Mysuru: During a surprise inspection at Mysore Central Prison, officers discovered 9 cellphones and 11 sim cards in the early hours of Wednesday. Mandi police registered a case against unknown persons under the provision of the Prisons Act-1984 on charges of introducing prohibited items like phones inside the jail. The raid was conducted by the…
Gonikoppal: Kodagu — the cradle of Indian hockey — fittingly celebrated the centenary of the sport synonymous with the region on Wednesday. Ashwini Sports Foundation, helmed by former Indian sprint and middle-distance queen Ashwini Nachappa, marked 100 years since India made its international hockey debut by hosting an invitational inter-school (U-18) state-level tournament, the Masters…
Chikkamagaluru: Tourists visiting the ‘Land of Coffee’ during Christmas and New Year can enjoy an aerial view of Karnataka’s highest peak, Mullayanagiri, the surrounding Western Ghats mountain ranges, Baba Budangiri Hills, coffee plantations, valleys, and the scenic lakes around Chikkamagaluru, as the district administration has organised a year-end helicopter tour.An 18-day heli-tourism (helicopter tour) has…
Shivamogga: Three months after man allegedly murdered his younger brother, police have arrested the former after they got a clue while gathering digital evidence. The accused, Maltesh, told police he killed his brother, Ramachandra, as he was allegedly having an affair with his wife.Shivamogga SP Mithun Kumar said Soraba police exhumed the body for the…
Shivamogga: BJP MLC Dhananjaya Sarji has urged the govt to address the disparity in allotting engineering seats between govt and private colleges.Speaking in the legislative council on Tuesday, Sarji said out of 1,53,916 engineering seats in Karnataka, only 6,495 are in govt colleges, while 33,000 are in private universities.Sarji questioned the disproportionate distribution of seats,…
Mysuru: To protect the salubrious environment of Mysuru city and to raise awareness about cleanliness among the youth, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has organised an Environmental Reels competition for college students.This competition provides a platform for students to showcase their creativity and calls on everyone to join hands in making Mysuru the number one…
Mysuru: Union minister of heavy industries and JD (S) functionary HD Kumaraswamy on Tuesday said that the Karnataka govt has introduced the Hate Speech Bill only to silence the opposition.After offering puja to deity Chamundeshwari atop Chamundi Hills in Mysuru on his birthday, the minister told reporters that it is an attempt to suppress the…
Mandya: Agriculture minister N Cheluvarayaswamy on Tuesday clarified that urea was seized in a joint operation by both central and state authorities and not only by the central agency.Speaking to mediapersons at Malavalli on Tuesday, the minister said the seized urea stock, estimated to be worth about Rs 84 lakh and weighing nearly 190 metric…
Mysuru: As many as 14,000 cases pending in the court of law were settled at the National Lok Adalat in Mysuru district.A total of 1,30,000 cases were pending in various courts across the district, including Mysuru city, of which 65,000 were civil cases and 65,000 were criminal cases. Among these, 49,000 cases were identified as…
Mandya: President of India Droupadi Murmu stated that the country’s spiritual institutions remind us of the values that bind humanity together—the values of compassion, tolerance, mutual respect, and collective responsibility.She was speaking after inaugurating the 1066th Jayanthi celebrations of Adi Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Shivayogi Mahaswamiji at Malavalli.President Murmu started her speech with birthday wishes to…
