Bengaluru: Former Hagaribommanahalli Congress MLA Bhima Nayak has been elected unopposed as the new Chairman of Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF). BJP MLA Balachandra Jarakiholi, who was the earlier Chairman, had quit the post following the change of Government post Assembly polls. With the post becoming vacant, the Government decided to hold fresh election for electing…
HC stay on VC appointment: Convocation of UoM to be delayed further
June 24, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Following the High Court stay over the appointment of Prof. N.K. Lokanath as Vice-Chancellor of University of Mysore (UoM), the convocation ceremony will be delayed further, with the preparations for the annual event receiving a setback. Though the annual convocation of the Varsity was scheduled to be held in March-April, the ceremony was postponed…
Duo hires taxi near KSRTC Bus Stand, robs driver at knifepoint
June 24, 2023Culprits ask driver to drop them at Hullahalli; flee with car midway Mysore/Mysuru: A 55-year-old cab driver was robbed of his cell phone and cash by two passengers who hired his cab for a local commute. The two accused, who were in their early 30s, are absconding and a search is on to arrest them….
Daylight house burglary in city
June 24, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In a daylight robbery reported from the city, burglars, who broke open into a house in Vasanthnagar coming under Alanahalli Police Station limits yesterday, have burgled cash and valuables, totally worth about Rs. 3.5 lakh. Dakshinamurthy, a College lecturer at Udayagiri and a resident of Vasanthnagar, located behind Vidya Vikas Educational Institutions on Bannur…
Four T.S. Subbanna Trust Members accused of cheating
June 24, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Four Trustees of T.S. Subbanna Public Educational Institutions have been booked for cheating funds to the tune of over Rs. 20 lakh, at Vidyaranyapuram Police Station in city. According to the complaint lodged by Secretary of the Trust D.G. Somashekar Murthy to a Court, on the basis of anonymous letters received by him, “Trustees…
Surgeons Day celebrations in city tomorrow
June 24, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Surgical Society of Mysore (SSM) in association with Association of Surgeons of India – Karnataka State Chapter and Mysuru City Branch, has organised Surgeons Day celebrations in the city on June 25. A public awareness rally including walkathon/cyclothon has been organised on the day from K.R. Hospital to J.K. Grounds from 6.30 am to…
Silver Jubilee celebration of Konkani Catholic Associations in Bengaluru
June 24, 2023Bengaluru: The Federation of Konkani Catholic Associations will be celebrating its Silver Jubilee on Sunday (June 25) evening at Chowdiah Memorial Hall in Malleswaram, Bengaluru. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar will be the chief guest. Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader, Energy Minister K.J. George, Philanthropist and NRI Entrepreneur Dr. Ronald Colaco will be the guests of…
Unidentified body found
June 24, 2023Nanjangud: Nanjangud Town Police have found a body of an unidentified person inside a drain in front of the B Complex of Sri Srikanteshwara Temple at about 10 pm on June 19 and have registered a case. The deceased is aged between 35 and 40 years, oval faced, normal built, oily red complexioned and was…
First, build on the ground, then underground
June 24, 2023It was reported yesterday that Karnataka Dy.CM and a team of senior officials would visit Singapore to get a first-hand experience of tunnel roads so they can build similar underground roads to decongest Bengaluru. Ambitious much? A few years ago, Bengaluru got an underpass system called ‘Magic Box’, where they created box-shaped passages under existing…
Fake accident: City doctor’s encounter with extortionists
June 24, 2023Sir, This refers to the report ‘Criminals extort money from elderly car drivers by faking accidents’ (SOM dated June 21). I was also a victim of this kind of fake accident in 2020. Naturally, this criminal act must have been going on since long. At Dasappa Circle I had stopped my car when red signal…















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