Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has intensified efforts to clear nearly 7 lakh tonnes of legacy waste accumulated at the Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram by the end of June.MCC, which awarded the contract to a Surat-based company, said 4.2 lakh tonnes of waste had been cleared by the end of Jan. The work began…
Mysuru: A 10-member Bengaluru City police team Friday searched the residence-cum-office of activist Snehamayi Krishna at Gundurao Nagar, Mysuru. The operation, led by CCB inspector Umesh Kumar SN, the investigation officer in a case registered against Krishna in Bengaluru, lasted nearly 50 minutes. Two women head constables and two witnesses were part of the team,…
Madikeri: Karnataka State Drug Traders’ Association president R Raghunath Reddy said efforts to stop the use of narcotic drugs and trafficking will remain ineffective unless the online medicine trade is brought under control, warning that online channels could allow trafficking to grow uncontrollably.Speaking after inaugurating the newly built ‘Pharma Bhavan’ here, Reddy said drug trafficking…
Shivamogga: Shivamogga district cops uncovered the mystery surrounding the death of a 53-year-old anganwadi helper in Bilaki village in Shikaripura taluk with the arrest of a distant relative.Prema Madiwala, a widow, who lived alone and worked as a cook at a local anganwadi, was found dead on Feb 14 under suspicious circumstances inside her rented…
Mysuru: Agricultural land devoted to onion cultivation, particularly small sambar onion, has been on a steady decline in Mysuru and Chamarajanagar districts.Thousands of farmers in Hanur, Yelandur, Chamarajanagar, Gundlupet taluks, and Nanjangud, HD Kote, and T Narasipura taluks had switched to the sambar onion variety from water-intensive maize and sugarcane. Political Clash on US Trade…
Mysuru: The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysuru, on Friday celebrated International Mother Language Day with academic deliberations, book releases and discussions on multilingual education.Speaking on the occasion, Pradyumna Kumar Sethy, principal of the Regional Institute of Education (NCERT), Mysuru, emphasised the critical role of the mother tongue in education and nation-building. Highlighting India’s…
Mysuru: A goldsmith, who allegedly absconded after customers of a bank complained that part of some pledged gold was missing, was arrested. Vijayanagar ACP Ravikumar said that after the bank authorities filed a complaint against goldsmith Ashwin Kumar, city police alerted the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) after he left for Malaysia. When he recently…
Hassan: From now on, the heads of the govt offices and private institutions within the urban local jurisdiction in the district, will be held responsible if any stray dogs are found inhabiting the premises.DC KS Latha Kumari directed the heads of the institutions to mandatorily provide information about stray dogs to local authorities. It is…
Mysuru: In a novel initiative to keep tabs on unlawful activities, Mysuru city police are using drone cameras to monitor activities in densely populated areas in the city.Commissioner, Seema Latkar, stated that a surveillance operation using drones was conducted at Al-Badr Circle, Nimra Mosque within the Udayagiri police station limits, and Kailaspuram, Sunni Chowk within…
Mandya: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was born at a time when Indian art, literature, and culture faced serious threats from repeated foreign invasions, said additional DC BC Shivananda Murthy.He spoke after inaugurating the Shivaji Jayanti celebrations at Nalvadi Shri Krishnaraja Wadiyar Kalamandira Library Hall. The programme was organised by the District Administration in association with the…
