Mysore/Mysuru: With the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic witnessing a sudden surge in the past few days, MUDA Commissioner Dr. D.B. Natesh has appealed the public to avoid making unnecessary visits to the office. Pointing out that the number of people visiting MUDA Office has been on a steady rise over the past couple of…
Farmers stage demonstration against moves for privatisation of MySugar factory
April 21, 2021Mandya: Strongly opposing the reported moves for privatisation of the century-old ‘MySugar’ factory at Mandya, farmers under the banner of Mandya Zilla Raitha Hitarakshana Samiti staged a demonstration at MySugar factory premises on Sunday. Alleging that the factory has convened a three-day virtual meeting of the factory’s shareholders on Apr. 25, 26 and 27 to…
Farmers protest against steep hike in fertilizer prices
April 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Strongly condemning the steep hike in the prices of fertilizers, nearly 30 farmers under the banner of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS), staged a demonstration in front of Mini Vidhana Soudha at Nazarbad yesterday morning. Maintaining that the Modi-led Government at the Centre has broken the back of the farmers with the sudden and …
MUDA’s Group Housing Project at Gokulam opposed
April 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority‘s (MUDA) plans to execute a Group Housing Project on the grounds surrounding the Mysore One Office located near Doctor’s Corner in Gokulam Third Stage, has been opposed by former Gokulam Corporator Venkatachala and V. Madhu, a Director of The City Co-operative Bank. In a joint press release, Venkatachala and…
Fake Remdesivir case: Two medical representatives arrested
April 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The City Crime Branch (CCB) Police, who are investigating the sale of fake Remdesivir injections, have arrested two medical representatives yesterday, thus bringing the total number of arrests in this case to three. The CCB Police on Apr. 19 had arrested prime accused Girish, a nurse at a private hospital in city for manufacturing…
Newly wed couple commits suicide
April 21, 2021Nanjangud: A newly wed couple have allegedly committed suicide by consuming pesticides at Krishnapura village in the taluk on Sunday. The deceased are Chandrashekar (30) and his wife Kavitha (18). They were married 10 months ago. A labourer, Chandrashekar and Kavitha were living happily and Kavitha along with her husband had come to her parents’…
Unidentified body found
April 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Metagalli Police have found a body of an unidentified man near the Railway track at Belawatha village and have shifted the body to MMC&RI mortuary besides registering a case. The unidentified man is aged between 30 and 35 years and the kith and kin of the deceased, if any, may contact Metagalli Police Station…
Student goes missing from city
April 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A girl student, who left her house on Apr. 17 at about 9 am saying that she was going to the college, has since gone missing. The missing girl is 17-year-old Sandhya, a PUC student and residing in Udayagiri Police limits. Those having any information about the missing girl may contact Udayagiri Police Station…
Selected for Awards
April 21, 2021Mysuru: Book-lover Syed Isak and senior journalist-publisher R. Poornima have been selected for ‘M. Gopalakrishna Adiga Pustaka Parichalaka Prashasti’ and ‘Nanjangud Tirumalamba Prashasti’ respectively. The awards are being given by Ankita Prakashana and Sringara Prakashana. Addressing a press meet yesterday, Karnataka Prakashakara Sangha President Prakash Kambattalli stated that Kannada poet Siddalingaiah will present the award…
Felicitation volume ‘Jayasiri’ to be released on Apr.24
April 21, 2021Mysuru: Felicitation volume titled ‘Jayasiri’ on noted writer Dr. D.S. Jayappa Gowda will be released at a function to be held at Babbur Kamme Sangha Samudaya Bhavan, near Sri Krishnadhama, Saraswathipuram here on Apr. 24 at 5 pm. District Kannada Sahitya Parishat and well-wishers of Dr. Jayappa Gowda have organised this programme. Noted Kannada novelist…
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