Mysore/Mysuru: A bike rally was taken out and street play was staged to create awareness on voting by the District and Taluk-level SVEEP Committee at various villages in Yelwal hobli on Tuesday. The two-wheelers including Officers and Staff held placards with slogans on compulsory voting for building a strong democracy and went on a rally….
Legal expert Dr. C.K.N. Raja passes away at 91
April 13, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Legal expert Dr. C.K.N. Raja (91), a resident of Lakshmipuram, passed away following age-related ailments at a private hospital in city yesterday. A native of Nanjangud, he leaves behind his wife Meenakshi Raja, son R. Srikanta Prasad, daughters-in-law Dr. Gayathri Prasad and Sandhya, grandchildren Aditya and Avinash and a host of relatives, friends and…
Fire destroys 50-60 acres of vegetation at Chamundi Hill
April 13, 2023Suspected man-made incident; six fire tenders, 30 personnel battle for four hours to douse inferno Mysore/Mysuru: A fire broke out at the foot of Chamundi Hill last night and burnt over 50 to 60 acres of vegetation. The Chamundi Hill — about 3,489 ft. above sea level — is spread across a vast area of…
Medal-winners in State-level Bodylifting Championship
April 13, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The following sportspersons of Apollo Gymnasium have excelled in the State-level Body-lifting Championship organised by Karnataka State Body-lifting Association at Sri Beereshwara Vyayamashala in Davanagere: 62-year-old M.D. Sreenivasa Prasad – Gold medal in 70 kg weight class Men IV category (Chin-ups – 8 and Parallel dips – 14). 54-year-old Krishna Murthy – Gold medal…
City veterans at tennis tourney
April 13, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Unseeded Susheel Babu, 71 years, won the Singles title in 70 years + category beating top seeded Dr. Vijaykumar 6-2, 6-4 in the finals of 39th STEPAK Annual Tennis Tournament held at KSLTA Courts, Bengaluru, on Apr. 9. Earlier, he beat 2nd seeded Col. Cariappa 8-2 in the semifinal clash. In the Doubles, Susheel…
Rider killed after ramming bike into parked bus
April 13, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: One person was killed, while two others sustained injuries when the bike on which they were travelling rammed into a parked private bus near Maratikythanahalli Gate in the taluk on Apr. 10 afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Naveen (19), a resident of Goolikatte village in H.D. Kote taluk, who was riding the…
Unidentified body found
April 13, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police have found a body of an unidentified man lying besides Hunsur Main Road in Hootagalli on Apr. 10 and have registered a case. The deceased is aged between 45 and 50 years, 5.5 ft. tall, dark complexioned, oval faced, has a scar on his left hand and was wearing a red coloured…
Online fraud: Rs. 3.23 lakh siphoned off from senior citizen’s bank accounts
April 13, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Online fraudsters, who had sent a message to a senior citizen to upload Know Your Customer (KYC) form, have illegally withdrawn Rs. 3.23 lakh from the senior citizen’s Bank accounts. The senior citizen, who has been cheated is 83-year-old T.R. Doreswamy, a resident of Kuvempunagar. Doreswamy received a message on his mobile phone from…
Street lights blaze as Ramzan food courts, shops are crowded
April 13, 2023By S. Kenneth Shishir Ramzan, also known as Ramadan, is a month-long observance in which Muslim brethren fast from sunrise to sunset. The Holy Month, which began on Mar. 24, will conclude with a mass prayer on Apr. 22. During this time, the city comes alive with bustling markets, colourful lights and delicious smells wafting…
Don’t let dogs in Public Parks
April 13, 2023Sir, I am one of the many senior citizens who are in the habit of taking a morning walk daily in the Park at Ramakrishnanagar ‘I’ Block. There is a person who brings two big dogs into the Park regularly and they are not in harness. They roam around the Park freely, urinating and defecating,…
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