Mysuru: The Fifth Additional District and Sessions Court this morning sentenced six persons to life imprisonment for the sensational murder of rowdy-sheeter Kariyappa. The murder took place in 2010 near Thonachikoppal (T.K. Layout) Bisilu Maramma Temple. The Court also imposed a fine of Rs. 25,000 each on the accused. Kariyappa of Paduvarahalli was murdered by…
Manohar Parrikar no more
March 18, 2019To be given State funeral today Panaji: Manohar Parrikar, four-time Goa Chief Minister and former Defence Minister, passed away last evening after a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer. The health of Parrikar, a technocrat-turned-politician and BJP stalwart, took a turn for the worse in the past two days after his medical condition fluctuated for over…
Murdered and Buried: Killed for asking to repay loan
March 18, 2019Mysuru: A youth, who was murdered and buried at Jodi Tenginamara Burial Grounds at Bannimantap here was killed for asking his friend to repay the loan amount he had given. The victim is Raghavendra (24), son of Ramu, a resident of Kumbarakoppal and a car driver by profession. Raghavendra also used to give loans for…
Justice P.C. Ghose set to be India’s first Lokpal
March 18, 2019New Delhi: Retired Supreme Court Judge Pinaki Chandra Ghose is set to be the country’s first Lokpal, or the anti-corruption ombudsman. The other members of the Lokpal would include four former High Court Judges, including a woman Judge, and four former civil servants. The selection was made weeks after the February-end deadline set by the…
Vyramudi Utsava held in Melukote
March 18, 2019Melukote: The historical ‘Vyramudi Utsava’ was held on a grand scale last evening at Sri Cheluvanarayanaswamy Temple here attended by lakhs of devotees. After getting released from Mandya District Treasury, Vyramudi and Rajamudi crowns were brought under tight Police security to the Parvathi Mantapa. They were taken in a colourful procession to Cheluvanarayanaswamy Temple by…
LS poll notification tomorrow
March 18, 2019Mysuru: The formal process of filing nominations for Lok Sabha (LS) elections for Mysuru-Kodagu seat will begin tomorrow with the District Administration issuing the notification. The polls will be held on Apr. 18. This morning, a team of revenue and Police officials led by Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar who is also District Election Officer…
User fee at K.R. Hospital to bring bad name to PM Modi, allege MLAs
March 18, 2019Mysuru: User fees for all treatments imposed on patients at K.R. Hospital by the State Government is just to bring a bad name to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP Government at the Centre as it had implemented the ‘Ayushman Bharat’ for the welfare of the poor, said MLA S.A. Ramdas. He was addressing…
Siddharamaiah accuses BJP of politicising surgical strikes
March 18, 2019Mysuru: Accusing the BJP of using surgical and air strikes on Pakistan for political gains, CLP leader and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has said that the BJP was using the surgical strikes in poll campaigns as it has no other achievements to boast of. Speaking to press persons at his Ramakrishnanagar residence here on Sunday,…
Nigerian ‘Golden Girl’ wants to help her country
March 18, 2019Mysuru: Emelife Stella Chinelo from Nigeria, who studied in the Department of Chemistry and bagged 20 gold medals and five cash prizes, received a huge round of applause from the audience for her achievement at the 99th Convocation of University of Mysore (UoM) held at Crawford Hall in city yesterday. The guests and participants appreciated…
Panchamaharathotsava at Nanjangud tomorrow
March 18, 2019Lakhs to attend the jathra; preparations in full swing Nanjangud: The preparations are in full swing for the Srikanteshwaraswamy’s Gauthama Panchamaharathotsava tomorrow (Mar.19) at this town popularly called the ‘Daskhina Kashi.’ In the light of the Jathra Mahotsava, all religious programmes had begun from Mar.12 itself. The Gauthama Ratharohana will begin tomorrow at Shuba Meena…
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