Mysuru: An accidental fire has destroyed a hut and its belongings inside at Bharat Nagar here on Mar.16. Auto driver Syed Rafiq Ahmed, who had constructed a hut near the Slum Board Complex at Bharat Nagar here, was staying with his wife and children. On Mar.16, after he left for work, his wife Mubeena Taj…
Sulwadi Maramma Temple Poisoning Case: Accused produced before Court; hearing postponed to Mar. 26
March 22, 2019Chamarajanagar: The four accused in the Kichuguth Sulwadi Maramma Temple poisoning incident, where over 17 people lost their lives and many people scarred for life, were produced before the District and Sessions Court here yesterday. Due to security reasons, accused Immadi Mahadevaswamy alias Devanna Buddhi, Manager of the Temple Madesha, his wife Ambika and former…
Kodagu BJP raises suspicion over party leader’s death
March 22, 2019Madikeri: In a twist to the death of Kodagu District BJP General Secretary Balachandra Kalagi’s death, who reportedly died in a Maruti-omni-van-lorry collision on Wednesday, District BJP leaders have raised suspicions about his death. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, District BJP President B.B. Bharateesh asked the Police to conduct a fair probe into the…
Three candidates file nominations on third day
March 22, 2019Mysuru: With the southern half of the State scheduled to go for polls on Apr.18, three candidates filed their nominations from Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha seat on the third day of nomination yesterday. The three candidates, all independents who filed their nomination papers are B.D. Ningappa, a resident of Vijayanagar, M.J. Suresh Gowda, President of Vishwamanava…
Seminar on ‘Sanctity of Marriage’ in city tomorrow
March 22, 2019Mysuru: The Department of Studies in Christianity, University of Mysore (UoM), has organised a National Seminar on ‘The Sanctity of Marriage: A Religious Perspective’ at B.M. Sri auditorium, Kuvempu Institute of Kannada Studies (KIKS), Manasagangothri, tomorrow (Mar.23). Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar, Vice-Chancellor, UoM, will inaugurate the Seminar at 10 am. Prof. Selvaraj Antonisamy, Prabodhana, Pallottine…
Conference on Human Rights Law held
March 22, 2019Mysuru: A one-day National Conference on ‘New Horizons in International Human Rights Law – Critical Discourse’ was organised by University School of Law at Rani Bahadur auditorium, Manasagangothri, here yesterday. Speaking after inaugurating the Conference, University of Mysore (UoM) Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar said that Human Rights recognise that each person is special with…
Two killed as goods vehicle topples in Sargur
March 22, 2019Sargur: In a ghastly road accident, a man and his sister were killed and over 20 others were injured when the goods auto they were travelling, toppled on Yeshwanthpur – Hediyala road in the taluk this morning. The deceased have been identified as Devaiah (48) and Koosamma (45), of Yeshawanthpur in Sargur Taluk. More then…
Housewife, elderly person commit suicide
March 22, 2019Mysuru: In separate incidents, a housewife and an elderly man reportedly committed suicide in city. In the first incident, a 30-year-old housewife committed suicide by hanging self at her house in Kuvempunagar here yesterday. The deceased is Archana, wife of Mahesh and residing at a house near Jayamma Govindegowda Choultry in Kuvempunagar. It is learnt…
Chain snatched in city
March 22, 2019Mysuru: A miscreant has snatched a gold chain of a woman at Alanahalli in city yesterday. The woman, a teacher by profession and a resident of Alanahalli 6th cross was speaking over the phone and walking, when the miscreant, snatched her gold chain weighing about 30 grams and fled from the spot. Alanahalli Police have…
Unidentified woman dies
March 22, 2019Mysuru: An unidentified woman, who was found lying sick at City Railway Station on Mar. 12 and admitted to K.R. Hospital by the Railway Police, passed away at the hospital on Mar. 19. The woman, aged about 80 years, is 5 ft. tall, oval faced, wheatish complexioned and thin built. The body has been shifted…
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