Chikkamagalur: In a tragic incident, a woman committed suicide at her house by hanging self after exercising her franchise at Chikkamagalur town on Thursday. Nafeesa, sister of Javeed of ABC Coffee Curing Works at Chikkamagalur, cast her vote in the town for Udupi-Chikkamagalur Constituency yesterday and returned home. She is said to have ended her…
By Arup Polash I recently visited Srirangapatna, near Mysuru. On the western most corner of Srirangapatna Fortress lies a War Memorial commemorating the Victory of the British over Tipu Sultan in 1799. It’s not on the usual tourist circuit for Srirangapatna. Nothing very unusual, one might say. However, a close look at the Memorial (now…
Sir, In the polling for MP elections yesterday, it was pathetic to see polling staff and assistants carrying so many loose sheets of voter id slips and precariously balancing the same on their thighs and hands. They were fumbling with so many loose sheets of voters list which were prepared in different arrangements like alphabetical,…
Sir, I would like to thank the Mysuru district administration, particularly the DC and the entire team of election officials for the Helpline No. 1950 which enabled us in locating our correct booths. Though this phone line was extremely busy but after some waiting and continuous calls our queries were patiently answered by the officers…
Mysuru: Drain works undertaken on Manujapatha Road, behind State Bank of India (SBI) in Kuvempunagar, has damaged the compound wall and the gate of a house on the road as huge machines were pressed into service to remove the existing drain and dig trenches close to the compound. Residents said that the drain works were…
On the occasion of the 31st Charter Nite Anniversary held recently, Lions Club of Mysore Midtown donated three modified pushcarts to three vendors to improve their income and livelihood. The beneficiaries who received the pushcarts are seen with the office-bearers of Lions Club of Mysore Midtown.
The new team of Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Mysore Centre, for the year 2019-20, was installed at a ceremony held at Hotel Country Inn & Suites by Radisson here recently. Sitting from left: R. Raghunath, Hon. Secretary, BAI Mysuru Centre 2019-20; J.V.R. Naidhruva, Chairman, BAI Mysuru Centre 2019-20; K. Sriram, National Vice-President, BAI; Chief…
The Mumbai Indians (MI) climbed to second position in the VIVO IPL 2019 standings after they defeated the Delhi Capitals (DC) by 40 runs at the Feroze Shah Kotla Ground on Thursday night. After their captain Rohit Sharma had won an important toss and elected to bat, the Mumbai posted 168-5 and then restricted DC…
In match 35 of VIVO IPL 2019, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will host Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Eden Gardens here tonight. Both KKR and RCB lost their last matches against Chenani Super Kings (CSK) and Mumbai Indians (MI). KKR and RCB are at the sixth and eighth spots in the 2019 IPL Points…
Javelin thrower Davinder Singh Kang, who has recently been cleared of doping charges by the Athletics Integrity Unit of the world governing body, made a dramatic return to the Indian team as he was named among 43 athletes for the Asian Championships starting in Doha on Apr. 21. The 30-year-old Kang was handed a provisional…
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