Mandya: Two persons including a newspaper distributor were killed while three others sustained serious injuries after the car in which they were travelling rammed into a truck from behind near Gejjalagere in Maddur taluk yesterday early morning. While the deceased have been identified as newspaper distributor Saddam Shariff (23) and car driver Shakeeb (25), those…
Woman Constable commits suicide
February 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A woman Constable, who was suffering from illness, has committed suicide by hanging self at the Police Quarters in Jockey Quarters yesterday afternoon. The deceased Constable is Geetha, attached to Nazarbad Police Station in city. It is learnt that Geetha was suffering from certain illness since a few months and despite treatment, the disease…
Sweet shops gutted in fire
February 21, 2023Nanjangud: Two sweetmeat shops on Chinnavarakatte Street adjacent to Bazar Street in the town have been destroyed in a fire set by two miscreants yesterday midnight. The sweet shops belonged to Yogesh and Santosh. Residents, who saw the fire at the sweet shops, informed the shop owners and also the Fire Station. As there was…
COSMOS to conduct Quiz for High School students
February 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Outreach Team of Cosmology Education and Research Training Centre (COSMOS), Mysuru, will be conducting a quiz competition for High School students as part of the activities of National Science Day – 2023. Quiz will be held at Suruchi Rangamane in Kuvempunagar on Feb. 23 at 9.45 am. COSMOS, Mysuru, is the upcoming advanced…
Woman relieved of gold chain in bus
February 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Miscreants have lifted a gold chain from the vanity bag of a woman, while boarding a bus at City Bus Stand on Feb. 16. The woman, who lost her gold chain, is 50-year-old Vijaya, a resident of Doora village in the taluk. Vijaya, who attended the marriage ceremony of her sister’s daughter, came to…
Miscreants assault driver, flee with autorickshaw, cell phone
February 21, 2023Nanjangud: Miscreants, who assaulted a driver, have fled with his autorickshaw and mobile phone near the bund of a canal at Nagarle village on Feb. 16. The auto driver, who lost his vehicle and mobile phone, is 22-year-old Sridhar, a resident of T. Narasipur town. On Feb. 16 at about 9.45 pm, Sridhar was waiting…
Gold, cash stolen from car
February 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Miscreants, who broke the rear glass of a car, have decamped with gold ornaments and cash kept in the car. The incident took place near Sri Tripurasundari Temple at Uttanahalli at the foot of Chamundi Hill on Feb. 17. One Sharath Kumar, 34, a resident of Kamalanagar in Bengaluru, had come to the temple…
Man gets lifer for killing wife
February 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: City’s 5th Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of murdering his wife. The man, who has been convicted, is Kanchigowda, a resident of Ramenahalli village in Hunsur taluk. Kanchigowda had married Sundaramma, daughter of Bommegowda of Boppanahalli village and the couple has two…
Guru Vaibhavotsava-2023 in city from tomorrow
February 21, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Nanjangud Sri Raghavendraswamy Mutt at Subbarayanakere, Mysuru, has organised Guru Vaibhavotsava-2023 at its premises from Feb. 22 to 26. Various religious rituals, pujas, homas and Rathotsava will be held during the five-day programme: Feb. 22 (7 am): Ksheerabhisheka along with Ashtothara Parayana, Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Homa with Namavali; Feb. 23 (7 am): Nakshatra…
Farmers block Expressway demanding underpass
February 20, 2023Traffic on Mysuru-Bengaluru NH-275 held up for four hours; Police resort to lathi charge Srirangapatna: Over 400 farmers of Hanakere near Mandya blocked the busy Mysuru-Bengaluru Expressway (National Highway 275) in a flash protest today demanding the construction of an underpass to facilitate their smooth movement on the access-controlled and tolled road. The road block…
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