Mysuru: IPS Officer K.T. Balakrishna took charge as the new City Police Commissioner from outgoing Commissioner Dr. A. Subramanyeswara Rao on Friday. K.T. Balakrishna who was serving as SP (Intelligence) at Bengaluru was promoted as DIG recently and posted as City Police Commissioner on Thursday. He had earlier served as DCP in Mysuru and had…
Dasara Cultural Procession on Oct. 14: Torchlight Parade rehearsal on Oct. 18
October 10, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police, who have made foolproof security arrangements for the smooth conduct of Dasara festivities including the grand finale ‘Jumboo Savari,’ will also be providing the same security for the Dasara Cultural Procession to be held on Oct. 14 which will be conducted by the Dasara Procession and Torchlight Parade Committee. Addressing…
Gauri murder case one of the best detections: City Top Cop
October 5, 2018Mysuru: Cracking journalist Gauri Lankesh murder case took more than 9 months of telephone interceptions and physical trailing of suspects. Seconds before killing her on Sept. 5 last year, the attacker appears in the CCTV camera footage for a mere four seconds and the Police knew that he was a trained shooter. This was the…
‘Kalam Jeevana Dharma’ released
April 8, 2018City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subrahmanyeswara Rao releasing the book ‘Kalam Jeevana Dharma,’ a Kannada book consisting of human interest stories on Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam written by K. Jayaprakash Rao, former Regional PRO, DRDO, in city recently. Others seen are writer S. R. Vijayashanker, scholar Dr. Kabbinale Vasanth Bhardwaj, Krishna Soni, Manager, Sapna Book…
When the going gets tough, the tough get going…
February 21, 2018Mysuru: Lakhs of people have heard Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Maharaja’s College Grounds on Feb. 19 where he addressed a public rally in a poll-bound State and thousands would have read or watched in the print and visual media about Modi flagging off the ‘Palace Queen Hamsafar Express’ connecting Mysuru and Udaipur and…
Special Commando Force to counter terror strikes in Mysuru
January 27, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru, the cultural capital of Karnataka has one more ‘secure’ feather to its cap – Special Commando Force (SCF) that will exclusively deal with anti-terror operations and will not be a part of the city civil Police force. The force was formally launched yesterday during the Republic Day Parade held at Torchlight Parade Grounds,…
Six foreign nationals arrested for overstaying
December 24, 2017Mysuru: The N.R., Vijayanagar and Metagalli Police have arrested a total of six foreign nationals who were found overstaying in city despite expiry of their visas. While N.R. Police have arrested two persons identified as Abdiwadud Mohamed Abdi of Somalia and Justus Okuku Okumu of Kenya, Vijayanagar Police have arrested Evance Damasi Mlay and Atupele…
Bomb Scare near People’s Park
December 20, 2017Mysuru: Tension prevailed around People’s Park, Sub Urban Bus Stand and surrounding areas this morning as people spotted men in khaki, accompanied by bomb squad, dog squad and finger print experts, searching for a bomb that was reportedly planted near the Park. Curious onlookers surrounded the Park as Police conducted the search. The City Control…
Range-level Police Duty Meet to conclude this evening
November 29, 2017Mysuru: A two-day Range-level Police Duty Meet-2017 of the Southern Range began at Karnataka Police Academy (KPA) premises in city yesterday. City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subrahmanyeswara Rao inaugurated the event in the presence of SP Ravi D. Channannavar. IGP (Southern Range) Vipul Kumar presided over the function. This Meet will see 160 Police Officers…
Natl. conference of Medical Bio-chemists begins
November 17, 2017Mysuru: ‘AMBICON-2017,’ a 3-day National Conference of the Association of Medical Bio-chemists of India (AMBI) marking its silver jubilee celebration, began at Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel premises in city this morning. Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji will formally inaugurate the conference this evening. The conference features a medical expo, which was inaugurated by City…
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