directing him to appear before the Investigating Officer whenever he is summoned and also…
Museum on Wheels flagged off
May 18, 2017Mysuru: Nearly 60 students, parents and the public gathered enthusiastically at the Wellington House on Irwin Road, to be a part of the World Museum Day, on a wet Thursday morning. MLA Vasu flagged off the ‘Museum on Wheels’ bus ride here this morning. He said that the efforts of the Department of Archaeology, Heritage…
MCC intensifies raids on banned plastic
May 18, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has intensified its raids on sale of banned plastic materials by carrying out massive raids across the city since yesterday. This morning, three MCC Abhaya teams comprising seven persons in each team and led by Deputy Commissioner (DC) D. Randeep, MCC Commissioner G. Jagadeesha, MCC Health Officer Dr. Ramachandra…
Guv okays Legislative Council nominations of Kondajji and Ramesh
May 18, 2017Rejects C.M. Lingappa’s name Bengaluru: Governor Vajubhai R. Vala has approved two nominations recommended by the State Govt. for the Karnataka Legislative Council and set aside one recommendation. The Chief Minister’s office yesterday said that Vala has rejected the recommendation of the name of C.M. Lingappa, a former Congress MLA from Ramanagar, for nomination to…
At 82, jailed ex-Haryana Chief Minister Chautala clears Class 12 exam
May 18, 2017Chandigarh: Former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala has finally cleared his higher secondary examination and he secured a first division. It must be noted he accomplished the feat while serving out a 10-year sentence in Delhi’s Tihar jail. Chautala, who was convicted in the teachers’ recruitment scam case, is now planning to pursue a…
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