International Yoga and Sports Federation on cards Mysuru: Union Government will soon come up with an International Yoga and Sports Federation to promote Yoga under the leadership of Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev, Founder of Patanjali Yogpeeth, Haridwar, said Minister of State for Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH) Shripad Yesso Naik. He…
New Chennai flight a boon to VISA seekers: MP
November 15, 2019Mysuru: The first non-UDAN flight commenced its operation from Mysuru to Chennai this morning facilitating regular travellers and businessmen. Most importantly, the flight will be a boon to hundreds of people visiting the U.S. Consulate in Chennai for VISA purposes. The daily flight is operated by TruJet Airlines and will not come under Narendra Modi…
Siddu at Kanaka Jayanti
November 15, 2019Mysuru: Colourful procession marked Kanakadasa Jayanti celebrations in city this morning, which was organised by the District Administration, Kanakadasa Jayanthotsava Samithi and other organisations. Hundreds of Kuruba community members took out a procession, carrying a statue of Saint Kanakadasa in a chariot, that began from Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple at the North Gate of Mysore Palace….
Free breakfast for pourakarmikas
November 15, 2019Mysuru: Marking Kanakadasa Jayanti, the Mysuru City Corporation’s (MCC) ambitious plan to provide free breakfast to all it’s over 2400 pourakarmikas daily took off today with Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath launching it near Madegowda Circle in Rajivnagar coming under Ward11, represented by her, at a function this morning, by having breakfast with the pourakarmikas. The launch…
Tale of missing grills and passing the buck
November 15, 2019Iron grills in front of Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle stolen MCC Zone 9, 6 and 1 Development Officers shift responsibility Mysuru: Even as the Heritage City of Mysuru is celebrating the year-long Birth Centenary celebrations of the last ruler of Mysore, Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar with a host of memorable events commemorating the pro-people rule of…
SC dismisses ED plea to cancel DKS bail
November 15, 2019Don’t copy-paste arguments from Chidambaram case: Court to ED New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) challenging the Delhi High Court order granting bail to Karnataka Congress leader D.K. Shivakumar (DKS) in money-laundering case. Taking up the petition this morning, the SC Bench, comprising Justices R.F. Nariman and…
Vishwanath visits Chamundi Hill
November 15, 2019Mysuru: A day after he joined the BJP and got the party (BJP) ticket to contest from Hunsur for the Dec. 5 by-poll, senior leader and former Minister A.H. Vishwanath visited Chamundi Hill this morning and offered prayers to the deity at the Hill Temple. Later, speaking to presspersons, Vishwanath said that he was in…
City Court sentences man to death in double murder case
November 15, 2019Mysuru: City’s Fourth Additional District and Sessions Court has awarded death sentence to a man in a double murder case. The convict is Isak Pasha alias Ishad Pasha, a native of Uttar Pradesh and residing in Beedi Colony in city. A carpenter by profession, Isak, though married already, had also married Siddique Bhanu and was…
Wife killer sentenced to life
November 15, 2019Mysuru: A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by City’s Fifth Additional District and Sessions Court after he was proved guilty of setting his wife ablaze and killing her. The convict is Prakash alias Boregowda, a resident of Kethupura village, Bannur Hobli in T. Narasipur taluk. Prakash had married Mamatha, daughter of Ramakrishna of…
Two killed as bus rams into bike
November 15, 2019Mysuru: A bike rider and the pillion rider were killed while another suffered injuries, when a KSRTC bus rammed into their bike near Yadahalli, Bilikere hobli on Hunsur Road on Wednesday. The deceased are Chethan (22) and Ravikumar (23), both residents of Halebeedu village in Bilikere hobli. Ravi, the injured, is being treated at a…
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