Madikeri: Senior civil judge Shubha, who is the member-secretary of the District Legal Services Authority, on Thursday warned that in today’s social media era, effective legal protection could be misused and stressed the need to protect human rights.Participating in the Human Rights Day programme organised by the district administration at the DC’s office meeting hall…
Madikeri: Claiming that a few Right to Information (RTI) activists and some representatives of local publishing houses in Somwarpet town are continuously harassing govt employees, Karnataka State Government Employees’ Association, Somwarpet taluk unit, president Pradeep on Wednesday said they would protest if the harassment of govt employees continues.Speaking at a press conference held at the…
Mysuru: The public hearing held on Wednesday near Sindhuvalli village regarding the proposed felling of 98 trees for the widening of the Nanjangud-Ooty National Highway (NH-766) was postponed following objections from environmental activists.The hearing was conducted with only 2 days’ notice, which members of People for Environment, the Raitha Sangha, Dalit Sangharsha Samiti, and Jan…
Mysuru: Mysuru, Mandya, and the other southern districts of Karnataka witnessed a sharp decline in the number of child marriages this year until Oct.In Mysuru, just 19 cases of child marriage were reported between Jan and Oct. During the same period, officials had received 142 complaints, of which 123 were prevented. In comparison, in 2024,…
Mysuru: Chamarajanagar deputy commissioner Shilpa Nag on Thursday urged non-Kannada speaking bank employees to learn Kannada to interact with customers.Learning Kannada also helps in building good relationships between customers and bank employees, and boosts credibility with their customers, she said.Speaking after inaugurating a workshop by writing in Kannada on a blackboard, organised for bank and…
Mandya: Struggling to find brides despite being well past the usual age for marriage, more than 30 unmarried young men from Maraliga village in Maddur taluk, Mandya district, submitted an unusual appeal to their gram panchayat to construct a mutt for them.Driven by growing frustration and a sense of hopelessness, the men symbolically declared their…
Mysuru: It was a red-letter day for Mysuru zoo, as it celebrated the 25th birthday of giraffe Yuvaraja, earlier this week.He was served a special dish that included fruits, by three of his caretakers—Raghu, Vignesh, and Sachin—on his special day. The celebration was attended by zoo executive director P Anusha and staff in his enclosure,…
MYSURU: Mysuru, Mandya, and other southern districts, which were once infamous for child marriages, have witnessedd a sharp decrease in the number of cases.Mysuru, just 19 cases of child marriages, reported between Jan and Oct, this year. During the same period, officials received 142 complaints regarding child marriages, of them 123 were successfully prevented.In 2023,…
Madikeri: A father-son duo has been arrested for allegedly assaulting and opening fire at another father-son duo over a property dispute in Virajpet Rural police limits.Police arrested Machimanda Appachu for allegedly firing at Machimanda Brijesh Madappa of Kavadi village in Virajpet taluk. After this incident, Appachu’s son, Amruth Appaiah, attacked Brijesh Madappa’s father, Ratan. He…
Mandya: Mandya deputy commissioner Kumara on Wednesday inspected the Cauvery River near the historic Wellesley Bridge to assess the rising pollution levels and review ongoing efforts to protect the river. The visit was prompted by growing concerns over the discharge of sewage and industrial waste into the river, affecting both water quality and the surrounding…
