No free entry to Gandhi Park

SHIMOGA: The district administration has fixed entry fee for the renovated Gandhi Park in Shimoga. Fees for adults is Rs 5 and for children below 14 years it is Rs 2.
According to deputy commissioner MV Vedamurthy, the money collected will be utilized for the maintenance and development of the park. He has also requested philanthropists to donate money for the development of the park, which has been renovated at a cost of Rs 9.5 crore.Many organizations and the public had demanded the district administration to make the entry to the park free.
4 women robbed of gold chains
In four separate cases, bike-borne youth robbed four women of their gold jewellery including mangalasutras in Shimoga on Saturday. The incidents took place when the women walking home. One of them had just purchased the jewellery from a shop. The total cost of the robbed items is Rs 3.85 lakh. Four cases have been registered in this regard.
Chain snatching cases are on the rise in the city. A week ago DCM KS Eswarappa held a meeting of all police officials in Shimoga and warned them that he would initiate action if such incidents continued to happen. But despite this, cases are going on unabated. Police said they have been maintaining a strict vigil but the thieves are acting at lonely places in the dark. Additional SP C Basavaraj has urged women to be careful and cover their ornaments while walking alone.