Ponnampet: Even though the Iruppu Falls in Kurchi viiage, South Kodagu, is in splendour, the tourists are deprived of visiting the place as the road leading to the waterfalls has caved in owing to landslides in two different places on the stretch. Tourists may not be able to witness the Falls for the next two…
Perumbadi-Makutta Road open for light vehicular traffic
August 20, 2019Madikeri: Kodagu Deputy Commissioner (DC) Annies Kanmani Joy has said that permission has been given for light vehicular movement on the landslide-hit Perumbadi-Makutta Road till Sept.30. The Public Works Department (PWD) has carried out temporary works to facilitate the movement of vehicles. The vehicles should move at a speed not exceeding 40 km an hour,…
S.M. Krishna visits MM Hills with family
August 20, 2019Hanur (MM Hills): Former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna, accompanied by his wife Prema, daughter Shambavi and other family members, visited MM Hills in Chamarajanagar district yesterday and offered puja to the presiding deity. They arrived at 12.30 pm and left by 2 pm. Krishna, who usually flies in a helicopter to the hill shrine, could…
Familicide case: Omprakash’s gunman Nagesh remanded to judicial custody
August 20, 2019Cops take two other gunmen for interrogation Mysuru: One among the three gunmen of Omprakash, identified as T.V. Nagesh, who had given his licensed .32 calibre pistol to Omprakash has been remanded to judicial custody yesterday. Last week, Omprakash Bhattacharya, a businessman and entrepreneur from Mysuru, had shot dead his parents, wife and son on…
Canara Bank holds senior officers meet
August 20, 2019Discusses on making banking citizen-centric, senior citizen-friendly Mysuru: The Union Finance Ministry has directed the Banking sector to bring in reforms by making Banking citizen-centric as well as more responsive to the needs and aspirations of senior citizens, and others. In order to discuss on these issues, the Senior Officers of several branches of Canara…
Transfers in Police Dept.: Vipul Kumar is IGP Southern Range
August 20, 2019Mysuru: The State Government has issued orders transferring four IPS officers, 14 Dy.SPs and 27 Inspectors. Vipul Kumar, Director, Karnataka Police Academy, Mysuru, has been given the additional charge as IGP Southern Range. Meanwhile, Hassan SP Dr. A.N. Prakash Gowda has been transferred without posting. He has been replaced by Dr. Ram Nivas Sepat, who…
Thora landslide: Efforts to trace missing persons continue
August 20, 2019Madikeri: On Varamahalakshmi festival day, the landslide in Thora village in Virajpet taluk brought down the Manipare hillock killing five persons and another five going missing. The search for the missing persons has been on for the last ten days but in vain. Four excavators and over 50 personnel of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)…
One year over, body of girl yet to be traced in Jodupala
August 20, 2019Madikeri: The body of Manjula (15), who was buried in the landslide and washed away in flood that hit Jodupala village an year ago during last August, is yet to be traced. Manjula was the daughter of Somaiah, a resident of Bettathur. She was studying in 10th standard at Mademaheshwara High School at Madenadu. As…
Two-day workshop on Nutrition from Aug.23
August 20, 2019Mysuru: The Department of Studies in Food Science and Nutrition, University of Mysore (UoM), has organised a two-day workshop titled “From Nutrigenetics to Personalised Nutrition” on Aug.23 and 24 at the Department premises in Manasagangothri. Dr. G. Bhanuprakash Reddy, Head, Department of Ocular Biochemistry, National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, will deliver the keynote address on…
Entries invited for “Rotary Datta Teachers Award-2019”
August 20, 2019Mysuru: Rtn. K. Dinesh Babu and Ann. Lakshmi Dinesh of Datta Jewellers have instituted “Rotary Datta Teachers Award” in 1997 to honour the Teachers. Rotary Mysore from past 21 years is celebrating Teacher’s Day by awarding eminent teachers of Mysuru city to commemorate Dr. Sarvepalli birthday on Sept. 5. Rotary Mysore has invited nominations for…
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