Mysuru: A locked house in Vijayanagar has been burgled, with the thieves decamping with gold ornaments and silver articles yesterday. The burglary took place at the house of one Sridhar in ‘E’ Block at Vijayanagar 3rd Stage. Sridhar had locked the house and had gone out with his family at about 7.15 am. Burglars, who…
KSRTC bus driver sentenced to one year jail for killing cyclist in accident
January 7, 2018Mysuru: The Third Additional CJM Court has sentenced a KSRTC bus driver responsible for the death of a cyclist to one year jail. The driver who has been sentenced has been identified as M. Girish. Girish, on Mar. 26, 2008, had knocked down cyclist Siddaraju on KRS Road due to rash and negligent driving. Siddaraju,…
Miscreants snatch mobile phones, cash from pedestrian
January 7, 2018Mysuru: Miscreants on a bike have snatched a mobile phone, cash and documents from a pedestrian near Woodlands Theatre here on Jan.3. The pedestrian, whose things were looted, has been identified as A. Leo Armstrong. He was walking towards Hotel Maurya Palace from Woodlands Theatre Road, when three unidentified persons who came on a bike,…
Two missing from city
January 7, 2018Mysuru: In separate cases, a 60-year-old woman is among two persons, who have been reported missing from Kuvempunagar Police limits in city. In the first case, 60-year-old Srilatha, who left her house on Dec. 24, has since gone missing. She is normal built, round faced and speaks Kannada, Hindi, English, Tamil and Tulu languages. In…
SVEI wins Rolling Shield in Declamation Fest
January 7, 2018Students of S.V.E.I. Public School won the Rolling Shield in the Inter-School V. Siddharthacharry Memorial English Declamation Fest hosted by Acharya Vidya Kula in city recently. Seen in the picture are the students V. Minal, Parinitha Rao, Manju Jayaram and Vishaal along with their teachers Jayashree and Anupama.
Chemical solution sprayed to garbage at Sewage Farm to prevent stench
January 7, 2018Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha is seen spraying a chemical solution on to the garbage heaps piled up at Sewage Farm in Vidyaranyapuram here this morning. This chemical spray is meant to prevent foul smell emanating from garbage heaps which is disturbing the local residents. The chemical solution will be sprayed every month till a permanent…
Kodagu Mahila Sangha hosts cultural competitions
January 7, 2018Various cultural competitions, including Dance, Drawing, Singing and Pick-and-Speak, were organised at Kodagu Sahakara Sangha premises in Jayalakshmipuram today under the aegis of Shree Kaveri Kodagu Mahila Sangha. Seen are (from left) Sangha Secretary K. Kavya Kuttappa, President Balladichanda Jerry Ponnappa, Ballachanda Naina Achappa, I. Parvathi Cariappa and Vice-President M. Bollamma Kuttappa, during the inauguration…
Journalist K.B. Mahantesh Memorial Award instituted
January 7, 2018Madikeri: The Kodagu Press Club has instituted an annual award in memory of Journalist K.B. Mahantesh, who passed away in November last, for effective reporting. In a press release, Kodagu Press Club Joint Secretary Vignesh M. Bhootanakadu said that reports appearing in print media or telecast in electronic media between Jan.1 and Dec.31, 2017 will…
Conference on Numismatics held in city to create awareness
January 7, 2018Mysuru: “Everyone must understand the importance of coins and notes of another era and should not ignore them. For instance, a two rupee coin of the Tipu era, fetched someone Rs.5 lakh,” said Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy, General Secretary, South Indian Numismatic Society, Chennai. He was speaking after inaugurating the 28th annual conference of South…
Senior Consultant Physician feted
January 7, 2018As part of the All India Physicians Day celebrations in city recently, the Association of Physicians of India, Karnataka Chapter, felicitated Dr. B. V. Rajagopal, Senior Consultant Physician, Mysuru, for his distinguished services during the last fifty years.
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