Mysuru: Mysuru-born M. Vinayaka was awarded ‘Bal Shakti Puraskar’ in the field of art and culture. The award, carrying a purse of Rs.1 lakh, book voucher of Rs.10,000, medal and a citation, was presented by President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapathi Bhavan in New Delhi recently. Vinayaka, who received appreciation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Two killed as MLA C.T. Ravi’s car crashes into parked vehicles
February 20, 2019Kunigal: Two youths were killed and three others suffered injuries, when the car in which Chikkamagalur BJP MLA C.T. Ravi was travelling, rammed into two vehicles parked on the roadside near Urkenahalli Gate close to Kunigal on Bengaluru-Mangaluru Highway in the wee hours of Tuesday. The deceased have been identified as Sunil Gowda and Shashikumar,…
Gram Panchayat member murdered at village fair
February 20, 2019Pandavapura: A Gram Panchayat member was killed by a group people during a festival at a local temple in Chikkade village in Pandavapura taluk yesterday. 50-year-old Thimmegowda was hacked to death by a group in broad daylight in front of hundreds of people participating in the temple festival allegedly over an old enmity. The accused…
DC asks Nodal Officers to leave venue for late coming
February 20, 2019Model Code of Conduct meeting Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar asked a few Nodal Officers, who came late to attend the Election Commission of India’s Model Code of Conduct meeting at the Senate Bhavan in Manasagangothri campus, here this morning, to leave. The training for the nodal officers chaired by the DC began at…
Tributes to Pulwama martyrs continue in Mysuru
February 20, 2019Mysuru: Tributes continued to pour in for the martyred soldiers who were killed in the terrorist attack in Pulwama, in different parts of the city yesterday. The residents of Vijayanagar took out a candle light march from Yoganarasimhaswamy Temple to Krishnadevaraya Circle and paid a befitting tribute to the martyrs. Hundreds of people including a…
House burglars, mobile phone thief arrested
February 20, 2019Rs. 6.94 lakh worth gold ornaments, mobile phone recovered Mysuru: In separate cases, Lashkar Police have arrested three persons on charges of committing house burglaries, stealing mobile phone and bags of passengers in buses and have recovered gold ornaments and mobile phone worth Rs. 6.94 lakh from them. In the first case, Lashkar Police, on…
PWD begins two-day Road Traffic Survey
February 20, 2019137 vehicle counting posts set up across Mysuru Circle; surveyors to identify road flaws Mysuru: A two-day State-wide Road Traffic Survey undertaken by Public Works Department of all connecting roads in Mysuru District and State Highways began in Mysuru Circle this morning. The Department has posted two enumerators each at 137 counting posts in…
2,024 people attend ‘Arogya Mysuru’ health camp
February 20, 2019Mysuru: A health camp organised under ‘Arogya Mysuru’ at different places in K.R. Constituency was inaugurated by MLA S.A. Ramdas and Prof. Bhashyam Swamy on Sunday. The free health camp in which nearly 2,024 people participated was launched at Maharshi School premises in Vishveshwaranagar. Before the inauguration, tributes were paid to the martyrs of the…
Assault on MLA Anand Singh: Accused MLA J.N. Ganesh withdraws bail petition
February 20, 2019Bengaluru: Kampli Congress MLA J.N. Ganesh, who has been accused of assaulting fellow MLA Anand Singh in Eagleton Resort near Bidadi in Ramanagaram district last month, withdrew his petition on Tuesday filed at a Civil Court in Bengaluru seeking anticipatory bail in connection with the case. Following a complaint by Hospet-Vijayanagar MLA Anand Singh, Bidadi…
Ericsson case: Clear dues or face jail, SC tells Anil Ambani
February 20, 2019New Delhi: Industrialist Anil Ambani was held guilty of contempt this morning by the Supreme Court, which said he will go to jail for three months if he doesn’t pay Rs. 453 crore to Ericsson India within four weeks. The Court tore into Reliance Communications Chairman for what it called a “cavalier attitude” and fined…
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