Akkamma (72), wife of C. Madaiah (Gandaidappa) and a resident of Srirampura 2nd stage, passed away late last night at her residence in city. A native of K.G. Koppal, she leaves behind her husband, one son and a host of relatives. Cremation took place at K.G. Koppal crematorium this noon, according to family sources.
Boverianda B. Ganapathy
November 5, 2018Boverianda B. Ganapathy (Pappu), a resident of Vijayanagar 3rd Stage in city, passed away yesterday. He was 87. He leaves behind his daughter and a host of relatives. Last rites were held at Muktidhama in Vijayanagar 4th Stage this morning.
Low prices: Farmers dump vegetables
November 4, 2018Mysuru: Disheartened by the sudden falling prices for their crops, hundreds of irate farmers staged a protest this morning in front of Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) office at APMC premises in Bandipalya here. They threw truckloads of vegetables including tomatoes, cucumber, cauliflower and brinjal on the road to register their protest. They even distributed…
This Deepavali… You can burst crackers only from 8 pm to 10 pm for 4 days
November 4, 2018Mysuru: In a bid to keep the air clean this Deepavali, the State Government has asked people to burst firecrackers only between 8 pm and 10 pm and only for four days. The decision, in line with a recent Supreme Court directive, was taken by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy yesterday after consulting various stakeholders. Deepavali…
By-polls to 3 LS and 2 Assembly Seats: Mandya witnesses poor voter turnout
November 4, 2018Bengaluru: Voting for the by-polls to five seats in the State ended last evening with two Assembly seats – Ramanagaram and Jamkhandi registering higher voter turnout than the three Parliamentary Constituencies of Mandya, Ballari and Shivamogga. Jamkhandi Assembly constituency in Bagalkot district saw 77.17 percentage polling, higher than its May 2018 Assembly poll turnout, while…
No takers for Toll Plazas on 15 State Highways
November 4, 2018Bengaluru: Private players so far have not shown interest in setting up Toll Plazas on State Highways developed by the Government of Karnataka under funds provided by World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) schemes. The State Government had widened and developed more than 17 State Highways after taking huge loans from various lending…
Day 2 of Mysore Fashion Week continues to sizzle, scintillate
November 4, 2018After an exciting display of modern colour palettes, eye-catching silhouettes, ravishing accessories, contemporary Indian gowns, Day 2 of The Mysore Fashion Week being held at The Windflower Resorts and Spa in city took an even more interesting turn last evening. The runway sizzled with a spectacular assortment of designer-wear attires that used the elegance of…
Actor Darshan’s car accident case: V.V. Puram Traffic Police submit chargesheet to Court
November 4, 2018Mysuru: V.V. Puram Traffic Police have submitted a chargesheet to the Third JMFC Court in connection with actor Darshan’s car accident case on the Ring Road in city. Darshan, along with senior Sandalwood actor Devaraj and his actor-son Prajwal Devaraj, who were travelling in Darshan’s SUV on Sept. 23, had sustained injuries while two others,…
22 leopards trapped in two years in Mysuru division
November 4, 2018Mysuru: In the last two years, the Forest Department trapped 22 leopards that entered into human habitat at various villages of Mysuru region. After capturing the felines, the Department released them to the wild. However, much to the surprise of the Forest Department officials, leopards that were released back to the woods are returning to…
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