New Delhi: Ending weeks of suspense on the conduct of Sindagi and Hanagal Assembly by-polls in Karnataka, the Election Commission today announced the schedule for the by-polls to the two Assembly segments. According to the schedule, the by-polls for the two Assembly seats will be held on Oct. 30 and the counting of votes will…
Bannur youth dies in Chikkaballapur Jail
September 28, 2021Family expresses doubts over his death, lodges complaint He was arrested in Kolkata model’s murder case in B’luru Mysore/Mysuru: A 24-year-old youth, who was arrested in the sensational Kolkata model’s murder in Bengaluru and remanded to judicial custody, has died in Anakanur Jail in Chikkaballapur on Friday night. The family members of the deceased youth,…
Cop assaulted for stopping youth from peeing in public
September 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A Head Constable was assaulted by a youth for stopping him urinating near a park at Siddhartha Layout on Sunday night. The youth in question fled the spot in his car along with his accomplice after beating up the Policeman. G.T. Murali, a Head Constable attached to the Nazarbad Police Station, was on night…
Nanjangud temple demolition: Tahsildar transferred
September 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Nanjangud Tahsildar Mohankumari, who was in the centre of controversy over the razing of Huchhagani Mahadevamma Temple in Nanjangud taluk early this month, has been transferred by the Government. The transfer comes days after the Huchhagani Temple razing issue snowballed into a huge row, with the Opposition parties and Ruling party members alike targeting…
Unidentified body found
September 28, 2021Nanjangud: An unidentified man, who used to loiter around Srikanteshwara Temple and sleep in the temple surroundings, has been found dead near the Guest House by the temple security guard at about 10 am on Sept. 24. The deceased is aged between 40 and 45 years and was wearing a brown coloured full arm shirt…
Bharat Bandh Lukewarm response in city
September 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Bharat Bandh, called by farmer associations and a host of other organisations across the country seeking repealment of the three farm laws introduced by the Centre last year, received a lukewarm response in city, with shops and commercial establishments, educational institutions, public and private offices and the like, functioning as usual. However, the…
World Tourism Day: Tourists welcomed with sweets, flowers
September 27, 2021Visitors will not get a glimpse of the Golden Throne this Dasara Mysore/Mysuru: Dasara season has now begun and Mysuru is in the process of being lit up and is full of people. More tourists are expected to come in till the end of the festival season. Taking an initiative to welcome tourists who have…
Jumbo weight training picks up pace at Palace
September 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The weight training for Dasara elephants inside the Mysore Palace premises has picked up pace in stages and the Forest Department is mounting weight on the elephants identified as future Ambari carriers. Tuskers are being trained as a back-up in case of some last-minute changes. The mighty Abhimanyu is set to carry the 750-kg…
MCC’s Safai Mithra Challenge: Health Week begins with Marathon
September 27, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Safai Mithra Challenge Health Week, the UGD Division of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) had organised a Marathon for Pourakarmikas in city yesterday. About 300 Pourakarmikas took part in the Marathon, which was flagged off by Safai Karmachari Commission Chairman M. Shivanna in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the North Gate…
21-round gun salute within a minute
September 27, 2021Cannon firing dry run set in motion Firing drill rehearsal at Palace on Sept. 30 Mysore/Mysuru: Preparing for cannon firing, an integral part of Dasara, personnel drawn from various Police Departments of the city conducted a dry run yesterday at the Mysore Palace premises. The dry run is important to ensure that there are no…
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