Going digital: Criminal uses QR codes to swindle Mysore/Mysuru: In yet another disturbing case of senior citizens falling prey to a fake accident gang operating in Mysuru city, a 60-year-old resident of Gokulam First Stage (name withheld on request) was extorted of Rs. 55,000 in broad daylight. This incident adds to the growing list of…
Mysore/Mysuru: Another incident of a senior citizen being targeted by criminals using the fake accident narrative was reported yesterday morning in V.V. Mohalla. The incident occurred when a 64-year-old man was travelling in his car along Adi Pampa Road. A tall, slim-built man, aged around 28–30 years, attempted to extort money from the senior citizen…
Mysore/Mysuru: A male Lion-tailed Macaque named ‘Raja’ and aged 17.5 years, died at Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) on Sept. 24 due to multi-organ failure. ‘Raja’ was acquired from Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Chennai on 17.6.2017. The Lion-tailed Macaque was one of the attractions of Mysuru Zoo.
Mysore/Mysuru: Of late, there has been a steady rise in cases with cognitive decline, dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases, particularly in the geriatric population. Recognising this need, ‘Manipal Vriddara Maitri’ at Manipal Hospital, Mysuru, hosted the 4th Season of the Senior Spelling Bee Contest recently with the theme “Age is Just a Spelling, But Elderscence…
Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, two persons have gone missing from Udayagiri Police limits in city . In the first case, 33-year-old Nayaz Ahmed, a Civil Engineer, who left his house on Sept. 17 at about 11.30 am, saying that he was going to his employer’s house to fetch money has since gone missing. He is…
Gold ornaments worth Rs. 2 lakh stolen Mysore/Mysuru: Burglars have decamped with god jewellery worth about Rs. 2 lakh from a house in city. The burglary took place at the house of Krishna, near Bhu thale Grounds on Kanakagiri Main Road at Vidyaranyapuram here. Krishna and his wife had gone to attend a function out…
Mysuru: In a breathtaking prelude to the Dasara Air Show scheduled for Sept. 27, five helicopters from the Indian Air Force’s prestigious Sarang Helicopter Display Team stunned Mysuru residents with an impromptu aerial performance over the Bannimantap Torchlight Parade Grounds yesterday afternoon. Though the official rehearsal is slated for Sept. 25 at 4 pm (entry…
Mysuru: Noted novelist and Saraswathi Samman awardee Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa (94) passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru this afternoon. He was ailing from sometime. Born on Aug. 20, 1931, at Santheshivara in Hassan, Dr. Bhyrappa was a resident of Udayaravi Road in Kuvempunagar, Mysuru.
Fake accidents targeting senior citizens Mysuru: In a shocking incident that occurred on Kalidasa Road last month, a senior citizen and reputed ophthalmologist, Dr. Srinivasan, was targeted by a youth in a meticulously staged fake accident scam on a busy road. The incident was narrated to Star of Mysore by his friend K. Yoganand, a…
Mysuru: The second day of the 4-day Mahila Mattu Makkala Dasara (Women and Children Dasara) began with a ragi grinding competition for women at J.K. Grounds, near the City Railway Station, this morning. A total of 31 women from different parts of the State participated, each given 10 minutes to grind ragi grains (finger millet)…
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