Mysore/Mysuru: The city’s biggest and oldest Hospital, K.R. Hospital, which is a teaching hospital attached to MMC&RI, is facing a severe shortage of Nursing staff, even as the MMC&RI is gearing up for its centenary celebrations. K.R. Hospital, popularly known as ‘Doddaspatre’ among the rural masses, is a 1,050-bedded hospital and at any point of…
Asia’s longest tusked elephant Bhogeshwara dies
June 12, 2022With 8 ft.-long tusks, he was nicknamed Mr. Kabini H.D. Kote: Bhogeshwara, the longest tusked elephant in Asia, which used to mesmerise visitors at Kabini backwaters in Nagarahole Tiger Reserve limits has died and the news of his death has shocked wildlife lovers especially those who used to frequent Kabini backwaters just to have a…
Nanjangud Temple records Rs. 1.41 cr. hundi collection
June 12, 2022Nanjangud: The famed Srikanteshwaraswamy Temple at Nanjangud, recorded a hundi collection of Rs. 1.41 crore in a one month period. The counting of the temple hundis was taken up on Friday, during which Rs. 1,41,15,000 in cash, 125-gram of gold jewellery, 6-kg of silver articles and 32 foreign currencies were found. However, two banned currency…
More Army jobs in coming years
June 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Asserting that there will be more jobs in the Defence Forces in the coming years, Mysuru NCC Group Commander R.R. Menon said that skilled youths should utilise the opportunity and get the jobs through skills. He was speaking at the valedictory of the month-long Physical Fitness Camp organised by Mysuru NCC in association with…
MySugar factory to resume operations in July last week
June 12, 2022Mandya: Maintaining that the State-run MySugar factory will resume operations from July last week, Factory Managing Director Patil Appa Saheb said that repair and replacement of machineries is going on at a brisk pace. Addressing a meeting with various organisations here on Thursday, Appa Saheb said that the Government has sanctioned Rs. 15 crore for…
Huge tree uprooted at Chamundi Hill
June 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A huge tree got uprooted and fell across the road at Chamundi Hill disrupting traffic for more than an hour yesterday evening. At about 4 pm yesterday, the huge tree, which stood tall near Tavarekatte on the way to the hill top, came crashing down. Luckily, no loss of life or damage to properties…
Two-wheeler rider killed in wild elephant attack
June 12, 2022Gonikoppa: A two-wheeler rider was killed on the spot, when a wild elephant killed attacked him at Dhanugala village in Ponnampet taluk yesterday morning. The deceased is Choma (48), a resident of Marapala Mahadeshwara Colony in the village. Yesterday morning, Choma along with one Siddappa of the village had been to Maramma Temple on the…
Wins story contest
June 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Malavika Padinhattayil, a Class 10 student of Excel Public School, Mysuru, has secured first prize in the National-level Hindi Story Writing Competition (14-18 age group), organised by the National Mission for Clean Ganga, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India, in collaboration with Kalantar Art Trust, New Delhi. Malavika’s story was based on the…
Rider killed as goods vehicle hits electric scooter
June 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A two-wheeler rider was killed when a goods vehicle hit the electric scooter he was riding near Belavatha in city on Thursday (June 9) morning. The deceased is J. Manjunath (46), a resident of Vidyaranyapuram in city. On June 9 morning, Manjunath was proceeding on his electric scooter (KA-09-JE-8279) to work and when he…
Murder: Woman, son arrested
June 12, 2022Nanjangud: The wife and son of a man who was murdered for being alcoholic and quarrelsome, have been arrested by the Nanjangud Police. The arrested have been identified as Chikkamma (45) and her son Srinivas (23). Sannamadashetty (51) of Hadinarumole village in Nanjangud taluk had married Chikkamma over 24 years ago and the couple had…
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