Shivamogga: Two persons, including a 65-year-old man who went to the police station following a quarrel between the family members of an eloped couple, were brutally murdered in Shivamogga late on Friday. The accused attacked and killed them using a knife, believing that the duo had helped the lovers unite.Police said Kiran, 25, and Manjunath,…
Hassan: A ticket checking inspector with the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) was killed on the spot after being hit by a speeding canter on National Highway-75 in Alur taluk on Saturday.The deceased has been identified as Shakuni Gowda, 57, who was attached to the KSRTC Hassan Divisional Investigative Traffic Control Unit. The incident…
Mandya: KR Pet police have registered an FIR against a youth on charges of impregnating a physically challenged woman, a resident of KR Pet taluk. The crime came to light after she was subjected to medical tests.Police have launched a search for the accused, the survivor’s neighbour, following a complaint against him.Police said, quoting the…
Mysuru: Chamarajanagar district administration’s project to provide electricity to 2,446 tribal families living in 31 forest-fringe hamlets was stalled yet again due to objections from the forest department.The implementing agency, Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Company (CESC), is awaiting clearance from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA). The project involves underground cabling and household connections. Although houses…
Mysuru: Despite opposition from residents, environmental activists, and experts, the state govt has reiterated its decision to proceed with the Rs 10,240-crore Sharavathi Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Project in Shivamogga district.The govt has dismissed concerns related to environmental degradation and loss of livelihoods, even as protests against the project continue to intensify. The proposed 2,000 MW…
Hassan: Deputy commissioner KS Latha Kumari on Friday directed authorities to implement strict measures to prevent child marriages in the district.She emphasised that campaigns and awareness programmes should be conducted at the taluk level to curb child marriages, child pregnancies, and Pocso-related cases. Officers were directed to respond promptly to calls received on helpline number…
Mysuru: JSS Science and Technology University (JSS STU) has been formally recognised as a technology business incubator (TBI) 2.0 under the govt of Karnataka’s flagship startup and innovation framework, with financial assistance of Rs 10 crore over five years.The recognition comes under the Karnataka Startup Policy 2022–2027, through which the state has launched the TBI…
Mysuru: The implementation of the Pradhanamantri Surakshit Matritva Abhiyana in all state-run hospitals by district health authorities saved the lives of 13,910 high-risk pregnant women in Mysuru district this year. It also reduced the maternal mortality rate from 16% in 2023-24 to 11.5% in 2024-25. The scheme also helped to prevent infant deaths.This initiative, which…
Mysuru: Kannada litterateur Devanur Mahadeva on Saturday inaugurated a two-day Children’s Festival 2025, organised by the Nirdigantha Theatre Training School at K Shettihalli in Srirangapatna taluk, Mandya.During the festival, schoolchildren trained by Nirdigantha Theatre Training School artistes will showcase their talents in songs, storytelling, drawing, games, music, drama, and other art forms. The event will…
Mandya: An Advance Security Liaison (ASL) meeting was held at the Malavalli Town Municipal Council Hall in Mandya district on Saturday to finalise security arrangements for President Droupadi Murmu‘s visit to Malavalli on Dec 16.The President is scheduled to attend the 1,066th Jayanti Mahotsava of Adi Jagadguru Sri Shivarathri Shivayogigalu of Suttur.The meeting was chaired…
