Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, online fraudsters have cheated three Mysureans of over Rs. 7 lakh after promising them part-time jobs with a lucrative commission. In the first case, online fraudsters, who contacted 24-year-old Ume Saniya on her WhatsApp from mobile number 97942-13963, lured her by offering a good commission for liking reels and got Rs….
Two killed in road accidents
November 23, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases two riders have lost their lives in road accidents in city. In the first case, P. Hemanth Kumar (23), a resident of Alanahalli, was proceeding on his Bajaj Pulsar bike (KA-55-EB-9559) from Halli Bogadi Ring Road Signal towards Rajarajeshwari Ring Road junction on the service road when he rammed into an…
Goods vehicles, ambulances clog roads around K.R. Hospital
November 22, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The problem of private ambulances and goods vehicles parking along the side of the bustling Dhanvantri Road, stretching from Janatha Bazar Medical Store to Sayyaji Rao Road and from the Sayyaji Rao Road-Dhanvantri Road junction to the Government Ayurveda College Circle, is once again in the spotlight. This issue not only exacerbates existing parking…
Missing! Original copy of Karnataka caste census
November 22, 2023Bengaluru: Even as pressure is mounting on the Karnataka Government to make the State’s Socio-economic and Educational Census, popularly known as the ‘caste census’, public, in a narrative resembling a suspense thriller, it has now come to light that the original copy of the survey report has mysteriously disappeared, raising eyebrows and legal concerns. The…
‘Nehru’s tribal wife’ passes away
November 22, 2023Local politicians demand memorial next to Nehru’s statue at a park in Panchet Dhanbad: Budhni Manjhiyain, a woman from the Santhal tribe, passed away at the age of 80 at her residence near Panchet in Jharkhand. Budhni Manjhiyain lived and died in exile. She acquired fame, rather infamy, as the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s…
Dangling electricity wires, a recipe for disaster in city
November 22, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The tragic incident of a woman and her nine-month-old daughter burning to death in Bengaluru’s Whitefield (near Hope Farm) after coming in contact with a live electric wire which was cut and lying on the footpath on Nov. 19 has exposed the callous attitude of the electricity supply companies who have left the wires…
Amid constant power outages, George claims no shortage
November 22, 2023Bengaluru: Karnataka Energy Minister K.J. George has cleared the air amid electricity outages in the State. He has stated that there will be no power outages till January 2024 but may face issues after January. Reeling with a shortfall of 3,000 to 3,500 MW on a daily basis due to weak monsoon, Karnataka has made…
Electrocution of woman, infant in Bengaluru: NHRC seeks report by six weeks
November 22, 2023Five BESCOM employees suspended Bengaluru: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken action following the tragic death of 23-year-old Soundarya and her infant daughter Leela, who were electrocuted after coming in contact with a live 11KV wire that had fallen on the footpath at Hope Farm in Bengaluru. The NHRC issued notices to the…
Assault on mobile phone shop owner: Rowdy-sheeter arrested, released on station bail
November 22, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A rowdy-sheeter, who barged into a mobile phone shop, created ruckus and allegedly assaulted the shop owner, was arrested by Devaraja Police, who later released him on station bail. The rowdy-sheeter, who was arrested and later released, has been identified as Newal Ashok, who is the General Secretary of Mysuru City Youth Congress and…
Youth’s suicide fearing Police action: SP suspends two Cops
November 22, 2023Nanjangud: Mysuru Superintendent of Police (SP) Seema Latkar has suspended two Police staff of Biligere Police Station following the suicide of a youth fearing Police action. Those suspended are Biligere Head Constable Nanjesh and Constable Prasanna Kumar. The SP issued the suspension orders charging them with dereliction of duty. On Nov. 12, Biligere Sub-Inspector had…















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