Mysuru: The 5th Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a man to four years rigorous imprisonment and has imposed a fine of Rs. 10,000 after he was found guilty of murder. While the accused who was convicted for murder is 43-year-old Srinivas, a resident of Ramanahundi village, Jayapura hobli in the taluk, the deceased…
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Thieves steal cash from temple hundi
August 18, 2026Mysuru: Thieves, who broke into Sri Chamundeshwari Temple at Mahadeshwara Layout, have decamped with cash offered by devotees. On Aug. 14 night, thieves who gained entry into the temple on High Tension Road by breaking open the lock of the temple door, broke open the hundi (offering box) in which devotees had offered cash and…
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Flesh trade: 1 held, woman rescued
August 18, 2026Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police have arrested a man for his involvement in flesh trade racket and have rescued a woman. The arrested is 32-year-old Dilip alias Chandu. Following a tip off that Dilip was running a flesh trade racket from a rented house at KHB Colony in Belawadi, Vijayanagar Police raided the house and arrested him…
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Elephant menace claims one more life in Kodagu
August 18, 2026Eight deaths in 8 months; operation to drive jumbos back into forest at Virajpet today Virajpet: Human-elephant conflict continues to escalate in Kodagu, with a coffee estate worker killed and another seriously injured after a wild elephant attacked labourers near Maldare in Virajpet taluk yesterday. The conflict has claimed eight lives in Kodagu so far…
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Glucometer ordered, innerwear delivered
August 18, 2026Mysuru: Mix-ups in online orders are not uncommon, but a city resident was in for a shock when the glucometer he had ordered was replaced with women’s innerwear, costing him Rs. 800. The person who received the wrong parcel is District Chutuku Sahitya Parishat Founder Dr. M.G.R. Urs. Dr. Urs said he received repeated WhatsApp…
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BJP workers lay siege to Aranya Bhavan in Madikeri
August 18, 2026Madikeri: Anger over the State Government’s failure to check the growing human-elephant conflict in Kodagu spilt onto the streets yesterday with District BJP leaders and workers staging a protest at the Forest Department Office in Madikeri, demanding immediate action. By noon, BJP leaders and workers had gathered at the Aranya Bhavan, raising slogans against the…
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Non-payment of salary: MMC&RI outsourced employees stage protest
August 18, 2026Mysuru: Alleging that their recruiting agency had failed to disburse pending salaries running up to over four months, more than a 100 contractual (outsourced) cleanliness workers, security guards and other house keeping staff serving at K.R. Hospital, Cheluvamba Hospital and all other hospitals coming under Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI), staged a demonstration…
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Sapient College NSS Unit holds blood donation camp
August 18, 2026Mysuru: The NSS Unit of Sapient College, Mysuru, in association with Lions Blood Centre Jeevadhara had organised a blood donation camp on Aug. 14 at the College campus on KRS Road. The camp was organised with the objective of encouraging the spirit of voluntary blood donation among students, faculty members and staff, while creating awareness…
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Talk by Padma Shri Awardee at SIT
August 18, 2026Mysuru: Seshadripuram Institute of Technology (SIT), Kadakola Industrial Area, Mysuru, had organised an insightful Expert Talk on “Systems Concept: Thoughts to Realisation” by Padma Shri awardee Vasanth Sastri, Outstanding Scientist, DRDO, as part of the Student Induction Programme-2026. He highlighted the significance of systems thinking and systems engineering in shaping the future of engineering and…
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New team of Mysuru Anglo-Indian Association
August 18, 2026A group photo of the new office-bearers of the All India Anglo-Indian Association, Mysore Branch, for the year 2026-2027. Seen are (from left) Cleona Dvaz – Joint Treasurer; Fabian Rozario – Committee Member & Event Coordinator; Jude Daly – Hon. Treasurer; Joy Anthony Dove – President; G.A. Edwards – Hon. Secretary; Dr. Lawrence Jenkins –…
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