Mysore/Mysuru: Taking Bank officials to task for high rate of pendency of applications in Banks pertaining to approval of Micro-credit to small entrepreneurs, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Dr. Bagadi Gautham questioned some banks for the inordinate delay in the disposal of applications. The DC was addressing the District Level Review Committee (DLRC) meeting of District Lead…
Kannada Book Mela records Rs. 3.85 lakh business
March 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The discount sale of Kannada books, organised by the Kannada Book Authority at the sprawling Maharaja’s College Ground, has been a success as many book-lovers are visiting the Mela for buying books that are up for sale with discounts ranging from 20 to 50 percent. On the first day on Thursday, when the Book…
Woman murdered over rotten tomatoes in Mysuru: Accused father and son arrested in Tamil Nadu
March 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The city Police have arrested a father and his son for allegedly murdering a woman for throwing rotten tomatoes on roadside. They were arrested by the Udayagiri Police from Dharmapuri in Tamil Nadu, their hideout. Girish alias Giri, 29 and his father Shivaraj, 57, of K.N. Pura near Kyathamaranahalli here were on the run…
City advocate found dead by hanging
March 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: A lady advocate was found dead by hanging at her residence in Ramakrishnanagar early this morning. Chandrakala Alagundi (32), a Member of Mysore Bar Association, is the deceased. Chandrakala, a native of Gadag and a practicing advocate of the city, had married one Pradeep, a divorcee and a resident of Ramakrishnanagar three years ago,…
Two riders killed, one injured in separate road accidents
March 12, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Two riders were killed in separate road accidents in city on Wednesday. In the first case, a 35-year-old man was killed when another two-wheeler collided head-on with his bike on Gaddige Road on the outskirts of city on Wednesday night. The deceased is Bharath, son of Ramakrishna and a resident of Manchegowdanakoppal in city….
Outdated chlorination machines pose huge risk
March 11, 2022Only one out of 13 water purifying plants in city uses modern leak-proof vacuum feed technology Staff not professionally trained to handle the highly sensitive job at MCC’s Vani Vilas Water Works By Mohan Kayaka Mysore/Mysuru: Lakhs of city residents get purified drinking water daily through Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW), the drinking water arm…
63rd Tibetan National Uprising Day: Tibetans hold peaceful protest
March 11, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Marking the 63rd Tibetan National Uprising Day, members of Tibetan Youth Congress, Regional Tibetan Women’s Association from Bylakuppe, Hunsur, Kollegal and Mysore Tibetan Students Association held a peaceful protest in front of Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Office on Mar. 9, condemning the unprecedented suffering, violation of basic human rights and economic discrimination and marginalisation, by…
40-year-old woman’s organs save 5 lives
March 11, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Forty-year-old Savitha was admitted to Apollo BGS Hospitals, Mysuru, on Feb.18, 2022. She suffered with Basal ganglia haemorrhage and underwent craniotomy. As her condition worsened, she was shifted to ICU for life support and intensive care. Savitha was kept on life support for two days while she was in a very critical state. On…
Wadiyars felicitate women achievers at Bharath Hospital and Institute of Oncology
March 11, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: As part of International Women’s Day celebrations, Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar and Trishika Kumari Wadiyar felicitated women achievers at Bharath Hospital and Institute of Oncology in city and also inaugurated a week-long free consultation (Mar. 9 to 15) and mobile bus. Bharath Hospital not only provides quality treatment to cancer patients but is also…
Proposed ropeway atop Chamundi Hill: Action plan discussed to oppose project
March 11, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Public opinion against the proposed ropeway project on top of Chamundi Hill to attract tourists is slowly building up after the announcement was made in this year’s State Budget. Though there was opposition earlier too for the project, it was in subdued nature as there was no official confirmation though there were talks about…















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