Mandya: Padma Shri awardee and noted bibliophile Anke Gowda, 75, is facing a space constraint in his attempt to preserve his vast collection of books, raising serious concerns about the future of not only Karnataka’s but India’s most unique private libraries.Over the past five decades, Gowda painstakingly built a collection of more than 25 lakh…
Mandya: All Karnataka Ambareesh Fans’ Association president Beluru Somashekar on Thursday set a one-day deadline for former MP LR Shivaramegowda to issue an unconditional public apology for allegedly making derogatory and obscene remarks against late former minister MH Ambareesh.He cautioned that failure to apologise would lead to a protest in Bengaluru on Jan 30, which…
Madikeri: A wild elephant killed an estate watchman in Badaga-Banangala village near Siddapur Thursday. Abdul Latif, 72, of Hundi, who worked as a watchman on the estate, was attacked around 1pm while he was heading for lunch. A lone tusker charged at him, forcing other workers to flee. Ajit Pawar Flight Black Box Probe, Nipah…
Mysuru: A day after Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officers raided a phenyl manufacturing unit in Hebbal Industrial Area, the team arrested its proprietor. They produced him before a Mysuru court and took him into custody. The team also got a transit warrant to move him to another jurisdiction, sources said.An officer said they took him…
Mandya: To commemorate the success of the 87th Akhila Bharata Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, a dedicated Kannada Bhavan will be constructed in Mandya at an estimated cost of Rs 5.5 crore. The 87th edition of the Kannada literary meet was held in Mandya from Dec 20 to 22, 2024, which celebrated the unity of Kannada language…
Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is mentoring Raichur City Corporation and Maski Town Panchayat in solid waste management.A memorandum of understanding was signed with both the municipal bodies to mentor them under the Union govt’s Swachh Shehar Jodi initiative, allowing the mentee civic bodies to learn and replicate best practices of cities with higher rankings…
Mandya: A special enforcement drive under the COTPA, was conducted in Shivapura and Bharathinagara areas of Maddur taluk to curb illegal sale and consumption of tobacco products and safeguard public health.The operation was jointly carried out by the district health and family welfare department, the district enforcement officer, the district tobacco control cell, Maddur CMC,…
Shivamogga: The Shivamogga bus fire accident is still a shocking incident for the survivors and the locals. If the emergency doors were not opened properly, half the passengers could have been in serious trouble, said authorities.BN Vasudev, senior inspector of the assistant regional transport office (ARTO) Sagar division, told TOI that the vehicle, manufactured in…
Madikeri: Villagers protested in Bittangala village near Virajpet against the construction of a resort and luxury villas project.Environmentalist Colonel (Rtd) Muthanna said the project is illegal and warned that if work is not stopped immediately, legal action will follow. Protesters alleged that officials enabled the project by granting permissions in violation of rules. They stated…
Mysuru: Following a search by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) at a phenyl manufacturing unit in north Mysuru, Mysuru city police have heightened patrolling in industrial areas to keep tabs on activities in and around the area.Jurisdiction police will focus on defunct units and premises that could be misused for illegal activities. Officers said the…
