Jakarta: Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said this morning a Lion Air passenger flight from Jakarta, the capital, to the city of Pangkal Pinang off the island of Sumatra, had crashed into the sea. There were 189 people on board. “It has been confirmed that it has crashed,” Yusuf Latif, a spokesman for the agency,…
Missing minor boy from K.R. Pet found as transgender
October 29, 2018Mandya: A minor boy, who had gone missing about eight months back was found begging as a transgender at K.R. Pet in the district. The missing boy is 16-year-old Kumar (name changed), a native of Hakkimanchanahalli in K.R. Pet taluk, who was studying in 10th standard at BBMP High School, Bengaluru. He was found begging…
Lantern Park a big draw for visitors
October 29, 2018Mysuru: A first-of-its-kind ‘Lantern Park’ was inaugurated in city last evening by Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh. The park has been set up at Dasara Exhibition Grounds near the Zilla Panchayat Block and has been implemented by the Department of Tourism at a cost of Rs.1.50 crore at an area of 15,000 square feet. Apart from…
Supreme Court adjourns Ayodhya matter to January
October 29, 2018New Delhi, Oct.29 (UNI)- In yet another delay in the 500-year-old case, the Supreme Court this morning adjourned the crucial case of Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute to January 2019 and said that an appropriate Bench would be constituted to hear the matter. Further dates for the hearing will be decided in January, Chief Justice Ranjan…
Foundation Day and Open Day at CFTRI
October 29, 2018Mysuru: The Foundation Day and Open Day celebrations of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) were held at CFTRI campus here this morning. MP Pratap Simha’s wife Arpitha Simha was the guest of honour. Dr. Anil Semwal, Director, Defence Food Research Laboratory and Defence Research and…
Elephant menace: Periyapatna villagers living under threat
October 29, 2018Periyapatna: Accusing Forest Department Officials of failing to check wild elephant menace, villagers living in forest border areas in Periyapatna taluk have vented their ire against official apathy. Uthenahalli is one of the most affected villages with wild elephants repeatedly straying into agricultural lands along the forest borders, destroying crops such as ragi, paddy, banana…
Former Delhi CM Madan Lal Khurana passes away
October 29, 2018Two-day State-Mourning in Capital New Delhi: The mortal remains of former Delhi Chief Minister Madan Lal Khurana (82), who passed away on Saturday following a prolonged illness, were consigned to the flames on Sunday evening, with several top politicians paying homage to the veteran BJP leader. The Delhi Government, as mark of respect, has declared…
Have Darshan of 12 Jyotirlingas under one roof in city
October 29, 2018Mysur: Here is a happy news for devotees of Lord Shiva, people of the city need not criss-cross the country to have darshan of 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva. There are a total of 64 Jyotirlingas in the country according to Hindu mythology. Of this, 12 Jyotirlingas are highly visited by devotees as worshipping Lord…
Elusive tigress trapped at Metikuppe range
October 29, 2018Mysuru: A tigress, which had created panic among villagers living in border of Metikuppe Forest Range in Nagarahole Reserve Forest was trapped at Agasanahundi village this morning. Following complaints from the villagers, the Forest Department personnel had placed a cage in the village and the tigress is said to have walked into the cage. Meanwhile,…
District Kannada Sahitya Parishat President feted
October 29, 2018Felicitation volume ‘Virajamana’ released Mysuru: Dr. Y.D. Rajanna Felicitation Committee had organised a function at Rani Bahadur Auditorium in Manasagangothri here on Wednesday for the release of a felicitation volume Virajamana to mark the completion of 50-years of Dr.Y.D. Rajanna, President of District Kannada Sahitya Parishat. District In-charge Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) released the book….
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