Madikeri: A Stag, aged between 10 and 12 years, was found shot dead at an estate here. The carcass of the animal was found when estate owner Sheshappa was proceeding to the guest house there and he immediately informed the Forest Department officials. ACF Nehru, RFO Vijayakumar and staff examined the carcass of the Stag…
Tigress found dead in Nagarahole
February 7, 2018Hunsur: The carcass of a tigress aged about three years has been found at Ayara Hosahalli hamlet in K.M. Kolli Forest Range at Nagarahole Reserve Forest yesterday. With this, the number of tiger deaths in the last 15 days has gone up to two in Nagarahole so far this year and a total of five…
Liquor supply banned in Home Stays
February 7, 2018Benglauru: Excise Minister R.B. Thimmapur has said that the Government is seriously thinking on banning sale and supply of liquor in Home Stays of the State. Replying to a question by K.M. Shivalingegowda of the JD(S) during Question Hour in the State Assembly yesterday, Thimmapur said that cases have been filed against those selling liquor…
Ashodaya Samithi launches HIV preventive medicine PrEP for sex workers
February 7, 2018Mysuru: Ashodaya Samithi has urged the Government to recognise transgenders for all benefits so as to get a social status. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here yesterday, Samithi Co-ordinator Madhumita pointed out that the Government says that 5% reservation was for transgenders which was only on paper and not a reality. She regretted…
Traffic Police to accept vehicle documents on DigiLocker
February 7, 2018Mysuru: You need not worry if you are not carrying hard copies of Driving Licence, Registration Certificate and Emission Certificate. The Traffic Police and other transport agencies will accept vehicle documents stored on your Smartphone’s DigiLocker App. They can now show a scanned copy of these documents as long as they are uploaded on DigiLocker,…
The Saffron Budget: Remembering Socialist Budgets of the past
February 7, 2018Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley must be an honest person. Which is why Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose him to guard the treasury of India and appropriate it for the good of the nation depending upon the need of different welfare and infrastructural projects and bring ache din that Modi had promised for we Indians…
Special Task Force to curb atrocities on women, children: SP Ravi Channannavar
February 7, 2018Mysuru: In order to curb atrocities against women and children occurring in Mysuru district and to create awareness among the people, a Special Task Force (STF) is being constituted which will start functioning from Feb. 8, said Superintendent of Police Ravi D. Channannavar. He was addressing the members of the Self Help Groups (SHGs) at…
Justice Maheshwari is new Karnataka Chief Justice
February 7, 2018New Delhi: Justice Dinesh Maheshwari, Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, will be the new Chief Justice of the High Court of Karnataka. President Ram Nath Kovind yesterday approved the transfer of Justice Maheshwari. The new Chief Justice will assume charge on or before February 20. Notably, the Chief Justice of India-led collegium had…
Pathetic condition of public toilets at Chamundi Vihar Stadium
February 7, 2018Mysuru: Broken pipes, leaking water pipes, foul smell and unhygienic atmosphere greets the public who enter the public toilet room at Chamundi Vihar Stadium in Nazarbad here. The stench emanating from the toilets located near the entrance to the ground makes people passing by it, to cover their noses. Also, the entire area inside the…
Tech Talk on Mechanical aspects of Machine Tool Testing
February 7, 2018Mysuru: A technical talk on ‘Mechanical aspects of Machine Tool Testing’ was delivered by Prakash Narayan Kulkarni, retired Scientist-E and Head of Test Department, Central Manufacturing Technology Institute (CMTI), Bengaluru, at National Institute of Engineering (NIE), Mysuru, recently under the aegis of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The session was about mechanical aspects of machine…















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