Mysore/Mysuru: Lt. Gen. (retd.) Pattacheruvanda C. Thimmaiah visited Kodagu Model School at Vidyashankar Layout in Sathagalli here yesterday. Lt. Gen. (retd.) Thimmaiah, now a resident of Mysuru, is also a member of Sri Kaveri Kodava Association, Mysuru East, which runs the School. The former Army Officer was very much impressed by the progress of the…
‘Protect trees from slow death’
September 28, 2021Environmentalists call to halt practice of putting lights and using nails on trees Mysore/Mysuru: The city is getting a bridal look for Dasara and this time, the State Government has approved 100 kms of illumination with an estimated cost of Rs. 5 crore. While illumination increases the beauty of the city where circles, junctions, landmark…
Alive citizens dead in voters’ list !
September 28, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Clean and error-free voter lists have not been achieved even after 75 years of Independence and the classic problem of ‘ghosts’ (dead person being mentioned alive), alive persons mentioned as dead and a lot of duplicate names pervade most large voter databases. Voter lists are revised and prepared after spending crores of rupees periodically…
Sindagi, Hanagal Assembly by-polls on Oct. 30
September 28, 2021New 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…
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