A good all-round performance by V. Chiranth (50 n.o. & 3 for 17), helped Jaihind CC to register a facile nine-wicket win over Jo Jo CC in the KSCA Mysuru Zone U-16 League for Clubs played at Gangothri Grounds on Wednesday. Scores U-16 — Jo Jo CC: 118 in 38.1 overs (M. Likith 38, V….
Lock-up death in Mandya
July 13, 2018Mandya: An alleged death-in-Police-custody (lock-up death) has been reported from Mandya this morning. Hundreds of Dalits had assembled in front of Mandya West Police Station demanding action against guilty Policemen. Three Policemen are facing suspension now. According to the Police and protesters, 48-year-old Murthy, son of Belathur Bettaiah of Besaganahalli in Maddur Taluk, was brought…
Sensational Devu murder case at Paduvarahalli: 29 accused produced before Court to hear charges
July 13, 2018Mysuru: All the 29 accused in the sensational Devendra alias Devu murder case including former Corporator C. Mahadesh alias Avva Madesha, Manju, Chandru alias Chandu and Shivakumar were this morning produced before the District Special Trial Court that has been established in Mysuru to adjudicate the case. The accused were brought from different jails in…
KRS water level touches 120 ft, Suttur bridge getting submerged
July 13, 2018Mandya: Heavy rain in the Cauvery catchment areas has left all the reservoirs in the region almost brimming. The KRS reservoir has reached 120.20 ft with only 4.6 ft left for it to touch the maximum level of 124.80 ft. With heavy inflow into the dam, the water level has increased by over 12 ft…
Hunsur Road widening near Jaladarshini Guest House: Five more trees to be felled for footpath
July 13, 2018Mysuru: Only five trees will be felled for straightening or road widening project on the accident-prone curve between Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa Circle (Metropole Circle) and Valmiki Junction near the Jaladarshini Guest House. Due to severe opposition from the environmentalists, the original plan of road straightening could not be taken up and instead adjustments have…
Torchlight Parade Grounds can now accommodate 33,500 people
July 13, 2018Mysuru: Seating capacity at the famed Torchlight Parade Grounds at Bannimantap has just got bigger. The Grounds that hosts the Dasara Torchlight Parade and other events like Independence Day and Republic Day parades can now accommodate 33,500 people instead of the earlier 22,000 – an increase of 11,500 seats. Considering the need to accommodate more…
RTO (East) Office to shift to own building next month
July 13, 2018Mysuru: The newly-built Regional Transport Office (East) in city at Rajivnagar is likely to become functional from the second week of August. Tenders have been invited to furnish the RTO Office at a cost of Rs. 46 lakh and works on electricity, water and computer connectivity are likely to be completed by the end of…
Trucks banned on Madikeri-Mangaluru Road
July 13, 2018Mysuru: – Following cracks developing on Madikeri-Mangaluru Road due to incessant rains, the Kodagu District Administration has banned movement of trucks on the road from today. However, buses have been permitted to ply on the road. Cracks were witnessed on the road at about 500 metres from the General Thimmaiah Statue this morning and there…
Pratap Simha inspects building work at AIISH
July 13, 2018Mysuru: MP Pratap Simha visited the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) yesterday to inspect ongoing works on Rs.137 crore Centre of Excellence. Seeing the slow pace of the work which began in 2014 after the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harshavardhan had laid the foundation stone, he asked the…
New attraction at Kalamandira
July 13, 2018Mysuru: Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) Managing Director Jagamohan Rao inaugurated the artificial waterfall created in front of Kalamandira, here yesterday. Later, speaking at the Kiru Rangamandira, Rao said that Rs.1.40 crore had been given to Navadoya Schools through their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds. This year basic facilities will be provided…
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