Yoganarasimhaswamy Hill Temple’s former Parupattegar Sthaneekam Srinivasa Iyengar (94) passed away here on Thursday night. He leaves behind his wife, 4 sons including Nagamangala’s Sowmyakeshavaswamy temple chief priest Tirunarayanan and Melukote Yoganarasimha Swamy Hill Temple Parupattegar Sridhar, three daughters and a host of relatives. His last rites were performed on Friday, according to family sources.
Bandipur night traffic ban will stay, says Forest Minister
August 3, 2018Mysuru: Following severe backlash from environmental groups over Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and PWD Minister H.D. Revanna’s consent to Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to revoke the night traffic ban through Bandipur Tiger Reserve, the State Government appears to have dropped the proposal. The traffic is banned on the highway from 9 pm…
K.R. Pet Tahsildar goes missing; kidnapping suspected
August 3, 2018K.R. Pet: K.R. Pet Tahsildar Mahesh Chandra has gone missing since last night and he is suspected to have been kidnapped by miscreants after intercepting his vehicle on the Hassan-Mysuru Road near Saligrama. A pair of shoes and some shirt buttons were found lying below the vehicle, leading to suspicion that he has been kidnapped….
105 Urban Local Bodies to vote on Aug. 29
August 3, 2018Bengaluru: The stage is set for a mini poll battle in Karnataka with State Election Commission yesterday announcing the schedule for elections to 105 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). These include 29 City Municipal Councils, 53 Town Municipal Councils and 23 Town Panchayats. Polling will be held on Aug. 29 and counting of votes will be…
I.B. Uthaiah from Kodagu appointed as Rear Admiral
August 3, 2018Madikeri: Ichettira B. Uthaiah from Kodagu District has been appointed as Rear Admiral of the Indian Navy. This is for the first time in the history of the district such an appointment has been made in the Indian Navy. In the Army, however, Kodandera M. Cariappa has risen to the rank of Field Marshal (Commander-in-Chief)…
Formation of Ballahalli MUDA Layout: Minister GTD to meet land-owners on Aug. 6
August 3, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has set into motion the formation of five new layouts — Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Layout, Swarna Jayanti Nagar Layout, Shanthaveri Gopalagowda Layout, R.T. Nagar Second Stage and Ballahalli Layout. At the Ballahalli Layout near Koorgalli that has been cleared by the State Government, MUDA plans to distribute 4,000…
Grand Chamundeshwari Vardhanti Utsava, Ashada Shukravara Puja at Chamundi Hill
August 3, 2018Mysuru: The Chamundeshwari Vardhanti Mahotsava atop Chamundi Hill on third Ashada Friday (Ashada Shukravara) saw an unusually high number of devotees queuing up in front of the temple since the small hours of this morning. The special rituals, marking the Vardhanti mahotsava, began as early at 3.30 am, with priests performing Mahanyasa Poorvaka Rudrabhisheka, Panchamrutha…
Girl dies after falling from moving bike
August 3, 2018Madikeri: A 26-year-old girl, who was riding pillion on a bike, was killed after she fell from the moving bike on Abbey Falls Road here yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Bhavya, a resident of Harangi Heruru village in Kushalnagar. The incident: Yesterday, one Naveen Kumar, a resident of Bajjegundi in Somwarpet taluk, had…
7 vehicles dumping waste in city outskirts seized: Rs.15,000 fine imposed
August 3, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has seized seven vehicles which were found dumping garbage in different parts of city thus spoiling the beauty of city since the past 15 days. The MCC officials apart from seizing the vehicles have imposed a total of Rs. 15,000 as fine from them. The waste, including building debris, meat…
Periyapatna woman traced in Shimla reaches Mysuru
August 3, 2018Bengaluru/ Mysuru: Saraswathi alias Padma, the woman from Makanahalli Palya at Periyapatna, who was lodged in a Shimla mental hospital for the past two years, returned to Karnataka last evening. On landing in Bengaluru, she was taken straight to Vidhana Soudha where she found an audience with Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. Padma, who went…
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