Shivamogga: Wildlife activists have expressed concern over the injuries sustained by Vikrant, an elephant housed at Sakrebailu elephant camp in Shivamogga. The tusker from Sakleshpura, was captured after a two-day long operation, in March, and was housed at the elephant camp on the banks of Tunga River near Shivamogga city. The elephant has now sustained…
Mandya: Mandya district police on Friday opened fire on Kiran (24), the prime accused in the Kirugavalu jewellery shop theft and murder case, injuring his right leg. Along with Kiran, four others, accused in the case were also arrested.“The firing took place near Ichagere in Malavalli taluk when Kiran, while being apprehended, allegedly attacked a…
Mysuru: The conviction rate for rape cases in Karnataka has declined from 11.7% in 2021 to 3.6% in 2023, records show.Citing State Crime Records Bureau’s (SCRB) report, home minister G Parameshwara said in the assembly that in 2021, 2022, and 2023, the conviction rates for rape cases in the state were 11.7%, 8.4%, and 3.6%,…
Mysuru: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) members, on Friday, staged a protest in Mysuru, demanding the govt to appoint permanent and guest faculty in govt first-grade colleges.“In the 432 degree colleges under the state’s department of collegiate education, nearly 3,000 faculty posts were vacant. Currently, degree classes are conducted with only 3,000 permanent lecturers and…
Mysuru/ Mandya: The Bharat Bheem Sena members organised a Padayatre demanding justice for Soujanya’s death, and sought a transparent investigation into the deaths at Dharmasthala.The procession began with garlanding the Ambedkar statue at Town Hall, and proceeded towards the DC’s office in Siddhartha Nagar. A memorandum was submitted to the additional DC, Shivaraju, urging that…
Mysuru: With just a few days left for Dasara, Mysuru City Corporation has decided to spend approximately Rs 9.5 crore on civil works to deck up the city for the festival.This year, Dasara is scheduled from Sept 22 to Oct 2. The city’s civic body has taken up the works on a war footing to…
MYSURU: Karnataka is home to about 6,400 elephants, but human deaths due to elephant attacks continue to remain a serious concern.As many as 13 human deaths occurred due to elephant attacks in Karnataka in the last four months. A few others were lucky enough to survive the attacks, including a 50-year-old man at Bandipur Tiger…
MANDYA: Two villages in Maddur Taluk — Besagarahalli and Kesturu — have been selected under the govt of India’s PMSG-MBY Model Solar Village Programme, aimed at boosting solar power generation.As per guidelines from the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), villages with a population of over 5,000 and connected to the power grid…
MANDYA: Mandya district police on Friday opened fire on Kiran (24), the prime accused in the Kirugavalu jewellery shop theft and murder case, injuring him in the right leg. Four other accused involved in the case were also arrested.The incident occurred near Ichagere in Malavalli taluk when Kiran allegedly attacked a police constable with a…
MADIKERI: The C and D land issue has been troubling farmers in Kodagu, and the struggle over Section-4 and Section-5 has already begun in the district.A delegation of district Congress leaders, along with two MLAs, met Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to request a permanent solution to the matter.Led by MLAs A.S. Ponnanna and Mantar Gowda, the…
