Six persons were injured when a pack of stray dogs attacked them at Dandikere Village in Varuna Hobli in the taluk this morning. Three of the six injured who are being treated at K.R. Hospital here have been identified as Mahadev, Raju and Shivaiah. Meanwhile, residents of the village, upset over frequent incidents of stray…
AIADMK in a Limbo: O. Panneerselvam Vs Sasikala
February 9, 2017Tamil Nadu’s care-taker Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam has announced an inquiry into the death of late CM J. Jayalalithaa, a day after his revolt against AIADMK General Secretary V.K. Sasikala. Speaking to mediapersons here this morning, Panneerselvam flanked by Kavundampalayam MLA V.C. Aaru Kutty and Rajya Sabha Member Maitreyan, said that he ordered a judicial…
Cong. leaders seek action against Vishwanath, Shariff and Poojary
February 9, 2017State Congress Legislators have urged Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President and Home Minister, Dr. G. Parameshwara to expel veteran leaders like A.H. Vishwanath, C.K. Jaffer Shariff and Janardhana Poojary for openly criticising the party and its leaders. They said that the leaders have been causing embarrassment to the party by…
Food Mela Cancelled?
February 9, 2017Looks like the ambitious plans of Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) to organise a mega Food Mela at the Dasara Exhibition Grounds premises from tomorrow will be cancelled. Reason: Lack of response from food vendors. With today being the last date for vendors to submit the applications for stalls at the Mela, the KEA has only…
BJP promises Ambarish RS seat; will he accept or not?
February 9, 2017Will Mandya MLA M.H. Ambarish join the BJP? It appears so. The BJP has been wooing him for a few months and is close to succeeding in its attempt, say political sources. Speculations are rife in political circles that the State BJP has invited Ambarish to join the party promising him a Rajya Sabha (RS)…
Guest lecturers regularisation not possible: Minister
February 9, 2017Higher Education Minister Basavaraj Rayareddy said that regularisation of Guest Lecturers serving at Govt. First Grade Colleges across the State was not possible. Replying to a question by BJP MLA C.T. Ravi during the Question Hour in the State Assembly yesterday, Rayareddy said that there were 13,489 Guest Lecturers serving in the State. Lecturers having…
Water crisis: Govt. mulling on stopping power supply to IP sets
February 8, 2017With major drinking water crisis looming large over the State, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj (RDPR) Minister H.K. Patil has said that the Government was mulling on stopping power supply to IP sets and taking over of Borewells in order to mitigate the crisis. Replying to a question by Govind Karjol of BJP in the…
‘Sainik Desh Ratna’ award for martyr Major Akshay Girish
February 8, 2017Rotary Mysore Midtown has organised a programme to award ‘Sainik Desh Ratna’ for Martyr Major Akshay Girish, who sacrificed his life for the Nation on Feb. 15 at Rotary Centre, JLB Road, opposite MUDA at 6.30 pm. The award will be received by Wing Commander Girish, father of the martyr Maj. Akshay Girish. Maj. Gen….
Rare black leopard cub dies after fight with tiger
February 8, 2017A rare black leopard cub was found dead at near Mathigodu K.M. Kolli wildlife zone in Anechoukuru forest range of Nagarahole forest yesterday It is suspected that the female black leopard cub which is six months old might have died after being attacked by a tiger as pug marks were found around the carcass…
Leopard found dead
February 8, 2017A four to five year-old male leopard was found dead at Chunchanahalli village located on the fringes of forest in Nanjangud taluk yesterday. Forest Department personnel led by Sub Divisional Forest Officer Shashikumar who visited the spot on being informed from cowherds who had found the dead leopard amidst bushes, said that the leopard may…
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