Mysuru: With two days left for the auspicious last Ashada Shukravara (Friday) where thousands of devotees are expected to throng the Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hill, devotees are shuddering at the thought of standing in long queues to have a darshan of the Goddess. Last three Ashada Fridays were a bitter experience for the devotees,…
Caught: Duo who stole 70 bikes!
August 8, 2018Mysuru: In what could be termed as one of the biggest hauls of stolen two-wheelers, the city Police have seized over 65 two-wheelers from two bike-lifters. Seeing the number of vehicles seized, the Police themselves are baffled on how the duo managed to evade law for such a long time and that too stealing from…
Air Show, Armed Forces Parade await this Dasara tourists
August 8, 2018Mysuru: Following the State Government’s decision to celebrate Dasara in a grand and tourist-centric manner this year, the District Administration has decided to treat the tourists with an Air Show and a parade by Indian Armed Forces. A wide variety of programmes are being planned to make the festival a memorable one and at the…
Karunanidhi to be buried at Marina Beach after Court drama
August 8, 2018Chennai: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) patriarch Muthuvel Karunanidhi will have a burial site at Chennai’s Marina Beach, the Madras High Court decided this morning, ending an ugly political row as thousands mourned the death of the last of the towering politicians in Tamil Nadu. The ruling AIADMK had denied permission for the five-time Chief Minister’s…
One more letter to HDK from Siddu; this time on Film City
August 8, 2018Mysuru:Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has written yet another letter to Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) expressing unhappiness with decisions of the government. This is the fifth such letter that Siddharamaiah has written to the Chief Minister. The new letter, written on Monday, asks Kumaraswamy to reconsider his decision on shifting the Film City project…
KSOU recognition row: Ramdas meets UGC Chairman
August 8, 2018Mysuru: In a bid to get recognition to courses offered by Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), K.R. Constituency MLA S.A. Ramdas along with KSOU Vice-Chancellor Prof. D. Shivalingaiah met UGC Chairman Prof.D.P. Singh at New Delhi yesterday and held discussions with him. The UGC Chairman was also provided necessary documents on the clarifications sought by…
Historical plaque at Rly. Hospital restored after protests
August 8, 2018Mysuru: The South Western Railway (SWR), Mysuru Division, faced public wrath last evening as it tried to erase a historical plaque by covering it with cement. Following protests by historians and public, the Railways was forced to take out the cement from the plaque and the same was restored to its original position. The white…
Nearly 20 people feared drowned in Saragur canal
August 8, 2018Saragur: In a tragic incident, nearly 20 people, almost all of them women, who were travelling in a goods auto, are feared to have been drowned as the auto is said to have plunged into the Kabini Right Bank Canal after hitting the bridge close to Chikkadevanabetta in H.D. Kote Taluk, here this morning. Even…
City student attends International Space Development Conference at NASA
August 8, 2018Mysuru: Neerav Iyappa of class VIII from NPS International, Mysuru, attended the International Space Development Conference (ISDC) 2018 at Los Angeles, CA recently. He presented a ten minute detailed report on the prize winning proposal of a space hotel ‘DIADEM’ at NSS/NASA Ames Student Space Settlement Contest Presentation. He also prepared and displayed a poster…
D. Devaraj Urs Jayanti celebration on Aug.20
August 8, 2018Mysuru: The District Administration has decided to celebrated D. Devaraj Urs Jayanti in a meaningful manner at Kalamandira in city on Aug.20. ADC T. Yogesh held a preliminary meeting in his regard at the DC’s office here yesterday. Addressing the meeting, Yogesh said that the Government has issued guidelines on the celebrations and according to…
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