Virajpet: Four deaths were reported from Kodagu district this morning. While three estate workers were electrocuted, one girl drowned in a lake. In the first incident, three estate workers were electrocuted when they came in contact with a live 66 KV power transmission line at Aruvathokkalu near Gonikoppal in South Kodagu. The deceased have been…
Guests take ill after consuming food at wedding in Bherya
April 1, 2019K.R. Nagar: More than 40 guests, including women and children, who had reportedly consumed food at a wedding held at Bherya in the taluk yesterday, have taken ill and have been admitted to hospital. The guests, who had come to attend the wedding ceremony at ALL Kalyana Mantap at Bherya yesterday, consumed the wedding lunch…
Auto driver held for illegal transportation of cattle
April 1, 2019Mysuru: Jayapura Police have arrested a goods auto driver who was transporting cattle to a slaughter house and have rescued a cow and four calves. Following a tip off, the Cops intercepted the goods auto at the cross road proceeding towards Marballi from Udbur and arrested the driver identified as Fayaz Pasha. He was transporting…
KPCC Member J.A. Karumbaiah passes away
April 1, 2019Gonikoppal: Jammada A. Karumbaiah (83), KPCC Member and a resident of Kaikeri in Gonikoppal, South Kodagu, passed away this morning at his residence. He leaves behind his wife, two daughters and a host of relatives and friends. Karumbaiah was the first Kodagu Zilla Panchayat President, who served from 1987 to 92 and was also the…
Plastic materials gutted in fire at a factory
April 1, 2019Mysuru: A fire, which broke out at a plastic factory at Manjunathapura, has gutted plastic materials kept in the factory premises besides causing panic for sometime. Soon, the employees of the factory informed the Fire Brigade Station. The Fire and Emergency Service personnel, who rushed to the spot along with the fire extinguishing vehicle, managed…
Youth succumbs to injuries at hospital
April 1, 2019Mysuru: A 21-year-old youth, who was seriously injured in an accident and admitted to a hospital, has breathed his last yesterday. The deceased youth is Chethan, a resident of Hukkalageri in Bannur hobli. Chethan, who had parked his bike near Halagaiahnahundi Lake, was walking on the roadside, when a car rammed into him resulting in…
City students secure top spots in Science stories contest
April 1, 2019Mysuru: Two Science stories written by Research Fellows from the Department of Pharmacology, JSS College of Pharmacy, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, have been selected for the Nationwide top 100 popular Science stories contest under the Ph.D category of “Augmenting writing Skills for Articulating Research (AWSAR)” scheme conducted by the Department of…
Unidentified man dies in hospital
April 1, 2019Mysuru: An unidentified person, who was found lying unconscious near the Old RMC on Sayyaji Rao Road and admitted to K.R. Hospital on Mar.27, has breathed his last on Mar.29. The body of the deceased, who is aged about 45 years, has been shifted to MMC&RI mortuary. Kith and kin of the deceased, if any,…
House burgled at Gayatripuram
April 1, 2019Mysuru: Miscreants, who broke into a house at Gayatripuram 4th Cross on Mar.30 night, have made away with cash and gold ornaments kept in the house. The burglary took place at the house of BJP leader Shivanand. The burglars have made away with Rs.3,000 cash and gold ornaments worth about Rs.2 lakh. Nazarbad Inspector Mahadevaswamy…
VTU Ph.D awardees
April 1, 2019Mysuru: The Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belgaum, has awarded Ph.D in Electronics to M. Suchitra for her thesis titled ‘Investigations on Effects of Nano Fillers on Electrical and Thermal Properties of Glass Fibre Reinforced Hybrid Nano Composites’ submitted under the guidance of Dr. N.M. Renukappa. R. Shilpa has been awarded Ph.D in Electrical and Electronics…
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