Hassan: Deputy commissioner KS Latha Kumari urged the officials to take precautionary measures to bring the maternal and infant mortality rate in the district to zero.In a meeting on the National Health Campaign at the district health and family welfare office in Hassan city on Wednesday, she instructed officials to ensure that pregnant women receive…
Madikeri: Tourism-related projects play an important role in bringing the youth of Kodagu back to the district, stated Kodagu deputy commissioner Venkat Raja on Wednesday.He was speaking after inaugurating the new office of the Coorg Resort and Hotel Association at the Kodagu tourism department building in Madikeri.The IAS officer said that tourism activities should help…
Mysuru: Former Congress MLA MK Somashekhar on Wednesday accused the BJP of winning the Krishnaraja assembly segment through fraudulent means by illegally adding 25,000 votes to the electoral list.He claimed that this helped the saffron party secure the highest lead during the Lok Sabha elections in the Krishnaraja segment. He was speaking after launching a…
Mysuru: The state-run Cheluvamba Hospital has decided to set up an IVF clinic and fertility centre for the benefit of patients. The hospital authorities have started the process to establish the new unit.In the annual budget presented during 2023, the state govt announced plans to set up such clinics to ensure IVF services along with…
Mysuru: Authorities are exploring the feasibility of constructing a flyover to ease traffic congestion along the 5.5 km stretch between Field Marshal KM Cariappa Circle (Metropole Junction) and Hinkal on Hunsur Road in Mysuru city.After the stretch was identified as having multiple traffic signal-controlled junctions that slows vehicular movement, a feasibility study is being conducted….
Mysuru: The state anthem is an immortal creation that reflects the beauty of our land. It is the melody that rises from the heart of every Kannadiga, said veteran actress and former minister Umashree on Wednesday.Speaking after inaugurating the Kannada Rajyotsava organised by the Kuvempu Research and Extension Center of the Karnataka State Open University…
Mysuru: Mysore MP Yaduveer Wadiyar on Wednesday warned of launching a legal battle if the state govt goes ahead with the two flyover projects in the heart of the city.Speaking to reporters, he said that the flyovers proposed on Vinoba Road and Jhansi Rani Lakshmibai Road would cause irreversible damage to the heritage character of…
Mandya: The state govt on Wednesday announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the family of Manjegowda, 55, a farmer from Moodanahalli village in KR Pete taluk, who died after attempting suicide by immolating himself near Mandya DC’s office.He was admitted to Victoria Hospital in Bengaluru with severe burn injuries but succumbed during treatment,…
Shivamogga: Shivamogga district police have arrested a youth after booking a govt doctor along with five others in a foeticide case.The doctor allegedly helped a minor girl abort, police said, adding the govt doctor performed the abortion at a private hospital.A man allegedly sexually assaulted the minor, who became pregnant, following which her parents requested…
Mandya: A debt-ridden farmer from Kalakempanadoddi village of Malavalli taluk died by suicide after allegedly consuming poison on Oct 31.The deceased is Ramalinga, 49. Though he was rushed to Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) Hospital for treatment, he breathed his last in the early hours of Wednesday, police said.According to sources, Ramalinga grew bananas…
