Mysur: Jayapura Police have arrested a youth along with his three friends for murdering a man, who had reportedly made lewd comments on the mother of the youth. The accused youth is identified as 24-year-old Adarsh, a resident of Dattagalli in city, while his friends are Mahadev, Theju and Puttaraju, all 24 years old. The…
‘Bhoomi puja’ for Mega Silk Cluster in Mysuru
March 5, 2019Mysuru: ‘Bhoomi Puja’ for the construction of Rs. 50 crore Chamundeshwari Mega Silk Cluster with Central and State funds was performed by Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh and MP Pratap Simha near Belavadi village in Mysuru taluk on Sunday. Speaking on the occasion, Mahesh opined that unemployment problem in the country cannot be solved by the…
GSSSIETW gets Silver Rating by QS I-Guage Audit
March 5, 2019Mysuru: GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women (GSSSIETW), Mysuru, participated in the QS I∙GAUGE rating audit governed by the current version of QS I∙GAUGE methodology. The process involved gathering independent survey responses from various stakeholders, namely, students, faculty and alumni and data input sheet by the institution. After 6 months of rigorous audit…
Woman killed, two others injured in van-car collision
March 5, 2019Bilikere: A 66-year-old woman was killed while three others sustained injuries when a Mahindra XUV car collided with a Maruti Omni van near Bannikuppe between Moodalakoppal and Gadagana Koppal on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Pyari Jaan (66). She died while being shifted to a hospital. The other two injured have been…
Cell phone thief arrested
March 5, 2019Four phones worth about Rs.55,000, Rs.30,000 cash recovered Mysuru: Nazarbad Police have arrested a person on charges of stealing cell phones and have recovered four cell phones and cash besides seizing a two-wheeler from him. The accused is 36-year-old Raja, a resident of Chikka Ankanahalli village in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district. Nazarbad Police, who…
Chain snatched in city
March 5, 2019Mysuru: Bike-borne miscreants have snatched a gold chain of a person at N.R. Mohalla in city on Saturday. The person, whose gold chain was snatched is Madhu, a resident of 2nd Cross in North-East of N.R. Mohalla. On Saturday night, Madhu was speaking over the phone in front of his house, when two bike-borne miscreants,…
Two poachers held for killing deer
March 5, 2019Mysuru: Two persons were arrested on charges of poaching Sambar Deers in Muguru Reserve Forest under Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in Ramanagaram two days ago. Shivarudra, 58, and Bommegowda, 40, both residents of Kotekoppa village in Kanakpura taluk, were arrested following a tip-off. The foresters also seized the meat of Sambar stag from them. The foresters…
IFS Officers transferred, promoted
March 5, 2019Bengaluru: The Government of Karnataka has transferred the following IFS Officers with immediate effect: Sanjai Mohan, IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) & Managing Director (MD), Karnataka Forest Development Corporation Limited (KFDC), Bengaluru, is transferred with effect from 1.3.2019 and posted until further orders as PCCF, Wildlife and Chief Wildlife Warden, Bengaluru, in place…
D. L. Narasimhachar: The Epitome of Scholarship
March 5, 2019He was an ace linguist, grammarian, lexicographer, editor of numerous volumes, epigraphist and literary critic. He roughly churned out 80 research articles in 40 years in both Kannada and English. Always seen in a close collared coat and dhoti, he was humility personified. The Government of Mysore conferred on him the Kannada Rajyotsava Award. And…
No time for Politics, Jingoism
March 5, 2019By T.J.S. George It is good that 12 fighter jets bombarded a terrorist camp in Pakistan with the intention of delivering a blow that would be remembered. More significantly, India crossed the Line of Control (LoC) for the first time to hit Balakot, the terrorists’ nerve centre. The message was heard in other countries as…
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