Normal life, traffic, power supply disrupted, roads turn into rivers, trees uprooted in yesterday’s downpour Mysore/Mysuru: Heavy downpour not only disrupted normal life in city yesterday evening but also disrupted traffic and power supply leaving tourists, who had come to city to view Dasara illumination, a disappointed lot. Giving small breaks, the rain continued to…
Ambaari’s Dasara illumination tour a hit
October 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Illuminated streets of Mysuru, photos and videos on social media about the roof-top trips amidst the evening pleasant weather and, of course, the VVIP trip taken atop the bus by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai and a few of his Cabinet colleagues recently have popularised and given enough publicity to Ambaari, the double-decker hop-on and…
Miscreants pelt stones at Ambaari bus; glass broken
October 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Last evening, a few miscreants threw stones at one of the Ambaari buses during its routine city rounds near Highway Circle (Moulana Abul Kalam Azad Circle) just before it rained and broke the vehicle’s glasses. Fortunately, no tourists or the KSTDC staff were injured. According to KSTDC Officers, the miscreants were standing by the…
Police Martyrs Day observed in city
October 21, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: “Criminals find ways to escape punishment due to lapses in the procedure. You should investigate well, file charge-sheet and take proper measures by collecting all evidences so that criminals are brought to book. Only then your efforts will bear fruit,” said Principal District and Sessions Court Judge M.L. Raghunath. He was speaking after receiving…
Mysuru Literature Festival 2021: Audience get a double treat of short stories
October 21, 2021Stories are everywhere, we need specific eyes to see them, says celebrated author Vasudhendra Mysore/Mysuru: The third panel discussion of the second virtual edition of the fifth Mysuru Literature festival had a double treat to audience in the form of two panel discussions with celebrated Kannada author Vasudhendra, hailed as the next Masti Venkatesh Iyengar,…
Villagers shout, throw stones to chase wild tusker at Hunsur
October 21, 2021Hunsur: Fed up by the constant inaction by the Forest Department despite many appeals and damages to crops, the residents of Tibetan Colony at Hunsur drove away a marauding wild elephant that had entered their habitat. Using shouting crowds and stones as weapons, the villagers chased the elephant from the plantations. A wild tusker entered…
Prof. Nadig Krishnamurthy’s Birth Centenary celebrated
October 21, 2021New building of Journalism Department to be completed soon: UoM VC Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that it is a special moment for the University of Mysore (UoM) to celebrate the Birth Centenary of the doyen of Journalism Prof. Nadig Krishnamurthy and the 50th year of the setting up of Journalism Department at UoM together, UoM Vice-Chancellor Prof….
Electric poles uprooted
October 21, 2021Power supply restored in KC and JC Layouts Mysore/Mysuru: Yesterday’s heavy rainfall has uprooted six electric poles in city and surrounding places. About six electric poles had got uprooted near CFTRI, Kadakola and Siddalingapura as tree branches fell on power cables bringing down the poles while a few poles got uprooted due to heavy rain…
Mandya SP among nine IPS Officers transferred
October 21, 2021Dr. Suman D. Pennekar is new Mandya SP Mandya: Mandya SP Dr. M. Ashwini is among nine IPS Officers transferred by the State Government on Wednesday. Dr. Ashwini is replaced by Dr. Suman D. Pennekar, who was serving as Deputy Director of KPA (Karnataka Police Academy) at Mysuru. Dr. Suman had served as Kodagu SP…
Govt. to hold Kannadakkaagi Naavu campaign from Oct. 24 to 30
October 21, 2021Bengaluru: In yet another effort to promote Kannada language ahead of Rajyotsava celebration (Nov. 1), the State Government will hold a week-long ‘Kannadakkaagi Naavu’ campaign across the State from Oct. 24 to 30. Announcing this at a press meet here on Tuesday, Kannada and Culture Minister V. Sunil Kumar said that this campaign will be…
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