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Mohammed Nazir takes charge as Commissioner

Mangaluru, 15 July 2016:Mohammed Nazir took charge as the new Commissioner of Mangaluru City Corporation here on Wednesday. He was earlier Commissioner of Mangaluru Urban Development Authority. The government has transferred H.N. Gopalakrishna, who was the corporation Commissioner, as Private
Many bridges, roads submerged as rivers swell in Belagavi district

Rakaskopp dam water level increasing As many 13 low-lying bridges and roads have been submerged due to swelling of Krishna and Doodhganga rivers in Chikkodi, Raibag and Athani taluks of the district over the last 24 hours. According to official sources here on Thursday, the Kallol-Yadur, Karad
Dy.SP suicide: Pavana to write to PM seeking CBI probe
Mysuru: 14, July, 2016:Pavana, wife of the late Deputy Superintendent of Police M.K. Ganapathy, is firm on her demand for a CBI probe into her husband’s death and will write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to press for it. Speaking to reporters, Ms. Pavana took exception to the government refusi
Uncertainty as 2nd round of CET counselling begins
BENGALURU, July 14, 2016:Uncertainty remains over around 450 government-quota seats in minority and deemed medical colleges even as the second round of counselling of the Common Entrance Test (CET) begins on Thursday. The colleges are yet to give the government’s share of seats, with no consensual a
Judicial probe ordered into Dy.SP suicide

BENGALURU, July 14, 2016:With an unrelenting Opposition pressing for the demand of his resignation, Karnataka Development Minister K.J. George is expected to rush to New Delhi to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Sources added that Mr. George was summoned to New Delhi by the party high comman
More water released from KRS to Tamil Nadu

MANDYA, July 14, 2016:Members of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha staged a protest over the Karnataka Irrigation Department's decision. The Karnataka Irrigation Department on Wednesday increased discharge of water from the Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) to Tamil Nadu to clear the July quota, as per the
700 teaching posts vacant in 1,500 schools in Bidar dist.
BIDAR, July 14, 2016: The district, that has been performing poorly in the SSLC examinations for decades, seems to be facing a crisis in school education. As many as 700 posts of teachers in the district’s 1,500 schools have been vacant for at least 10 years now. At least 21 schools have just one
Nine-day ISKCON heritage fest off to a colourful start in Hubballi

HUBBALLI, July 14, 2016: The nine-day ISKCON heritage fest organised by the Hubballi-Dharwad unit of ISKCON began here on Wednesday with hundreds of schoolchildren participating in various competitions on the first day. Inaugurating the event, Chairman of Swarna Group of Companies, V.S.V. Prasad
Dasara jumbo team to get fresh faces this year

MYSURU, 14 July,2016 (The Hindu):The elite Dasara jumbo team may get a few fresh faces with the Forest Department planning to include new female elephants in this year’s contingent. With over two months left for the Dasara festivities, the department has started preparations to bring the elephant
Mysuru Warriors donate library to govt. school
Mysuru, 14 July, 2016 (The Hindu):Karnataka Premier League team Mysuru Warriors in association with Kalisu Foundation have donated a library to Sharadavilas Government Higher Primary School at Kanakagiri here. This is the second library the NR Group-owned team has donated to a government school. Th
Leopard trapped, jumbo electrocuted
MYSURU, 14 July, 2014 (The Hindu): A leopard was trapped at Varakodu near Nanjangud while an elephant was found electrocuted near Periyapatna on Tuesday evening. The leopard was around two years old and had come close to an industrial area when it was spotted by locals. They contacted the Forest
Govt. cries halt to recruitment for teaching posts by University of Mysore
MYSURU, July 13, 2016 (The Hindu):The University of Mysore’s plans to carry out direct recruitment for more than 200 teaching posts have been stymied by the State government. In a letter to Vice-Chancellor K.S. Rangappa, the Additional Chief Secretary to the Higher Education Department, Bharat La
NWKRTC launches special tour packages

The NWKRTC is back with its special tour packages for popular tourist destinations in the district and those existing across the State boundary. BELAGAVI, July 13, 2016 ( TheHindu): According to official sources at the NWKRTC division in the city, the packages have been made available for Gokak F
This Novel Initiative Will Haul Coconut Shells All the Way to Varanasi Pyres and Save Trees

The Kasi Pasumai Yatra, a novel initiative to decrease wood consumption for burning dead bodies, began in Coimbatore recently. Under the program, coconut shells from garbage heaps will be collected, powdered, packed, and sent to Varanasi. These coconut shells will be used in place of wood in pyre
Centre tells Karnataka to clear land hurdles for Central power projects

The reliability of power supply in Bengaluru and surrounding areas is set to improve in the months to come through reduction in interruptions, as the Union government on Tuesday took the initiative of convincing the State to clear the hurdles for four central transmission projects languishing for ye
Citizens seek better traffic management on Bannur Road
The accident involving schoolchildren at Deve Gowda Circle here on Tuesday has put the focus on the poor traffic management system at the junction of Outer Ring Road and Bannur Road. Irate members of the public, who rushed to rescue the children in the van, complained about the poor traffic managem
Six children injured as lorry hits school van on Ring Road in Mysuru

Seven students including six school children were injured when the van in which they were travelling met with an accident at the junction of Bannur Road and Ring Road in Mysuru on Tuesday. Police said the mishap took place when a truck hit the van ferrying children to Delhi Public School (DPS) situa
School wall collapse: Rs. 4 lakh compensation to families of deceased students

Chikkodi, 12 July 2016:Eight children injured after a wall of a classroom collapsed at the Government Higher Primary Girls’ School are still being treated at a local hospital at Yamkanmardi, near Chikkodi. The classroom wall of the 50-year-old government school collapsed suddenly on Monday, killing