Mysuru: In an inhumane incident that is sure to shake the conscience of a civilised society, a couple was kidnapped from Mysuru and taken to Chamarajanagar along with their 4-month-old child and brutally assaulted for not repaying a loan. The couple, along with the child, was bundled into a vehicle and the kidnapper showed no…
Techie commits suicide
July 6, 2017Mysuru: A 23-year-old trainee software engineer was found hanging at her residence at Subramanya Nagar in Hebbal, 2nd Stage yesterday. The incident came to light when people of the building informed the Police about a foul smell emanating from a room. Hebbal Police Inspector Thimmegowda and staff rushed to the spot and broke open the…
Exit of A.H. Vishwanath from Congress: Who will represent Congress in Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha Constituency?
July 6, 2017By K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief Mysuru: With former Member of Parliament and senior leader Adaguru H. Vishwanath quitting Congress to join Janata Dal (Secular) there is inevitability for the Congress party to find a suitable candidate for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the Mysuru-Kodagu Parliamentary Constituency. Vishwanath, a former Congress MP, quit the party as…
Colleges to start from 8 am and end at 2.30 pm
July 6, 2017Mysuru/ Bengaluru: All colleges in the State will have to start as early as 8 am. The Department of Collegiate Education will issue a circular today to all colleges asking them to start at 8 am and end at 2.30 pm on all working days. With this, the Department plans to improve the learning process…
Cabinet approves e-hospital scheme to aid rural healthcare
July 6, 2017Bengaluru: E-hospital programme in 206 community health centres and 2,353 Primary Health Centres (PHCs) at an estimated cost of Rs. 13.78 crore was approved by the Karnataka Cabinet yesterday. Under the programme, taluk-level and district-level hospitals will be linked to medical colleges through tele-medicine. Once the project is implemented, taluk-level hospitals can connect with specialist…
KRS Right Bank Canal to be modernised
July 6, 2017Bengaluru: The Karnataka Cabinet has approved the modernisation of the lower level canal of KRS Right Bank Canal. The works will be taken up at a cost of Rs. 46 crore. At the same time, the Cabinet has given administrative approval to carry out development works in the D. Devaraja Urs Canal from 0 to…
Don’t clear Mekedatu Project: TN CM writes to Centre
July 6, 2017Chennai: In the wake of media reports that the Karnataka government has approached the Central Water Commission (CWC) to seek technical clearance for the Mekedatu project across River Cauvery, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami yesterday wrote to Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti, asking her not to accord clearance to the project till…
CM’s housing scheme in cities for poor
July 6, 2017Bengaluru: The ‘Chief Minister’s One Lakh Bengaluru Multi-storey Housing Scheme’ will provide homes to poor people who don’t own houses in cities and urban areas will be launched soon, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah announced here yesterday. Participating in a review meeting with Housing, BBMP, Revenue and Finance Department officials, Siddharamaiah directed officials to finalise the modalities…
Irregularities in K-SET: State BCM Panel Chief expresses concern over wrongdoings in Mysore Varsity
July 6, 2017Mysuru: The University of Mysore that celebrated its centenary with hardly a whiff of scandal and with the three Constitutional Heads, the President, Prime Minister and the Vice President attending the functions, is now-a-days in the news for all the wrong reasons. The latest in a series of alleged wrongdoings by the previous administration is…
ADC T. Venkatesh transferred to Haveri district
July 6, 2017B.P. Ravi promoted as Additional PCCF Mysuru: Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) T. Venkatesh has been transferred to Haveri district. Venkatesh took charge as ADC, Mysuru, 20 months back. He will be replaced by T. Yogesh, who was serving as ADC at Haveri. The new ADC is expected to take charge tomorrow or the day after….















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