Bengaluru: D. Roopa, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police (Prisons) and M.N. Reddi, Director General of Police (DGP) Intelligence, are among five IPS officers who have been transferred with immediate effect. DIG Roopa, who is in the news for her reports on the irregularities prevailing in Parappana Agrahara Jail, has been transferred and posted until…
Sharana Mandali presents award to mark Kempegowda Jayanti
July 17, 2017Mysuru: Marking Kempegowda Jayanti, Mysuru Sharana Mandali had organised a function at Maneyangala in Kalamandira premises here yesterday. MLA Vasu presented ‘Kempegowda Award’ to senior co-operative Y.N. Shankaregowda, District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President Dr. Y.D. Rajanna, Progressive farmer Malara Puttaiah and Negilayogi Organising Secretary Sumitra Ramesh in recognition of their achievement in various fields. Speaking…
Men, women and children frolic at Slush Festival
July 17, 2017Mysuru: Karavali Samskruthika Chavadi had organised a Slush Festival on a marshy land near Vijayanagar 4th Stage here yesterday. Several games were organised in slush for participants comprising men, women and children. The games included tug-of-war and walking backwards for women, dragging wife sitting on a large palm leaf and fortune game for couples, 100m…
Communal clash: Prohibitory orders imposed in Mangaluru till July 30
July 17, 2017Mangaluru: Mangaluru Police have clamped prohibitory orders under Section 35 of Karnataka Police Act in Mangaluru City Police Commissionerate limits from 6 am on July 16 to midnight of July 30. The Police Commissioner, in a release, has stated that the prohibitory orders have been promulgated based on a report submitted by the Deputy Commissioner…
GST on Sanitary Napkins
July 17, 2017Mysuru: Former Zilla Panchayat President Dr. Pushpa B. Amarnath, who launched a signature campaign demanding the removal of GST (Goods and Services Tax) on sanitary napkins first in Hunsur and then at Maharani’s College and Yuvaraja College in Mysuru, has now intensified the campaign by posting a letter in this regard to Union Minister Nirmala…
Codagu Agritech launches Biocapsules for agriculture
July 17, 2017Mysuru: Codagu Agritech at Kudlur in Kushalnagar has come out with Biocapsules for agriculture to provide beneficial bacteria and biocontrol agents to enhance growth, root production, nutrient mobilisation and better yield. Disclosing this at a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here on Saturday Dr. Chaitra Narayan of Codagu Agritech said that the biocapsule is the…
Cabinet expansion only after consulting High Command: CM
July 17, 2017Mysuru: Stating that the State Cabinet will be expanded only after holding consultation with the Congress High Command, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has asserted that the Cabinet expansion had nothing to do with ‘Ashada’ month. Speaking to press persons at his Ramakrishnanagar residence here yesterday, the Chief Minister who stayed overnight after conclusion of his two-day…
NSUI demands free bus pass
July 17, 2017Mysuru: Urging the State Government to extend free bus pass facility to students of all classes as provided to SC/ST students, the activists of National Students Union of India (NSUI) staged a protest in front of the DC’s office here on Saturday. Lauding the State Government for providing free bus pass facility to SC/ST students,…
Chamundi Hill Temple earns Rs. 64.70 lakh on three Fridays
July 17, 2017Mysuru: The third Ashada Shukravara (Friday) on July 14 saw the highest entry ticket collection so far at the Chamundi Hill Temple that stood at Rs. 23,78,250. This is more than double the entry ticket collection of the third Ashada Friday last year that stood at Rs. 9,40,000. This year, the total revenue collected through…
Miscreants harass family from Kodagu in Nizamuddin Express
July 17, 2017Mysuru: The best way to discover the country and the countryside is to travel by train and sitting in the compartment watch the beautiful greenery, long stretches of dry patches, rising mountains, flowing rivers and rivulets. However, all this recedes to the background if instead of enjoying magical moments the journey becomes a nightmare. This…















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