Mysuru: The six-day annual Jathra Mahotsava of Adi Jagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Shivayogi Mahaswamiji will be held from Jan. 21 to Jan. 26 at Suttur Srikshetra in Nanjangud taluk. As part of Jathra Mahotsava, 28th State-level Bhajan contest will be held in the following categories: Men’s team, Children’s team, City Women’s team, Rural Women’s team, Ekatari…
Karanji Lake photography contest and exhibition on Dec. 16
December 2, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru Zoo is organising Photography competition and Exhibition as part of two-day Karanji Lake Festival on Dec.16. The topic for photography competition and exhibition is “Biodiversity of Karanji Lake.” Photography should be from Karanji Lake. Selected photos will be displayed in Karanji Lake expo. Only two un-mounted photographs measuring size of 12” x 18”…
Birders identify 52 species of birds at Lingambudhi Lake
December 2, 2019Mysuru: Arivu Shaikshanika Mattu Samskrutika Trust, Lingambudhipalya in city, had organised a bird-watching session on Saturday from Arivu School to Lingambudhi Lake. Around 30 birders participated in the event and walked to the nearby Lingambudhi Lake surroundings. Participants also included a number of children who got first-hand experience of identifying bird species, their habitat and…
Srirangapatna Highway robbery case: TWO ARRESTED
December 1, 2019They were repeat offenders who were out on bail in three similar cases Mysuru: In a swift action, the Srirangapatna Rural Police have arrested two persons on charges of robbing commuters on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway after faking accidents. They are repeat offenders and interestingly, in the past too, they were arrested and in one case,…
Mysuru student’s killer surrenders to US Police
December 1, 2019Mysuru: The man suspected to have shot dead 25-year-old Abhishek Sudhesh Bhat from Mysuru in a motel in San Bernardino, California, USA, has surrendered before the Police in that country on Nov. 30. The accused is 45-year-old Eric Devon Turner, a resident of San Bernardino. Abhishek, a resident of Kuvempunagar in city, was pursuing his…
‘Sakhi One Stop Centre’ replaces ‘Gelathi’ at Cheluvamba Hospital
December 1, 2019Mysuru: ‘Sakhi One Stop Centre,’ aimed at providing free medical treatment, legal aid, Police help and counselling to women victims who are subjected to sexual abuse and domestic violence, has started functioning at Cheluvamba Hospital in city since one month. The centre is an upgraded version of Gelathi, a special treatment cell. The centre has…
Auditor’s kidnap: Rowdy-sheeter among three arrested
December 1, 2019Kidnapper had demanded Rs.30 lakh ransom Nagamangala: Nagamangala Police have arrested three persons including a rowdy-sheeter on charges of kidnapping the son of Nagamangala Town Municipal Council (TMC) Member and demanding Rs.30 lakh ransom. The arrested are rowdy-sheeter Shabareesh, Mahesh alias Bandli and Kaushik alias Chechi, all from Nagamangala. The Police have spread the dragnet…
‘Trajectory of Depression,’ solo art expo begins
December 1, 2019Mysuru: A Three-day solo art expo, ‘Trajectory of Depression,’ by artist Alip Majumdar from West Bengal, began at Bharani Art Gallery, located at M-1198, Third Main, Sixth Cross, Vivekanandanagar, here this morning. The expo has been organised marking the Silver Jubilee year of Bharani Art Gallery. Artist Alip Majumdar is a student of National Institute…
Shashti Jatra: Traffic diversion on Mysuru-Bengaluru Road tomorrow
December 1, 2019Mysuru: With the famous Shashti Jatra of Subramanyeshwara Swamy Temple at Siddalingapura on Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway scheduled to take place tomorrow (Dec.2), the City Police have restricted vehicle movement between Mysuru and Siddalingapura, during the period between Dec.1 midnight and Dec.2 midnight. Accordingly, vehicles bound for Bengaluru from Mysuru should take the Ring Road from Columbia…
Hit-and-run near Bamboo Bazaar: Police trace accused, seize vehicle within hours
December 1, 2019Mysuru: Narasimharaja (NR) Traffic Police have traced a man, accused in a hit-and-run case yesterday morning and have seized the vehicle within hours of the crime. Yesterday (Nov.30) at about 7 am, Bangara Nayaka and his wife Asha, both teachers at a school in city and residents of Srirangapatna, were proceeding to their school, when…
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