Madiker: The exclusive right granted to Kodavas to own a gun since generations must be safeguarded carefully, said Advocate Palecanda S. Subiah. He was speaking at an event to release his book ‘The Gallant Kodava and His Gun’ in Madikeri yesterday. The event was jointly organised by United Kodava Organisation (UKO) and Kodava Voggat, Mysuru,…
Dowry harassment: Mother hangs toddler, commits suicide
June 5, 2017Periyapatna: Depressed over the alleged dowry harassment from her husband and his family members, a 24-year-old homemaker hanged her two-year-old daughter and later hanged herself at Muttur village in Periyapatna taluk yesterday afternoon. While the deceased housewife has been identified as Rashmi, her daughter has been identified as Vaishnavi. According to Rashmi’s family members, they…
Special prayers at Talacauvery to propitiate Rain Gods
June 5, 2017Madikeri: Officials of Cauvery Neeravari Nigama Ltd. (CNNL) yesterday chanted ‘Parjanya Japa’ to propitiate Rain Gods at Talacauvery, the birthplace of River Cauvery. Officials, along with Priests, chanted the Japa in the wake of stiff opposition to conduct the ritual using Government funds. Earlier, the State Government had said that it would conduct a ‘Parjanya…
Off-stage dramatics
June 5, 2017A former Chief Minister of Karnataka with credentials known to the literature-savvy sections of society, speaking at a book release function last week in Mysuru, opined that “Time has come to revive theatre activities,” as reported in a section of the press. According to him, staging Kannada plays in other States and creating a platform…
Newly-wedded couple commits suicide by coming under moving train
June 5, 2017Maddur: A newly wedded couple committed suicide by falling in front of a moving train near Maddur Railway Station yesterday. They have been identified as Sunil (28), a resident of Hunsur village in T. Narasipur taluk and Manjula (25), a resident of Kollegal. It is learnt that Sunil and Manjula had got married after falling…
Environment Day: BAI to host month-long celebrations
June 5, 2017Mysuru: Builders Association of India (BAI), Mysuru Centre, along with Indian Green Building Council (IGBC), Mysuru Chapter, will be organising World Environment Month-2017 from tomorrow. Addressing press persons at Patrakarthara Bhavan this morning, BAI Mysuru Chairman S. Mahadevaswamy said that the event will be inaugurated by Dr. T.V. Ramachandra, Co-ordinator of Energy and Welfare Research…
22 bus passengers charred to death in UP
June 5, 2017Bareilly: Twenty-two people have been reported dead and 19 injured after a bus collided with a truck near the Bareilly bypass on National Highway-24 in Uttar Pradesh today at 1.10 am. The bus was carrying 38 passengers, along with two drivers and a conductor, to Gonda district from New Delhi. Authorities said that the truck…
Sale of house: Prospective buyer accuses owner of cheating
June 5, 2017Mysuru: A house owner, cheating a buyer after taking advance amount, has been reported in city. While house owner has been identified as Hanumantha of K.M. Halli, the buyer who was cheated has been identified as Akbar Pasha. It is alleged that Hanumantha and Veena, had pledged the house papers in Indian Overseas Bank and…
A senior citizen’s ordeal at K.R. Hospital to obtain ‘disability certificate’
June 5, 2017Sir, I am a senior citizen who until recently advised UN Security Council as well as Government of India. My younger brother, who has congenital hydrocephalus and has recently undergone surgery for spinal cord decongestion, is unable to walk well. We went to buy a four-wheeler scooter for him and were told by the scooter…
Temporary augmentation of Jaipur – Yesvantpur Suvidha Weekly Express
June 5, 2017Mysuru: The temporary augmentation of Train No. 82653/82654 Yesvantpur – Jaipur – Yesvantpur Suvidha Weekly Express with one second class sleeper coach will be from 29.6.2017 from Yesvantpur and 1.7.2017 from Jaipur (one trip only). Train No. 82653/82654 Yesvantpur – Jaipur – Yesvantpur Suvidha Weekly Express will have the revised composition of two AC 2-tier…
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