Mysore/Mysuru: In view of Mahashivarathri festival on Mar. 8, people can have a darshan of Dwadasha Jyotirlingas (meaning 12 Jyotirlingas) at three different venues in city till Mar. 9. Prajapita Brahma Kumaris Ishwariya Vishwa Vidyalaya, Mysuru unit, has created replicas of Dwadasha Jyotirlingas and exhibited them at Railway Grounds in Vijayanagar, at the ground adjacent…
15-year vehicle scrapping rule puts fire tenders out of work
March 5, 2024Fire and Emergency Services DGP seeks rule exemption; no response from State Govt. Mysore/Mysuru: Amidst the looming threat of forest fires exacerbated by the failure of the monsoon in Bandipur and Nagarahole Tiger Reserves, the Department of Fire and Emergency Services finds itself grappling with a critical shortage of fire engines. This scarcity arises primarily…
‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans in Vidhana Soudha and Mandya: One from Delhi among three arrested based on FSL report
March 5, 2024Bengaluru: The Vidhana Soudha Police made three arrests yesterday in connection with the chanting of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans within the corridors of Vidhana Soudha during the victory celebrations of Rajya Sabha (RS) member Syed Naseer Hussain. “After the RS polls at Vidhana Soudha on Feb. 27, a case was registered regarding the chanting of ‘Pakistan…
Man sentenced to 10 years jail for assaulting Forest Guard
March 5, 2024Madikeri: The Principal District and Sessions Court has sentenced an accused to 10 years rigorous imprisonment after he was found guilty of assaulting a Forest Guard with a knife and injuring him (Forest Guard) seriously. The accused, who was convicted, is Thimmaiah, a resident of Gaalibeedu Kaanekandi in Kodagu. On May 11, 2022, when Forest…
BJP worker arrested in Mandya after more than one year
March 5, 2024Mandya: In a delayed action, the Mandya West Police have arrested an individual on charges of shouting ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogan that was chanted in December 2022. Amid mounting pressure from the BJP regarding the alleged chanting of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ slogans within the corridors of Vidhana Soudha during the recent victory celebrations of Rajya Sabha member…
LS elections: Excise Department sets up Control Rooms
March 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Excise Department, Mysuru Rural, has set up Control Rooms across the district to receive complaints and information from public about illegal manufacture, storage, transportation and distribution of liquor. The following are the numbers of Control Rooms: Mysuru District Excise DC on Ph: 0821-2529084;…
Free health check-up camp held at Hebbal Park
March 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: A free health check-up camp was organised for the general public at Basavanagudi Park in Hebbal here recently. Chamaraja MLA K. Harish Gowda inaugurated the free camp jointly organised by Karnataka AIDS Prevention Society, Bengaluru, District AIDS Control Unit, Mysuru, Integrated Counselling and Testing Centres (ICTC), ESI Hospital, Mysuru, District Hospital, Mysuru, NJ Hospital,…
Wins Inter-College Management and Technical Fest ‘CREO-2024’
March 5, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Sree Cauvery First Grade College, Kuvempunagar, had organised a one-day State-level Inter-College Management and Technical Fest ‘CREO-2024’ on Mar. 1 at its premises. Dr. B.H. Suresh, Professor, Department of Studies in Commerce, Manasagangothri, inaugurated the fest. A total of 110 students participated in five different events such as Technical, Marketing, Finance, Human Resources and…
Octogenarian goes missing
March 5, 2024Nanjangud: An 80-year-old man, who left his house on Feb. 27 at about 11.30 am, saying that he was going to the hospital, has since gone missing. The missing man is Madanayaka, a resident of Yelachagerehalli village in the taluk. He is 5.5 ft. tall, oval faced, dark complexioned, normal built and was wearing a…
MP inaugurates remodelled Ashokapuram Railway Station
March 4, 2024Four MEMU trains, Cauvery Express and Malgudi Express, will now originate from Ashokapuram Mysore/Mysuru: The fully remodelled yard of the Ashokapuram Railway Station, undertaken by the South Western Railway (SWR) at an estimated cost of Rs. 32.5 crore (excluding the additional expenses of Rs. 7.24 crore) was inaugurated by Mysuru-Kodagu MP Prathap Simha this morning….















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