Human Rights Day: Judge stresses need to protect human rights in social media era | Mysuru News

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…

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Govt employees’ association warns of protest over harassment by RTI activists | Mysuru News

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…

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After objections, public hearing on tree felling for NH widening postponed | Mysuru News

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…

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Bank employees urged to learn Kannada by Chamarajanagar DC | Mysuru News

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…

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Child marriages fall in Mysuru, Mandya and other Karnataka districts | Mysuru News

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,…

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Property dispute: Father, son held for attacking another duo in Virajpet | Mysuru News

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…

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