Police on the lookout for absconding husband Mysore/Mysuru: A M.Tech gold medallist, who was working as an Assistant Professor at a reputed Engineering College in city has committed suicide by hanging self at her flat in Vishweshwaranagar on Friday night. It is alleged that the woman had taken the extreme step following frequent harassment by…
Veteran Sandalwood actor Satyajith passes away
October 10, 2021Bengaluru: Veteran Kannada actor Satyajith (72), who was suffering from age-related ailments, passed away at Bowring Hospital in Bengaluru in the wee hours of today. Satyajith, who was admitted to the hospital earlier this week after he suffered a heart stroke, was battling several health issues for a long time. One of his legs was…
Youth commits suicide
October 10, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A 24-year-old youth, said to be depressed in life, committed suicide by hanging self at his house in Vidyaranyapuram on Friday afternoon. The deceased is Ningaraju, a native of Bilikere in Hunsur taluk, who was working at a chicken meat centre at Vidyaranyapuram in city and was residing at a house on Sewage Farm…
Tourists swarm illuminated city
October 9, 2021Online viewership sees manifold increase Hotels, resorts report near-full occupancies Traffic to Krishna Raja Sagar Dam diverted Huge demand for evening Ambaari trip Mysore/Mysuru: Thousands of domestic tourists have arrived in Mysuru for Dasara and the evening commute is becoming cumbersome. The streets are chock-a-block as the city is lit up bright with 102.9 km…
City illumination timing extended by one hour
October 9, 2021Neeraj Chopra with javelin, bird and butterfly park a big draw Keep distance: 20 teams formed to warn people about electric shocks Mysore/Mysuru: Following increased demand from tourists and to curb a series of traffic jams at the centre of the city and also outer areas during night, the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has…
Catch a glimpse of Orangutans at City Zoo
October 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Visitors to Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) on Wednesday had the first glimpse of the orangutans that were brought from Malaysia and Singapore under the international animal exchange programme. Mysuru District Minister S.T. Somashekar asked the Zoo authorities to open the orangutan enclosures to the public as the primates have already undergone the…
C.M. Poonacha elevated to be HC Judge
October 9, 2021New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium has approved the proposal for elevation of four advocates as Judges in the Karnataka High Court (HC). The Centre is expected to approve this and issue a notification. The four names approved are — Cheppudira Monnappa Poonacha, Anant Ramanath Hegde, Siddaiah Rachaiah and Kannankuzhyil Sreedharan Hemalekha. The Collegium headed…
UoM to introduce transgender quota
October 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: In yet another landmark decision aimed at empowering the transgender community, the University of Mysore (UoM) has decided to reserve one seat each in both undergraduate and post-graduate courses for transgenders. The decision was taken at the University Academic Council meeting held at Vijnana Bhavan on Thursday. Breaking the barrier of discrimination, the University…
‘Learning will not stop after getting degree’
October 9, 2021Orissa University Chancellor Dr. P.V. Krishna Bhat delivers Graduation Day address at Sarada Vilas College of Pharmacy Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that learning will not stop at getting a degree, Central University of Orissa, Koraput, Chancellor Dr. P.V. Krishna Bhat said that students must understand that leaning is a continuous process and as such they should pursue…
Mysuru Court cooker bomb blast case: NIA court convicts three suspects
October 9, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A NIA (National Investigation Agency) Court in Bengaluru on Friday convicted three men for planting an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in the sensational blast case in Mysuru Court premises at Chamarajapuram in August 2016. The quantum of punishment will be announced on Monday (Oct. 11). The IED packed inside a pressure cooker and kept…
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