Mysuru: Miscreants made away with a courier bag containing letters and parcels belonging to Blue Dart company in Hebbal. The incident occurred on June 9. Ravishankar, an employee of the courier company, was assigned the task of delivering couriers at Hebbal Industrial Area. When he reached the place, Ravishankar stopped by a tea stall near…
Scooterist killed in road accident
June 12, 2017Mysuru: In a tragic incident, a 24-year-old youth was killed on the spot, when the Honda Activa Scooter (KA-04 EY-5176) he was riding, was knocked down by a tractor (KA-55 T-934) near Gundu Rao Nagar on Mysore-Nanjangud Road this morning. The deceased youth has been identified as Jayant, son of M.L. Krishnamurthy of Deendayal Upadhyaya…
Man injured in hit-and-run case
June 12, 2017Mysuru: In a hit-and-run case, a 50-year-old pedestrian sustained serious injuries when he was hit by an unidentified vehicle near Nadanahalli on Mysuru-T. Narasipur Road this morning. The injured pedestrian has been identified as Swamy of Nadanahalli. Swamy was crossing the Mysuru-T. Narasipur Road to go to Police Layout, when an unidentified four-wheeler coming from…
Good response for first Yoga Day rehearsal
June 11, 2017Mysuru: The very first rehearsal for the planned Guinness record-breaking yoga performance scheduled for June 21 which is International Yoga Day received good response from city residents this morning. Though the District Administration had expected around 5,000 yoga performers today, they were not disappointed as nearly 2,500 yoga enthusiasts turned up to perform at Kote…
Karnataka Bandh may not affect normal life tomorrow
June 11, 2017Mysuru: Expect tomorrow’s Karnataka Bandh to be a low-key affair in Mysuru as services of KSRTC buses, autos and taxies will remain normal. It will also be business-as-usual for schools and colleges, private and government establishments. Kannada Okkoota has called for a State-wide dawn-to-dusk bandh tomorrow demanding resolution to several demands, including drinking water and…
Yeddyurappa kicks off Jana Samparka Abhiyana in city
June 11, 2017Mysuru: State BJP President and former CM B.S. Yeddyurappa set off the party’s ‘Jana Samparka Abhiyana’ campaign in the district by garlanding the statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar at FTS Circle on Mysuru-Bengaluru Road in city this morning. Later speaking to press persons, Yeddyurappa accused Siddharamaiah Government of inept handling of drought situation in the…
City yoga champ enters Golden Book of World Records
June 11, 2017Mysuru: Mysuru’s yoga champ and Kalashree awardee H. Kushi, who attempted a World Record for ‘Back Plank Recline Cruncher Under Yogic Practice’, entered the ‘Golden Book of World Records’ for performing it 15 times in one minute this morning. The record feat was performed at the Community Hall in Note Mudran Nagar here in the presence…
BELAVATHA MYSTERY FIRE: KSPCB expert team visits spot
June 11, 2017Mysuru: A six-member expert committee constituted by Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) to investigate the mystery fire at Shyadanahalli near Belavatha on the outskirts of the city visited the site this morning. The committee has been tasked to probe the reasons behind the death of 14-year-old boy Harshal in April this year. Harshal died…
Bengaluru gets ‘Namma 100’ emergency line
June 11, 2017Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah yesterday launched ‘Namma 100,’ a re-christened and upgraded emergency response service Dial 100 of Bengaluru Police. After the inauguration, he said, that “Bengaluru Police is equipped with technology. They need to curb crimes involving habitual offenders and the State Government is committed to help in whatever way possible. Similar help…
Skill Development Training: District targets to enrol 25,000 youth
June 11, 2017Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep has directed the district and taluk level officials to see that they reach a target of enrolling 25,000 youth by June 12 for skill development training. He was speaking on Kaushalya Karnataka Abhinaya organised as part of progress review meeting in his office here on Friday, in which the district…
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