Mysuru: The Chairpersons for all the four Standing Committees of the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) were elected unopposed yesterday with the ruling Congress and JD(S) members equally sharing the posts (two each). Shobha of Congress (Ward 61) was elected as Chairperson of Taxation, Finance and Appeals Standing Committee, while Usha also of Congress (Ward 5)…
District Judge inaugurates National Constitution Day, Swachhata Abhiyan in Periyapatna Periyapatna: Principal District and Sessions Court Judge S.K. Vantigodi said that Constitution of India granted equal rights, opportunities, freedom, social justice to lead dignified life to all citizens of the country. Speaking at the National Constitution Day celebrations and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan at the…
Mysuru: Members of Kannada Vigilance Committee visited the MCC Zonal offices on Thyagaraja Road, in Jayanagar and Sharadadevinagar here yesterday to ensure the usage of Kannada as the administrative language. The members scrutinised the documentations, seals, forms and attendance books. Seeing the application forms filled in English, they urged the officers to insist the applicants…
Periyapatna: Villagers have alleged that illegal mining has re-started after it was stopped sometime back and have accused the authorities concerned of turning a blind eye towards it. Villagers Chandru, Manja, Ravi, Anand and others have complained that the villagers of Ragi Aaladamara, Hasuvinakavalu and surrounding places in the taluk were suffering because of illegal…
Mysuru: Rotary District 3181 will build 50 houses each costing Rs. 5 lakh for the flood victims of Kodagu. Disclosing this at a press meet at Rotary Hall on JLB Road here yesterday, District Governor Rohinath said that in the first phase 25 houses are being constructed with assistance from Rotary International. He assured that…
Nanjangud: The Senior Civil Judge and JMFC Court, Nanjangud, has sentenced two chain-snatchers to three years rigorous imprisonment and has imposed a fine of Rs.10,000 each after the accused were found guilty of snatching two gold chains from women in Nanjangud on May 13 and 25, 2015. The accused, who were sentenced, are Santosh and…
Mysuru: Nazarbad Police have arrested one more person in connection with trespassing the property of a well-known doctor at Lalitha Mahal Palace Cross in K.C. Layout, breaking open the shed and stealing construction materials and other items. The arrested person is 38-year-old Panchakshari, a resident of Agrahara in city. He was arrested near Kollegal by…
Four vehicles worth Rs.3.1 lakh recovered Mysuru: Two persons, who were involved in two-wheeler lifting cases in N.R. Police limits and had gone absconding, have been arrested by N.R. Police on Nov.26. The arrested bike-lifters are 20-year-old Kaizer Pasha and 19-year-old Mohammed Razik, both residents of Aleemnagar in Bannimantap here. During interrogation, the accused are…
Mysur: Dr. G. Krishnappa, retired RTO and a renowned Bendre scholar, gave a talk in Kannada on the unique use of language in Bendre’s poetry recently at Dhvanyaloka on Bogadi Road in city. In a scintillating lecture that lasted more than one-and-a half-hour, the speaker drew the attention of the audience to the most important…
Mysuru: The Department of Tourism has invited applications from SC/ST candidates for distribution of subsidy amount for purchase of tourist taxis. Government will provide Rs. 3 lakh subsidy amount for purchase of a taxi to each candidate. It will provide subsidy for 17 Scheduled Caste and 8 Scheduled Tribe beneficiaries this year. Persons in the…
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