Mysore/Mysuru: A week after the Karnataka High Court annulled the election of Mysuru Mayor Rukmini Madegowda as an MCC Corporator, the city is going for a fresh Mayoral polls on June 11. Speaking to Star of Mysore this morning, MCC Commissioner Shilpa Nag said that the MCC received a copy of the Karnataka High Court…
High Court annuls election of Mayor Rukmini Madegowda as Corporator
May 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In a huge setback for Mysuru Mayor Rukmini Madegowda of the JD(S), the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday upheld the Mysuru District Court’s judgement annulling her election in the MCC polls held in 2018. With the High Court annulling her election as Corporator, Rukmini’s continuation as Mayor is under cloud. Rukmini was elected City…
Deaths due to oxygen shortage: Immediate relief of Rs. 2 lakh to kin
May 21, 2021Bengaluru: The Karnataka Government yesterday informed the High Court that it has decided to give Rs. 2 lakh compensation immediately for time being to each family of 24 victims of Chamarajanagar oxygen tragedy. Advocate General Prabhuling K. Navadagi made submission to this effect yesterday before the Special Division Bench of Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka…
Chamarajanagar tragedy: Records tampered with, suspects HC Panel
May 15, 2021Bengaluru: The three-member Committee of Karnataka State Legal Services Authority, appointed by the Karnataka High Court to probe the Chamarajanagar District Hospital tragedy, in its report submitted to the High Court has pointed out incidents of possible tampering with the records. A detailed probe alone can unearth the acts of omissions and commissions of the…
Vaccine supply chain needs a booster shot
May 13, 2021People voluntarily queue up before vaccination centres but there is no stock Mysore/Mysuru: During a hearing in the High Court on May 11, Karnataka High Court observed that “the situation regarding availability of vaccines in Karnataka is very disturbing.” Even as the State Government is struggling to ensure vaccination due to delay in delivery from…
Chamarajanagar tragedy due to oxygen shortage: HC Panel
May 13, 2021Toll could be more than 24, says Committee in its report to Karnataka High Court Slackness, callousness and mismanagement of oxygen supplies led to loss of precious lives Bengaluru: The three-member Committee of Karnataka State Legal Services Authority appointed by the Karnataka High Court (HC) to probe the Chamarajanagar District Hospital tragedy stated in its…
Mysuru DC did not deny oxygen, says 3-member HC Committee
May 13, 2021Bengaluru: The three-member Committee appointed by the Karnataka High Court to probe the Chamarajanagar District Hospital tragedy where 24 persons died on the intervening night of May 2 and 3, has given a clean chit to Mysuru Deputy Commissioner (DC) Rohini Sindhuri and has castigated Chamarajanagar DC Dr. M.R. Ravi and said that the latter…
SC rejects Centre’s plea against Karnataka HC order to increase oxygen quota
May 8, 2021New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday turned down the Centre’s plea challenging the Karnataka High Court order asking it to increase the liquid medical oxygen allocation for the State to 1,200 MT per day from the present 965 MT amid the second wave of Covid-19. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, on behalf of the Centre,…
Police teams raid to confiscate records
May 6, 2021Chamarajanagar: Following the Karnataka High Court order to the State Government to immediately seize all the relevant records in the Offices of the Deputy Commissioners of Chamarajanagar and Mysuru districts, and the Chamarajanagar District Hospital on oxygen supply and correspondences among the authorities in the two districts for the relevant period, a team of Police…
Government to hold meeting with KSRTC Union tomorrow
May 2, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Following a High Court direction, the Government will hold a meeting with Federation of Karnataka State Transport Corporations at the KSRTC’s head office at Shantinagar in Bengaluru tomorrow (May 3). The Chief Labour Welfare Officer of KSRTC has written to the Federation President, asking five office-bearers of the Federation to attend a meeting at…
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