Authorities cite protocols as primate bites passengers, auto drivers Mysuru: A Rhesus monkey spotted in Mysuru in June has become a nuisance at City Railway Station, biting passengers travelling to their destinations. This morning, the monkey bit an auto driver on the hand, necessitating a hospital visit for treatment and vaccination. Passengers, along with auto…
‘Mysore Chalo’ movement celebrated at Freedom Fighters Park in city
October 25, 2024Mysuru: The 77th anniversary of ‘Mysore Chalo’ movement was celebrated under the aegis of Mysuru City and District Freedom Fighters Association at the Freedom Fighters Park in Subbarayanakere ground here yesterday. Speaking after garlanding the bust of Mahatma Gandhi and hoisting the National flag, the Association President Y.C. Revanna said that the Mysore Chalo movement…
Road caves in at Metagalli
October 25, 2024Mysuru: A portion of the road, next to a park at Mathuranagar on KRS Road in Metagalli caved-in all of a sudden yesterday evening. The caved-in portion is about 4 ft. wide and about 7 ft. deep. MCC Zone 5 officials, who reached the spot, conducted an inspection and placed poles around the caved-in portion…
MLA inspects MCC crematorium, burial ground at Chamundi Foothill
October 25, 2024Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) crematorium near the foot of Chamundi Hill here, that had turned into a lake due to the accumulation of rain water recently, was inspected by Krishnaraja MLA T.S. Srivatsa on Thursday. Following the heavy rain recently, the crematorium premises was partially inundated hampering the last rites of the dead. Following…
Channapatna byelections: Nikhil Kumaraswamy files nomination papers
October 25, 2024Channapatna: JD(S) youth leader Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, filed his nomination as the NDA candidate from the BJP-JD(S) coalition for the Channapatna Assembly Constituency this afternoon. Accompanied by several JD(S) and BJP leaders, including H.D. Kumaraswamy, Opposition Leader in the State Assembly R. Ashok, former Deputy CM Dr. C.N. Ashwathnarayan and…
Governor’s sanction for prosecution in MUDA case: Siddaramaiah files appeal before HC Division Bench
October 25, 2024Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has approached the Division Bench of the Karnataka High Court to challenge a Single Judge’s order upholding Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot’s sanction to prosecute him in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment case. In his appeal filed on Oct. 23, Siddaramaiah seeks to quash the order issued by Justice…
Voting on Nov. 13, counting on Nov. 23
October 25, 2024Bengaluru: With the deadline for filing nomination papers concluding today (Oct. 25), major political parties in the State — the ruling Congress and the Opposition BJP-JD(S) coalition — have announced their candidates for the bypolls to three Assembly segments scheduled for Nov. 13. The bypolls will take place in the Channapatna Assembly segment in Ramanagara…
Sons take centre stage in bypolls
October 25, 2024Legacy continues with Nikhil Kumaraswamy, Bharat Bommai entering poll fray from Channapatna and Shiggaon Bengaluru: The upcoming Assembly bypolls in Karnataka are set to witness another ‘son rise,’ as Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of former Chief Minister and Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, has been nominated as the NDA candidate from Channapatna. He will face off against…
Trust donates Rs. 2.5 lakh to Sanskrit University
October 25, 2024Mysuru: The city’s Satyavathi Vijaya Raghavachar Charitable Trust generously donated Rs. 2.5 lakh to the Karnataka Sanskrit University Endowment Fund on Wednesday. The Trust presented the cheque to University Vice-Chancellor Dr. S. Ahalya at her residence in Saraswathipuram. Speaking after the donation, Trust representatives Dr. A. Pushpa Iyengar and A. Vaidehi Iyengar expressed their lifelong…
Maatina Mane: Rangayana’s new stage to hear seasoned artistes
October 25, 2024Mysuru: Rangayana Mysuru has conceptualised a new programme ‘Maatina Mane’, where the seasoned artistes who have carved a niche career on their own in theatre, will be sharing their views before the gathering. Director of Rangayana Mysuru Satish Tiptur told media persons yesterday that the programme will be organised on the fourth Saturday of every…
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