Mysore/Mysuru: With Republic Day celebrations just days away, MCC Commissioner G. Lakshmikantha Reddy has banned use of plastic flags during the celebration. Presiding over a Republic Day preparatory meeting at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here on Thursday, Lakshmikantha Reddy directed the officials to ensure that plastic flags are not used at the Republic Day celebration…
Malavalli: Pura Police team, led by Inspector H.T. Sunil Kumar have arrested two notorious vehicle lifters and recovered stolen vehicles worth Rs. 8 lakh from them. The arrested have been identified as 29-year-old Arun and Guruprasad of Malavalli. Auto drivers by profession, the duo had served jail terms in other cases and had come out….
Mysore/Mysuru: Stating that heavy rains had resulted in crop loss during monsoon last year, farmers under the banner of State Sugarcane Growers’ Association staged a protest in front of CADA Office here yesterday morning, demanding authorities to release Cauvery and Kabini water stored in reservoirs to grow summer crops. They said that following copious rains…
Mysore/Mysuru: The members of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), Mysuru District Committee, demanding universal pension under EPS95 scheme among others, staged a protest in front of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) Office at Gayathripuram yesterday morning. Their main demands include increase in monthly pension from Rs. 1,000 to Rs. 5,000, any enhancement in EPS95 as minimum…
Mysore/Mysuru: A 52-year-old man, said to be depressed in life, committed suicide by hanging self at his room in Krishnamurthypuram here yesterday noon. The deceased has been identified as M.S. Nagaraju, son of late N. Siddegowda, a resident of Kuvempunagar. Nagaraju, who was rearing cows and supplying milk was staying in a room at Krishnamurthypuram….
Mysore/Mysuru: Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra on Thursday performed guddali puja for various developmental works at the Government School near Railway Choultry in Yadavagiri. Speaking on the occasion, Nagendra said that development works costing Rs.31.17 lakh has been taken up at the school with funds provided by the city-based KSOU. Pointing out that he has also…
Nanjangud: A seriously ill elephant, which was being provided treatment by the Forest Department, died in the agricultural field near Kudure Hundi Halla check dam on the outskirts of Hediyala village on Wednesday. The 50-year-old female elephant, which had entered the agricultural field in search of food and water, had collapsed on the field. The…
Gundlupet: A deer that was crossing the road was killed on the spot when a tipper vehicle rammed into it in front of the Post Office on National Highway on Tuesday night. Residents, who heard the sound, rushed to the spot but the tipper driver had already sped away. RFO Dr. Lokesh, DRFO Muthuraj and…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday upheld the Constitutional validity of providing 27 percent reservation to Other Backward Caste (OBC) candidates in NEET AIQ (All India Quota) seats. It also noted that the reservation was not at odd with merit instead it furthers the distributive consequences of social justice. A two-Judge Bench headed…
Tumakuru: A Civil Court has sentenced a private school teacher to three years of rigorous imprisonment for beating a 7-year-old student in Tumakuru district. The teacher, however, managed bail and was released after paying a fine of Rs. 10,000. The verdict, which was reserved by the Third Additional Civil Judge Sharada Koppad in December last…
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