Mysore/Mysuru: A gold mangalya chain has been stolen from a Police Constable’s house at Lal Bahadur Shastri Nagar in city. The person, who lost the gold chain, is 39-year-old Mamata, wife of Police Constable M.P. Mahadevaswamy, who is currently serving in Chamarajanagar. On Dec. 2, Mahadevaswamy left his house to Chamarajanagar for night duty and…
Two meet watery grave
December 11, 2023Mandya: A 30 year-old man from Mysuru and a youth from Mandya were reportedly drowned when they went for a swim in a lake at Yelechakanahalli in the taluk yesterday. The deceased have been identified as Mubarak Pasha (30), son of Maqbul Pasha, a resident of Shanthinagar in Mysuru and Shabbir Ahmed (26), a resident…
Dacoity: Kerala contractor waylaid, robbed of Rs. 50 lakh in Kodagu
December 10, 2023Gonikoppa (Kodagu): A gang of 15 dacoits robbed a contractor from Kerala of Rs. 50 lakh after allegedly kidnapping him and his friend, in his car at Devarapura near Gonikoppa, Ponnampet taluk, Kodagu district yesterday, before abandoning them and fleeing from the spot. K. Shamjad, aged 38 years, a contractor and resident of Kodakkad, Tirurangadi…
Carol singing heralds X-mas
December 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Festive atmosphere prevailed at Teresian College campus in Siddarthanagar here this morning where thousands of children and young adults dressed in colourful attire, are participating in the day-long 31st carol singing competition heralding Christmas season in city. The carol singing competition, organised by Carmel Catholic Association (CCA), Mysuru, was jointly inaugurated by Apostolic Administrator…
Lack of rains to Chikklihole Dam: Submerged Shiva Temple surfaces in Kodagu
December 10, 2023Kushalnagar: A Temple that was submerged after the construction of the picturesque Chikklihole Reservoir in Kushalnagar Taluk of Kodagu district has emerged from the waters, thanks to the dry spell and the failure of monsoon. People are coming to see the Temple in hordes and the place has become a picnic spot and a weekend…
MCC draws up Rs. 570 crore plan for clean water, cleaner Mysuru
December 10, 2023High-capacity sewage treatment project to safeguard Cauvery water from contamination Mysore/Mysuru: Contamination of Cauvery water by sewage, affecting lakes and tanks in and around the city, has compelled residents to consume polluted water, while authorities have overlooked the critical issue till now. Finally, the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has acknowledged the problem and formulated a…
Commitment, mindset change need of the hour: POCSO Judge
December 10, 2023Preventing female foeticide, sex determination tests Mysore/Mysuru: Even though determining the sex of the foetus before birth is illegal in India, sex-selective abortions persist due to a predominant cultural preference for sons. With the passing of the 1994 Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, India made it illegal to reveal the sex of an unborn…
‘Food scientists must think of doubling agri income’
December 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Padma Shri Dr. V. Prakash, former Director of Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru, said: “The food scientists should ponder over doubling the income in agriculture sector.” He was delivering Dr. M.S Swaminathan Lecture Series of Padma Awardees and also Dr. Parpia Memorial Lecture on the topic ‘Fusion of Agriculture, Food Science, Innovations…
9th IFCoN-2023 expo, a crowd-puller at CFTRI
December 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: ‘Trim Safe,’ an exhibition of various food products and technologies, drew large crowds at Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI) premises in the city. The expo was open from 1 pm to 5 pm on Dec. 8 and from 10 am to 5 pm on Dec. 9. CFTRI had organised the exhibition in association…
Provide facilities for Pourakarmikas
December 10, 2023DC directs officials Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra has directed the officials to provide all due facilities to Pourakarmikas at the earliest. He was speaking after presiding over the District-Level Awareness Committee (District Level Jagruti Samiti) on Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013, at the DC’s Office here recently….
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