Couples venture into Cauvery River in coracles Srirangapatna: Pre-wedding photo-shoots without any safety measures have become rampant in River Cauvery at Srirangapatna. Coracles are used by brightly dressed couples and they enter the water posing for photographers and videographers, risking their lives. Last November, a pre-wedding photo-shoot in Mysuru ended in disaster after the couple…
City lensman wins awards at National Salon
March 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: City photographer G.S. Ravishankar has bagged four awards at the 1st National Salon, organised by Photographic Club of Bangalore. The four prizes are: Club Gold in Photo Journalism Division (Leave Me Alone), Club Silver in Nature Division (Kingfisher on Flight), FIP Ribbon in Open Monochrome Division (Pain) and Photo Travel Division (Mysore Palace).
Three held for hacking former DGP Bidari’s e-mail account
March 12, 2021Bengaluru: Bengaluru Cyber Crime Police have arrested three youths on charges of hacking the e-mail account of retired DGP Shankar Bidari and pocketing Rs.25,000 by sending messages seeking financial assistance to his friends. The accused have been identified as 31-year-old Thia Samong, 27-year-old Seropa Sesai and 28-year-old Esther Konyak, all from Nagaland. According to Police,…
Slapping incident: SP asks staff to behave nicely with public
March 12, 2021Mandya: Mandya Superintendent of Police (SP) Dr. Ashwini has asked the staff members to behave courteously with citizens in public places. This warning came in the wake of a lady Police Sub-Inspector (SI) Savitha Gowda, allegedly slapping a girl for riding a two-wheeler without helmet on Mar 7. She has also asked Deputy Superintendent of…
City students win Intl. Hackathon
March 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Two students from Excel Public School (EPS), Mysuru — V. Hithashree and I.B. Srinivas — have bagged the top position in the recently concluded International Virtual Hackathon (Vickathon) hosted by the Gymnasia HaRealit School, RishonLezion, Israel. The five-day event witnessed participation of 181 students and 42 mentors from Israel, China, Hong Kong and India….
Free Laparoscopic Hernia surgeries performed at Narayana Hospital
March 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Narayana Multispeciality Hospital in city, which celebrated its 8th anniversary recently, performed eight free Laparoscopic Hernia surgeries for needy patients in and around Mysuru region. The surgeries were performed by the team of Surgical Gas-troenterologists — Dr. P.S. Aravinda and Dr. A.K. Varadaraju. The team was led by Dr. H.M. Lokesh, Consultant Surgical Gastroenterologist…
Brahma Kumari’s Chief Administrator no more
March 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Dadi Hridaya Mohini, the Chief Administrator of Brahma Kumaris, passed away at 93 after a prolonged illness in Mumbai yesterday (Mar. 11). She was undergoing treatment at Saifee Hospital in Mumbai for the last 15 days, according to a Spokesperson of the spiritual organisation. Her body will be brought to the Brahma Kumari’s Headquarters,…
45 DLs impounded on single day for using mobile while driving
March 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Driving License (DL) of 45 motorists, who were caught red-handed talking on mobile phones while riding in city, has been impounded and submitted to Regional Transport Office (RTO) for further action. Assistant Commissioner of Police (Traffic) Sandesh Kumar said all the 45 DLs were impounded on Monday alone. Of late, there has been increase…
Lashkar Police nab car thief
March 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Lashkar Police have arrested a person for allegedly stealing a car worth Rs.7 lakh in city. According to Police, the accused has been identified as B.E. Satish, a resident of Bannaghatta village in Pandavapura taluk. The specialty in this case was the accused using his girl friend in conducting the offence. On Feb. 28…
Three teenagers among four arrested for robbery
March 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Three teenagers and a 22-year-old youth have been arrested by the Metagalli Police on charges of robbing a person after waylaying him and later assaulting the hapless victim. The arrests were made on Mar. 8 when the accused were hiding at a farm house. The arrested have been identified as Vishnu alias ‘Loose’, R….















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