Srirangapatna/Mysuru: Villagers near Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary have heaved a sigh of relief after a huge crocodile walked into the cage and got trapped last evening, while fear has gripped the residents of Vidyaranyapuram and staff of the Sewage Farm in Mysuru after a large crocodile was spotted in Sewage Farm yesterday. An 8ft.-long crocodile, which…
Rider killed, pillion tossed into river after car rams into bike near Yelwal
November 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: A rider was killed on the spot, while his younger brother was tossed into river after a car rammed into their bike on the bridge in Yelwal Police limits on Sunday night. While the deceased had been identified as Vishwa (22), his younger brother, who was tossed into the river and gone untraceable is…
Selfie craze: Two youths drown in Kenchanakere Lake
November 23, 2021Hunsur: Two college students were reportedly drowned after they slipped and fell into Kenchanakere Lake while clicking selfies at Hosakote in the taluk yesterday. The deceased youths are Mohammed Abdul Shariff (21), son of former Hunsur Town Municipal Council Member Mohidulla Shariff and Tanveer Baig (21), son of Riyaz Baig, a scrap dealer and a…
Environmentalist Dr. A.K. Malhotra passes away in Kodagu
November 23, 2021Madikeri: Environmentalist and green crusader Dr. A.K. Malhotra (79), a resident of Teralu village at Birunani in South Kodagu, passed away yesterday. Dr. Malhotra and his wife Pamela Malhotra had bought 55-acres of land in the Western Ghats in Kodagu district, with the intention of reforesting the land that had fallen into various states of…
MCC issues final notice to beneficiaries of Housing Schemes
November 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Irked by the non-progress or non-start of construction of houses in its limits by beneficiaries of various Housing Schemes for years, even after obtaining the work order and also failure on the part of some beneficiaries to update or report the progress/completion of their houses on GPS portal, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has…
‘India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution’: Book release and discussion with author in city on Nov. 27
November 23, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The book ‘India that is Bharat: Coloniality, Civilisation, Constitution,’ authored by Supreme Court (SC) Advocate J. Sai Deepak, will be released by titular head of Mysore Royal Family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar at a programme organised by Manthana Mysuru at Vijnana Bhavan in Manasagangothri on Nov. 27 at 5 pm. A discussion with the…
Alarming rise in dengue cases in Karnataka worrisome: Expert
November 23, 2021Bengaluru: As Karnataka grapples with COVID pandemic, the incessant rains have brought another set of problems. The dengue cases are alarmingly on the rise in the State which has recorded 2,987 dengue cases till Sept.2021. “Between Sept.15 and Nov.17, Karnataka saw a sudden spurt of 85 percent in the number of dengue cases. The State…
Bike-lifters arrested
November 23, 2021Hunsur: Hunsur Town Police, on Nov. 20, have arrested two bike-lifters, who had lifted two-wheelers from various parts of the town and have recovered five bikes from them. Hunsur Town Inspector C.V. Ravi guided Sub-Inspector Latesh Kumar and staff Prabhakar, Prasad, Irfan, Puttanayaka, Bharatesh and Siddaraju in the nabbing and recovery operation. The accused have…
K.R. Hospital, Cheluvamba Hospital roofs leaking dangerously
November 22, 2021Rs. 51 crore proposal sent for Govt. nod Mysore/Mysuru: Previously unheard of rains have been lashing on Mysuru since October this year and this has caused widespread damages to several heritage structures the city is known for including K.R. Hospital and Cheluvamba Hospital that are visited by hundreds of patients every day. Both the Hospitals…
Will tour State after MLC polls: BSY
November 22, 2021Hubballi: Ending speculations on whether he will campaign for BJP as in the past, former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa, who demitted office in July last, asserted that he will tour the State for re-organising and further strengthening the party, after the conclusion of the Dec. 10 MLC polls. Speaking after inaugurating ‘Janaswaraj’ rally at Hubballi…















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