Madikeri: A Forest Guard, shocked over his wife committing suicide by hanging herself, followed her by ending his life moments later. The incident took place at Birunani in South Kodagu on Sunday. The deceased are Shilpa (22) and her husband Yuvaraj (25). A native of Shivamogga, Yuvaraj had married Shilpa 10 months ago. He was…
Prohibitory order imposed near banks of River Cauvery in Karekura
February 22, 2022Srirangapatna: As large crowd of people including tourists who are visiting the banks of River Cauvery at Karekura village in the taluk were indulging in consuming liquor and venturing into the river which was resulting in many getting drowned, Srirangapatna Tahsildar Shwetha N. Ravindra has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 around the banks of…
MLA’s padayatra: Residents complain of huge water bills, garbage heaps
February 22, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Chamaraja MLA L. Nagendra continued his padayatra-spree in his Assembly segment by visiting Lokanayaknagar and Bhairaveshwaranagar along KRS Road on Saturday. As he went through the two localities, many residents complained of high water bills after JUSCO installed water meters in their homes. Maintaining that they were paying more than their actual usage of…
Special Dasara Exhibition reopens
February 22, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Special Exhibition organised by the Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) to make up for the loss incurred due to cancellation of the annual Dasara Exhibition is back with a bang at the Dasara Exhibition Grounds. The show re-commenced on Feb. 19 and will be held for 23 days following all COVID-19 precautions. Since COVID…
Mysore Varsity – KPA ink pact to train Police Officers
February 22, 2022Courses in Forensic Sciences, Criminology, Social Studies and IT in the offing Mysore/Mysuru: The University of Mysore (UoM) and Karnataka Police Academy (KPA), Mysuru, have joined hands to educate and train Police personnel and allied staff. UoM Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar and outgoing KPA Director Vipul Kumar signed an agreement yesterday at Crawford Hall…
Sericulture provides good opportunity to augment income: UoM VC
February 22, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that Sericulture provides a good opportunity for augmenting farmer income, University of Mysore Vice-Chancellor (UoM) Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar said that Karnataka, which is known as the Biotech capital of India, is home to one of the earliest and most thriving biotech ecosystems in India. He was speaking after inaugurating DBT-Karnataka Skill Vigyan…
Farmer leader demands Life Insurance Policy for agriculturists
February 22, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka State Sugarcane Growers Association has urged the State Government to introduce Life Insurance Policy and other benefits for farmers, on the lines of neighbouring Telangana State. Addressing a press meet here recently, Association President Kurubur Shanthakumar said that the Telangana Government has brought farmers under a Life Insurance cover of Rs.5 lakh…
State Congress leaders to attend meeting in Delhi on Feb. 25
February 22, 2022Bengaluru: With the Karnataka Assembly elections a year away, the Congress High Command is said to have invited top party leaders of the State to New Delhi for a meeting on Feb. 25 to discuss election issues. The All India Congress Committee (AICC) is said to have invited 15 top Congress leaders including KPCC President…
Matka and cricket betting at tea shops: Two arrested
February 22, 2022Rs. 82,290 cash, mobile phones seized Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, City Crime Branch (CCB) Police, who raided two tea shops, have arrested two persons for indulging in matka and cricket betting and have seized a total of Rs. 82,290 cash from them. In the first case, the CCB Police, who raided a tea shop on…
Woman killed as Bolero vehicle hits moped
February 22, 2022She was on her way to attend cradle ceremony when the mishap took place T. Narasipur: A woman, who was on her way to attend the cradle ceremony of her relative’s baby along with her brother was killed, when a Bolero vehicle hit the moped near Bannahalli Hundi village in the taluk on Sunday. While…















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