Mysore/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….
Central Railway Workshop conducts cleaning at KRS backwaters
March 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The staff of Central Railway Workshop undertook cleaning near Sri Venugopalaswamy Temple at KRS backwaters on Sunday. The staff, numbering more than 80 along with members of Vivekananda Geleyara Balaga, cleaned the place and collected plastic garbage strewn all over the area for safe disposal. The staff also created awareness among devotees and tourists…
Temples gear up for Shivarathri
March 10, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Ahead of Mahashivarathri festival tomorrow (Mar.11), all Shiva temples in city are being spruced up. The festival is celebrated in honour of Lord Shiva by chanting of prayers, fasting and meditation, Jaagaran (an all night vigil) and pujas. All temples in the Palace premises were cleaned today. Special pujas will be performed at the…
Mahashivarathri celebrations at Suttur
March 10, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: As part of Mahashivarathri, special programmes will be held at Suttur Srikshetra on Mar. 11. Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji will grace the occasion. In the morning, special pujas will be performed at Kartru Gadduge of Adijagadguru Sri Shivarathreeshwara Shivayogi, Sri Mahadeshwara, Sri Someshwara, Sri Veerabhadreshwara, Sri Nanjundeshwara and Sri Narayanaswamy Temples. Special…
Countdown begins for ‘Parva’
March 10, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Countdown has begun for theatrical performance of ‘Parva’, a novel by noted Kannada litterateur Dr. S.L. Bhyrappa at Kalamandira in city from Mar. 12. The total capacity of Kalamandira is 820 seats (without balcony seats) and tickets are priced at Rs.500 and Rs.250, Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa told media persons this morning. People…
Tiger on the prowl in South Kodagu: Protestors form human chain, to block Mysuru-Gonikoppal Road
March 10, 2021Several coffee estate labourers leave plantations fearing big cat Ponnampet: The tiger that has caused the death of three human beings and more than 10 cattle heads has remained elusive. Though armed with capture-or-kill orders from the Government, the Department has not been successful in netting or shooting the tiger since Feb. 20, when the…
At 98, she is a ‘real inspiration’ for those who refuse to take COVID vaccination
March 10, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: She is a real inspiration for those who are still showing hesitation to take COVID-19 vaccination suspecting its safety and efficacy. On Tuesday, the staff members of St. Joseph’s Hospital, Bannimantap, saw a lanky woman in nightgown, walking inside the vaccination site to take the jab. They were shell-shocked when the identity proof revealed…
DC Rohini Sindhuri takes second dose
March 10, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri took the second dose of Covishield vaccine at District Hospital and collected the certificate yesterday. Accompanied by parents, Srilakshmi Reddy and Jaipal Reddy and father-in-law, Narayana Reddy, Rohini went to the Hospital and received the second shot while her parents and father-in-law received the first dose. Speaking to reporters, she…















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