Hunsur: In a tragic incident, a 14-year-old school boy, who went for a swim at a lake after skipping school, died of drowning this morning. Harsha (14), a ninth standard student of a Private School in Hunsur, is the deceased. Harsha, son of Manjunath and Shailaja couple of Chilkunda in Hunsur taluk, had gone for…
Gundlupet: In what appears to be a hit-and-run case, two motorcyclists were killed on the spot, when their two-wheeler was knocked down by an unidentified speeding car near Hasaguli in the taluk late last night. The deceased have been identified as Venkatesh (30) and Kantachari (50) of Alattur village in Gundlupet taluk. Venkatesh and Kantachari…
Mysore/Mysuru: A three-day Mango Mela began at Kuppanna Park this morning and high prices forced many customers to buy only limited stocks instead of buying large quantities. Customers were seen requesting growers to reduce prices as the rates were almost similar to the outside market. The 9 am to 9 pm Mela was inaugurated by…
Mysore/Mysuru: After inaugurating the Mango Mela and going around the exhibition and formally interacting with officers and growers, Deputy Commissioner Dr. Bagadi Gautham was given samples of mangoes to taste. In their enthusiasm to impress the DC, Horticulture officers brought a plate with many varieties and asked the DC to taste the Sakkaraguthi variety. The…
7.30 pm Chennai flight diverted to Coimbatore; returns to Mysuru at 10.30 pm; again heads towards Chennai Passengers left in the dark for hours Mysore/Mysuru: Malfunction of lights on the runway and also at the Mysore Airport led to the diverting of a Chennai flight to Coimbatore last night. The lights were restored later and…
Mysore/Mysuru: A depressed youth, who was hallucinating an attack, drove his BMW straight into River Cauvery at Ganjam in Srirangapatna on Wednesday evening. The car was retrieved yesterday and the youth has been admitted to NIMHANS. The youth hails from Bengaluru and was in a state of deep depression after his mother’s death a month…
Annual Kunde Habba concludes with bawdy abuses in tribal belts of Kodagu, Hunsur Gonikoppa: Yesterday, the fourth Thursday of May saw the culmination of ‘Kunde Habba’ in parts of tribal-dominated South Kodagu, Hunsur and Hanagodu that borders Nagarahole Tiger Reserve. It is a peculiar festival where choicest abuses are hurled against the Tribal Gods Ayyappa…
Kodagu district heightens flood, landslide alert; floats ‘1077’ emergency number Kushalnagar: The Kodagu District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), along with the Fire and Emergency Services Department conducted a mock exercise to gauge its preparedness for the recurring annual floods in the District. The event was to prepare the personnel for any major flood-like situation in…
Mysore/Mysuru: A total of 12 male prisoners, who were serving life term after being convicted for their crime, were released from the Mysuru Central Prison here yesterday for showing good conduct. They were released following a Government order. Senior Civil Judge Devaraj Bhute, who is also the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Member-Secretary, issued the…
Mysore/Mysuru: The teams that were constituted to investigate the case of missing pages from the files from the record room of the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA)will submit a report to the Commissioner in two or three days. Six teams were formed under five MUDA Tahsildars and one Assistant Secretary and the overall in-charge was…
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