Rs. 24.5 lakh jewellery, cash stolen; Valuables worth about Rs. 1.2 lakh recovered Mysuru: In separate cases, Rs. 24.5 lakh worth gold jewellery and cash have been stolen from two houses in city. In the first case, burglars have decamped with 334 grams gold ornaments worth about Rs. 10 lakh and Rs. 2 lakh cash…
Youth sentenced to 10 years jail for raping minor
August 1, 2019Special POCSO Court asks him to pay Rs. 4 lakh compensation Mysuru: The Mysuru Special POCSO Court has sentenced a youth to 10 years rigorous imprisonment and has asked him to pay Rs. 4 lakh compensation for raping a minor girl. The accused, who has been sentenced, is 29-year-old Shashi alias Shashidhar, a resident of…
Two-day seminar on nomadic tribes begins
August 1, 2019Mysuru: Marking World Indigenous People’s Day, a two-day seminar on ‘Ignored Claims: Status of Nomadic and Semi-nomadic tribal groups in India’ organised jointly by Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP) of University of Mysore and Basudev Somani College commenced this morning at the College premises in Kuvempunagar in city. About 100…
City’s Veteran Social Worker Vani Venkatram felicitated
August 1, 2019Mysuru: Veteran Social Worker Vani Venkatram was felicitated at a programme jointly organised by Venkatagiri Prakashana, Acharya Purushothama Vidyapeetha and Sri Vaishnavi Sangeetha Sabha at ‘Pranava Nilaya’ on Vani Vilas Road here on July 30. Speaking on the occasion, Senior Writer C.N. Muktha said that Vani Venkatram is a role model for everyone. Observing that…
‘Varshotsava-Harshotsava’ of Rangabanuli
August 1, 2019Mysuru: Rangayana and Department of Kannada and Culture together had organised ‘Varshotsava-Harshotsava’ of Rangabanuli at Bhoomigeetha in Kalamandira premises here on Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, Akashvani Mysuru Assistant Director S.S. Umesh contended that grammatical and pronunciation mistakes could be cited in TV news but not in Akashvani programmes. He said that for the last…
Musical feature ‘Andal Kalyanam’ by Dr. Srinidhi K. Parthasarathi
August 1, 2019Mysuru: As part of Thiruvadipuram celebrations, Hebbar Sree Vaishnava Rural District Upa Sabha, Mysuru and Andal Mandiram Trust, Mysuru, have organised a musical feature titled ‘Andal Kalyanam’ by Dr. Srinidhi K. Parthasarathi at Andal Mandiram, Temple Road, V.V. Mohalla, in city on Aug.3 from 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm. He will be accompanied by Vid….
Staging of Kodava play ‘Badk’ in city on Aug.4
August 1, 2019Mysuru: Adamya Rangashale, in association with Rangabhoomi Pratishtana, Kodagu, has organised staging of the Kodava play ‘Badk’ at Sri Kuvempu Ranga Mandira, Sri Kuvempu Vidyavardhaka Trust (Vivekananda PU College premises), Jayalakshmipuram, in city on Aug. 4 at 6.30 pm. The play, brought out by Addanda C. Kariappa, will be enacted by the Kodagu theatre troupe….
GP employees stage protest
August 1, 2019Mysuru: Seeking fulfilment of their various demands, more than 100 Gram Panchayat (GP) employees under the banner of CITU-affiliated Karnataka State Gram Panchayat Employees Association, staged a demonstration in front of ZP office here yesterday. The demands include implementation of Swamy Report which has recommended uniform regularisation of service of all GP employees, payment of…
Debt Relief Act Applications invited
August 1, 2019Mysuru: With the President of India signing the Karnataka Government’s Debt Relief Act, eligible persons can apply to the Revenue Assistant Commissioner seeking debt relief. As per the order passed by the previous Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy (HDK) during his last days as the CM, landless labourers of the State with less than two hectares…
Kasaragod woman handed over to family members
August 1, 2019Mysuru: Lashkar Police have handed over a woman from Kasaragod in Kerala to her family members in Kodagu. On Tuesday night, the woman, identified as Jaseela, was found standing alone on Chandragupta Road in city by the public, who in turn informed Lashkar Police. The Police, who arrived at the spot, took her to the…
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