Sarojini A. Shetty (74), wife of late Y. Annayya Shetty and a resident of Vijaynagar 1st Stage, passed away yesterday in city. She leaves behind three sons including Dr. Pratap Shetty (Dental Surgeon, practicing at Nanjangud and Mysuru), daughters-in-law, grand children and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be performed tomorrow (Sept.9)…
Dr. S.A. Rahaman (Akhtar)
September 8, 2018Dr. S.A. Rahaman (77), retired Police Training Medical Officer and a resident of Udayagiri, passed away yesterday (Sept.7) at his elder son’s residence in Bengaluru. He leaves behind two sons, including Dr. Syed Nabil Ahmad, daughters-in-law, grand children and a host of relatives and friends. Namaza-e-Janaza was performed yesterday. Funeral took place at Muslim burial…
Hinkal Flyover to open before Dasara
September 7, 2018Mysuru: The much-delayed work on the construction of flyover on Mysuru-Hunsur Highway near Hinkal will be completed before this Dasara. It is the first-ever flyover being constructed by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in the city and that too on a crucial road that links Mysuru to Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada. Officials and workers are…
Cops chase cop to get quarters vacated
September 7, 2018Mysuru: Here is a case of Police Department making desperate efforts to evict a Police Constable from his official quarters. The Police Constable, who has been dismissed from service following dereliction of duties, has refused to vacate the department quarters and the Police top brass have now directed their subordinate officers to forcibly vacate him…
Step-by-step: Jumbo training begins
September 7, 2018Mysuru: Led by mighty Arjuna, the Golden Howdah-carrying elephant, the first batch of six elephants began their training this morning to acclimatise themselves to roads and traffic on the Jumboo Savari route. The first batch of elephants which arrived in Mysuru on Sept. 2, were housed at Aranya Bhavan in Ashokapuram before they were welcomed…
Search for new VC for Mysore University: Tug-of-war between Govt. and Governor’s Office intensifies
September 7, 2018Mysuru: The tug-of-war between the State Government and the Office of the Governor over constitution of Search Panel to select a regular Vice-Chancellor to University of Mysore (UoM) has intensified. The controversy began after the Governor-Chancellor rejected the names recommended by the Search Panel headed by Prof. H.P. Khincha. The panel was asked by the…
Use only eco-friendly Ganesha idols: DC
September 7, 2018Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar has stated that Gowri – Ganesha festivals should be celebrated with eco-friendly idols, as using toxic paints, Ganeshas made out of Plaster of Paris (PoP) and paper moulds will pollute water bodies once they are immersed in them. He was addressing a press conference on ban of PoP and…
‘Accident death rates climbing in country’
September 7, 2018Joint Transport Commissioner inaugurates Maha Loan Mela Mysuru: The number of road accidents causing deaths and injuries is going up daily and every year our country is losing more than Rs.100 crore, said Joint Transport Commissioner Dr. C. T. Murthy. He was speaking after inaugurating the two-day Maha Loan Mela, organised by Mahindra and Mahindra…
A day to remember your Newspaper Boy
September 7, 2018Hunsur: Newspaper reading is a habit. But when you do not find a regular newspaper in your hands at the regular reading time, it causes anxiety, then desperation and finally frustration. Angry calls are made to the newspaper distributor/ agent and even to the newspaper office asking why the favourite newspaper was not delivered. Calmness…
Lucky Bid: City lad buys limited edition Royal Enfield Classic 500 Pegasus
September 7, 2018Mysuru: The limited edition of Royal Enfield Classic 500 Pegasus, was delivered to a young hotelier at a function organised at Aadith Motors on Hunsur Road here recently. Nikhil Jain, proprietor of Manvar Restaurant at V.V. Mohalla and a resident of Chamundipuram, was the lucky person who got the bike. He said: “I always wanted…
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