Four years on, mobile phone jammer defunct
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Four years on, mobile phone jammer defunct

August 27, 2024

Glaring loopholes in checking mobile phones at Mysuru Central Prison sparks concern Mysore/Mysuru:  It’s been four years since the mobile phone jammer installed at Mysuru Central Prison stopped working and despite the growing need for stringent security measures, no action has been taken to restore it. The importance of a functioning mobile jammer has become…

Formation of Chamundi Temple Authority : State prays to vacate stay; HC posts matter for Sept. 5
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Formation of Chamundi Temple Authority : State prays to vacate stay; HC posts matter for Sept. 5

August 27, 2024

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court (HC), on Sept. 5, will hear the issue of temporary stay on the State Government order constituting Sri Chamundeshwari Hill Temple Development Authority (formed as per Shree Chamundeshwari Kshetra Development Authority Act, 2024) to undertake integrated development of Chamundi Hill. Justice Hemanth Chandangoudar adjourned the hearing to Sept. 5 after…

Portion of temple built on Raja Kaluve cleared
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Portion of temple built on Raja Kaluve cleared

August 27, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: The Taluk Administration on Monday cleared a part of Swamy Koragajja Temple which  had encroached Raja Kaluve. Acting on a complaint that the Raja Kaluve, which ran adjacent to an agricultural farm in Survey No. 60 of Kergalli village in Jayapura hobli of the taluk, was encroached, Mysuru Assistant Commissioner (AC) K.R. Rakshith directed…

Retired RBI MD’s house burgled
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Retired RBI MD’s house burgled

August 27, 2024

Thieves decamp with Rs. 50 lakh worth gold jewels from Vijayanagar house; Leave silver untouched Mysore/Mysuru: In a daring burglary at the residence of retired Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Managing Director Ravikumar in Vijayanagar Fourth Stage, thieves made off with gold ornaments worth Rs. 50 lakh and cash of Rs. 25,000 while leaving behind…

Rs. 32 crore lost to cyber criminals in seven months
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Rs. 32 crore lost to cyber criminals in seven months

August 27, 2024

Between January and July 2024, 61 cyber crime cases registered in Mysuru city Mysore/Mysuru: A staggering 61 cyber crime cases were registered in the city between January and July 2024, with victims losing a total of Rs. 32 crore to online fraudsters, revealed City Police Commissioner Seema Latkar. Addressing the media at her office yesterday,…

MP, MLA inspect dilapidated Fire Station building
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MP, MLA inspect dilapidated Fire Station building

August 27, 2024

Yaduveer moots conservation, Harishgowda wants to rebuild structure Mysore/Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and Chamaraja MLA K. Harishgowda carried out separate inspection visits to the Fire Station at Saraswathipuram in the city yesterday. A portion of the Fire Station building collapsed five years ago due to heavy rains, but no steps have been…

AI-based speed cameras on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway: Motorists use camera detector app to duck penalties, FIR
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AI-based speed cameras on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway: Motorists use camera detector app to duck penalties, FIR

August 27, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: In a blend of ingenuity and technology, some motorists on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Access-Controlled Highway (National Highway 275) are using a mobile app to dodge penalties and avoid having a First Information Report (FIR) filed against them. The app in question, ‘Radar Speed Camera Detector,’ identifies speed cameras installed along the Highway, allowing drivers to…

Metal Detector to keep Dasara elephants under check
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Metal Detector to keep Dasara elephants under check

August 27, 2024

Forest Department personnel frisk the foot of the jumbos to check for metal objects if any Mysore/Mysuru: Following the suspicion of metal pieces getting into the foot of Dasara elephants during the regular practice, the Forest Department personnel frisked the foot of the elephants with a Hand Held Metal Detector on Monday. This follows the…

Advocates demand implementation of SC order on internal reservation
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Advocates demand implementation of SC order on internal reservation

August 27, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru: City-based Samajika Nyayapara Vakilara Vedike (Advocates Forum) has urged the State Government to implement the recent Supreme Court (SC) order on inner reservation. Addressing a press meet at Pathrakartara Bhavan here this morning, senior Advocate S. Arun Kumar said that a SC Bench headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud permitted the States to create sub-classifications…

MP Yaduveer Wadiyar urged to address coffee growers’ plight
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MP Yaduveer Wadiyar urged to address coffee growers’ plight

August 27, 2024

Mysore/Mysuru:  The Kodagu Samrakshana Vedike raised serious concerns about the Robusta coffee growers being deprived of fair market prices, aligning with international standards. The Vedike members called on Mysuru-Kodagu MP Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and Pramoda Devi Wadiyar in Mysuru yesterday and discussed the pressing challenges faced by coffee growers in the region. The delegation…

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