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K Marigowda (in pic) and Manjunath, who have been facing charges of deterring a public servant from discharging duties, were released from judicial custody on Friday.

Dr C N Manjunath, former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda's son-in-law, announced as BJP candidate from Bangalore Rural constituency in Lok Sabha elections. He will be contesting against D K Suresh, the incumbent MP and brother of deputy chief minister and State Congress chief. BJP leaders Narendra Modi and Amit Shah expressed happiness about his candidacy.

High court and district administrative judge Justice K L Manjunath called upon the advocates to speedily dispose of cases.

Judge C Chandrashekar, who heard the arguments of Public Prosecutor Mahanthappa posted the hearing for further arguments to Saturday.

BANGALORE: The state government on Tuesday promoted 15 IAS officers of the 1986 batch to supertime scale and continued most of them in the same departments.

A three-year-old leopard was found dead in a snare in Periyapatna on Friday.

UOM seems to have a penchant for goof ups. In one incident as far as registrar's appointment is concerned, the government has done it in brazen violation of the law and various government orders.

BANGALORE: Veteran percussionist Ganakalabhushana P.G. Lakshmi Narayan will be awarded ``Veena V. Doreswamy Iyengar memorial award'' for the year 2002. The award will carry a cash prize of Rs 10,000, which is sponsored by chairman, Academy of Music K.K. Murthy.

Taking serious note of non-submission of case diary, VII additional district court has summoned the investigation officer in IAS officer C Shikha's case, wherein suspended Congress worker K Marigowda is an accused.

In another incident, UoM seems to have forgotten its propriety in selecting eminent persons for awarding honorary doctorates.

YMK Memorial Educational and Charitable Trust has instituted two cash awards - The Yenepoya Teacher Award - to primary school teacher/head master (HM) and high school teacher/HM of DK district.

BANGALORE: Forest Minister K.H. Rangnath on Monday announced awards to 10 persons for their contribution to environmental issues.

The government on Monday shifted deputy commissioner M Maheshwar Rao from the strife-torn Dakshina Kannada district and posted V Ponnuraj in his place.

BANGALORE: Girish B.C. won the highest number of 10 gold medals at the UAS's 32nd annual convocation.

While efforts are on to trace Manjunath Churi, who's gone missing in Hamburg, Germany, since Monday, his mother and family members in Bagalkot are desperately waiting for news about him.

Producer of Kannada hit `Mungaru Male', E Krishnappa, retiring MLCs Naseer Ahmed, N Manjunath, Veerakumar A Patil and Pratap Chandra Shetty, former legislators Mahima Patel and T John are among the candidates finalized for elections to 25 MLC seats from local authorities constituencies.

The Yenepoya School, keeping in line with the United Nations declaring year 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity is organising a library fest and inter-school biodiversity quiz competition.