Kokilodaya Chaitra from Australia visits Udayaravi in V.V. Mohalla Mysuru: Rashtrakavi Kuvempu’s second son Kokilodaya Chaitra, who is settled in Australia, visited his father’s house ‘Udayaravi’ recently and spent precious moments recalling his younger days. Chaitra, as he is fondly called, 78, after completing his engineering from BMS Engineering College, Bengaluru, was working in HMT….
Proposed Road, Railway projects in Kodagu: ‘HC has only ordered to maintain status quo’
February 14, 2019Mysuru: The Karnataka High Court has not issued a stay to the proposed Railway and Highway projects in Kodagu but has only directed the State Additional Advocate General and Special Public Prosecutor to maintain status quo pending disposal of the petitions filed by Coorg Wildlife Society against the destructive projects. The Coorg Wildlife Society filed…
Garbage segregation: Each house closely watched; details entered
February 14, 2019Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation and the volunteers of E Sree Foundation are keeping an eye on each house for garbage segregation and they are making note of every garbage collection and disposal activity. After distributing the bags provided by the ITC, Pourakarmikas, accompanied by volunteers, make it a point to enter details of every…
Four arrested for temple hundi thefts, house burglary and murder
February 14, 2019Mandya: Maddur Police have arrested four burglars on charges of murdering the watchman of Sri Mutturayaswamy Temple at Thoppanahalli village in Maddur taluk and decamping with the hundi (Offering box). The arrested are 24-year-old Umesh of Dodda Hosagavi village in Maddur, 22-year-old Suresh, 34-year-old Girish and 20-year-old Ravi of Agalakote Handpost in Magadi taluk. Addressing…
Four nabbed for forcing woman into prostitution
February 14, 2019Mysuru: The City Crime Branch (CCB) Police, on Feb.11 have arrested four persons on charges of forcing a woman into prostitution after selling her to a lodge owner and have seized Rs.9,300 cash and two mobile phones from them besides rescuing the woman, who has been provided shelter at a rehabilitation centre. The arrested are…
Temporary augmentation of trains to clear extra rush from Feb.14 to 18
February 14, 2019Karnataka Aalami Tablighi Ijtema in Bagalkot Mysuru: To clear the wait-list passengers and as well to clear the expected extra rush during Karnataka Aalami Tablighi Ijtema congregation to be held at Bagalkot from Feb.16 to 18, the South Western Railway (SWR) has temporarily augmented GSCN (Sleeper Coach) in the following trains: 1. Train No.16535 Mysuru…
Forest Department to take over Sulwadi Temple land
February 14, 2019Officials push for survey to reclaim over 2 acres of land excluding Temple, a part of Tiger Reserve Mysuru: The land around Kichuguth Maramma Temple at Sulwadi village in Hanur Taluk in Chamarajanagar District will be part of a Tiger Reserve soon and the Forest Department will write to the authorities concerned for a survey…
Test Match: India ‘A’ bowled out for 392
February 14, 2019Mysuru: India ‘A’ were bowled out for 392, just after lunch on the second day of the second ‘Test’ against England Lions at the SDNR Wadiyar Stadium, Manasagangothri, here this afternoon. Resuming from their overnight score of 282 for 3, India ‘A’ failed to get significant partnerships and was bowled out for 392 in 114.4…
Musical series on Jayachamaraja Wadiyar on All India Radio
February 14, 2019Mysuru: All India Radio (AIR), Mysuru, is broadcasting a musical series on Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar as part of his birth centenary titled ‘Sri Vidya Visharada Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Vaibhava.’ The series will feature 94 rare compositions of the last ruler of Mysore, who penned the compositions in the pen name ‘Sri Vidya’ where Jayachamaraja Wadiyar’s…
BJP Corporators protest non-installation of LED lights
February 14, 2019Mysuru: Ahead of today’s MCC Council Meeting, BJP Corporators staged a demonstration in front of the MCC office on Sayyaji Rao Road here this morning, in protest against the Civic Body’s failure to install LED street-lights across the city. Maintaining that the MCC had passed a resolution over 18 months ago on installation of LED…
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