Bengaluru: Former Minister and Veteran Congress leader S.R. Patil is likely to be appointed as the new KPCC President in place of Dr. G. Parameshwara, who also holds the Home portfolio in the State Cabinet. Patil, a prominent Lingayat Community leader from North Karnataka, is a top contender for the KPCC President Post. Patil, a…
Vishwanath meets Deve Gowda
May 17, 2017Mysuru: Senior Congress leader and former MP A.H. Vishwanath, who is all set to quit the Congress, reportedly met JD(S) Supremo and former PM H.D. Deve Gowda at the latter’s Padmanabhanagar residence here yesterday. During the 45-minute talk, Deve Gowda is said to have suggested Vishwanath to join JD(S) at the earliest as it would…
People-friendly Beat Police system strengthened
May 17, 2017Mysuru: To further strengthen the bond between the Police and public, a people-friendly beat Police system has been introduced. The beat Police are going to visit each house in the city and respond to people’s problems. Mysuru City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subrahmaneswara Rao announced the new beat system yesterday. This beat system is unique…
Properties of blade companies to be confiscated: Minister Jayachandra
May 17, 2017Bengaluru: The State Government has said that it will confiscate properties of finance companies which cheat investors on the promise of high returns. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister T.B. Jayachandra said that many companies such as Maithri Plantation Horticulture (P) Ltd., Agri Gold, Green Buds etc., had cheated investors…
Elephant census begins in Bandipur and Nagarahole forests
May 17, 2017To conclude on May 19 Mysuru: The Forest Department began the elephant census at Bandipur and Nagarahole Reserve Forests this morning. In Bandipur, around 100 Forest Department personnel along with 130 volunteers from across the State who have enrolled themselves as enumerators, began the census at about 6.30 am, which will go on till 3.30…
Marks-driven Merriment
May 17, 2017Last week witnessed announcement of results of two public examinations written by nearly 15 lakh students in the State — Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination (SSLC) and Pre-University Second Year Examination (II PUC). While the two days on which the results were published and subsequently proved an occasion of festivity for marks-driven merriment as it…
Public entry to Chamundi Hill beyond 10 pm restricted
May 17, 2017Mysuru: The District Administration has enforced a ban on entry to Chamundi Hill from 10 pm. With the implementation of the rule, jolly night rides on two-wheelers and four-wheelers up to the hill have now become a thing of the past. Following a directive from the District Administration, the K.R. Police have set up a…
Govt. to implement ‘Akrama-Sakrama’ for urban poor
May 17, 2017Bengaluru: With the Assembly polls just a year away, the State Government has again come forward to implement ‘Akrama-Sakrama’ in City Corporations and other Urban Civic Bodies limits, for the benefit of the urban poor. The move comes close on the heels of the Government announcing ‘Akrama-Sakrama’ for regularisation of houses constructed by the poor…
Maruti Dzire Sedan launched
May 17, 2017Mayor M.J. Ravikumar (second from left), who launched the all-new Maruti Dzire car at Mandovi Motors on KRS Road here last evening, is seen with Chief General Manager P.M. Ganapathy, AGM Kiran Kashyap, Keshav and Manu Aiyappa Kanjithanda.
Stage set for IPL Eliminator: Will it be Sunrisers or Knight Riders ?
May 17, 2017Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders will contest in the Eliminator, the second of the playoff matches of IPL 2017. SRH finished the league season in third position, while KKR completed the top four; both teams won eight matches, but SRH finished with one additional point courtesy their washed-out match against RCB. Sunrisers Hyderabad have…















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