Mysuru: A 70-year-old man, who left his house on Aug.1 at about 7.30 am to go to a hospital in Hootagalli here, has gone missing, according to the complaint by the missing person’s brother M. Basavaraju. The missing person is Halagappa, a resident of Eeranakoppal village in the taluk. Those having any information about Halagappa,…
Leopard kills goat near Uttanahalli
August 8, 2019Mysuru: A leopard has killed a goat, which was tied at the backyard of a house in Chikkegowdanahundi near Uttanahalli in the wee hours of today. The incident took place in the backyard of the house of one Savithramma. Savithramma, who heard the goats creating noise at about 1 am, took the torch and peeped…
‘Smart phone craze has made WhatsApp indispensable among youths’
August 8, 2019Mysuru: Maharani’s Science College had organised a function at the college premises on JLB Road here on Tuesday to inaugurate Sports, Cultural and National Service Scheme (NSS) activities of the institution. Inaugurating the programme, Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports Assistant Director K. Suresh opined that Cultural, Sports and NSS activities among youth helps to…
MLA performs Guddali Puja for new MCC Zonal Office-1
August 8, 2019Mysuru: MLA S.A. Ramdas performed the ‘Guddali Puja’ for the construction of the new building for Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Zonal Office-1 at an MCC plot on Uttaradi Mutt 5th Cross Road in Agrahara here yesterday. After receiving the complete details of the proposed building, Ramdas suggested that the building should be designed on the…
CESC Public Grievances Meet turns a damp squib
August 8, 2019Mysuru: Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) had organised a Public Grievances Meet yesterday at Ramakrishnanagar Sub-Division Office which turned out to be a damp squib as none of the electricity consumers came to submit a written grievance for reasons best known to the consumers only. CESC Assistant Executive Engineer R. Surendra, who was supposed to…
Heritage Walk for specially-abled students
August 8, 2019Mysuru: The Department of Archaeology, Heritage and Museums, together with Rotaract Club of Mahajana First Grade College had organised a Heritage Walk for specially-abled students in city yesterday. About 30 students of Government School of Deaf and Dumb participated in the event. The Heritage Walk was flagged off by Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar at…
Boot Camp to encourage student entrepreneurship
August 8, 2019Mysuru: The Karnataka Innovation and Technology Society (KITS), Department of IT-BT Start-Up, Government of Karnataka, launched its Boot Camp to encourage student entrepreneurship across the State at a function held at Sir MV Auditorium of the National Institute of Engineering (NIE) here on Aug.5. Dr. Sandhya R. Anvekar, Programme Head-Skilling, KITS, Department of IT-BT, inaugurated…
Rains clobber Kodagu
August 8, 2019Incessant heavy to very heavy rainfall is lashing Kodagu since the last four days bringing untold misery to the people of the hilly district. While last year’s havoc of floods and landslides — a result of a series of cloudbursts — was concentrated in Madikeri and Somwarpet Taluks, this year the scene has shifted to…
Staging of ‘Ghashiram Kotwal’
August 8, 2019Mysuru: The artistes of Sanchalana Mysuru in association with Kannada and Culture Department will be staging the play ‘Ghashiram Kotwal’ on Aug. 9 at Kiru Rangamandira in Kalamandira premises at 6.30 pm to mark the valedictory of theatre training programme. The play, authored by playwright Vijay Tendulkar (originally in Marathi), is translated to Kannada by…
World condoles Sushma Swaraj’s death
August 7, 2019Calls her fierce leader, great orator New Delhi: Illustrious BJP leader, one of the most prolific politicians of India and former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj (67), breathed her last after a cardiac arrest yesterday night. Sushma’s sudden demise triggered a wave of shock and grief with leaders cutting across political spectrum paying glowing tributes…
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