Mysore/Mysuru: A woman has committed suicide by consuming poison over alleged harassment by her husband and his family members. The incident took place on Tuesday night at Kamanakere Hundi village in the taluk and the deceased has been identified as Parvathi (35), wife of R. Mahadev of the village. Meanwhile, deceased Parvathi’s family members, accusing…
Miscreant steals gold chain in the guise of getting job in Horticulture Dept.
June 30, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A miscreant, in the guise of getting a job in the Horticulture Department has robbed the gold mangalasutra chain of a woman in city. The woman, who was cheated, is Thayamma, a resident of Udbur in the taluk. The miscreant, who came in contact with Thayamma’s sister’s daughter Geetha, had told her that he…
115 nominations filed for Prez election
June 30, 2022New Delhi: About 115 nominations were filed till last evening, the last day of filing of papers for the July 18 Presidential election according to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat. The scrutiny of the nominations would be done on Thursday. Sources said 28 of the total 115 nominations were rejected due to non furnishing of voter…
CGK Theatre Awardees
June 30, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: G. Raju, a street play artiste of Kushalnagar, has been selected for annual ‘CGK Theatre Award-2022’ given by Rangabhoomi Trust, Kodagu. The award is instituted in memory of noted Theatre Director C.G. Krishnaswamy since 2015. Film actor Shivaji Rao Jadhav too has been selected for annual CGK Theatre Award given in recognition of his…
High drama on city streets over development debate
June 29, 2022Congress, BJP workers carry chairs to reach venues; actual debaters missing in action Mysore/Mysuru: The purported debate between the Congress and the BJP regarding the contributions made by the respective parties for Mysuru’s development, came a cropper this morning though high drama prevailed at Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa and Dasappa Circles as BJP and Congress…
Ahead of first Ashada Friday, Chamundi Hill steps cleaned
June 29, 2022Over 80 volunteers take part in cleaning drive Clear the stairway of plastic bags, bottles, chips packets Mysore/Mysuru: Ahead of Ashada Friday puja rituals atop Chamundi Hill from July 1, Sir M. Visvesvaraya Tap and Drainage Workers Welfare Association took up the cleaning of 1,008 steps leading to Sri Chamundeshwari Temple this morning. Over 80…
SC to take up Sena’s floor test plea at 5 pm
June 29, 2022Rebel MLAs pray at Kamakhya Temple; to fly from Guwahati to Goa at 3.30 pm Mumbai: As the dramatic political crisis in Maharashtra continues to unfold, the Supreme Court (SC) will hear the Shiv Sena’s plea against the floor test ordered by Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari at 5 pm today. The Governor has ordered the…
Quake analysis team on field visit in Kodagu
June 29, 2022Earthquake Monitoring Centre with hi-tech equipment to come up at a cost of Rs. 30 lakh Kushalnagar: After a series of earthquakes hitting parts of Kodagu district, especially Madikeri Taluk which witnessed large-scale floods and landslides in 2017 and 2018, a team from Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) from Bengaluru is camping in…
Freedom from stinky and dirty toilets: City’s first heritage toilet by Aug. 15
June 29, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Works are on a war footing to construct a heritage toilet at the Town Hall frequented by hundreds of people every day. The foundation has already been laid and now, the works are in progress to erect pre-cast concrete slabs as walls, interiors and also facilities. The toilet is being built with an estimated…
Band House renovation with Rs. 64 lakh begins
June 29, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The renovation of the Band House that once housed the Mysore Police Band at the Old Mysore City Police Commissioner’s Office in Nazarbad has begun and the structure’s front ceiling has been removed for restoration. The Band House building is about 102 years old and has an open balcony and gable-tiled roof. The Bank…
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