Mysuru: V.V. Puram Police have arrested a woman who had cheated e-commerce giant Amazon India to the tune of Rs.1.17 lakh by making numerous online purchases and returning substandard or cheap copies. The arrested woman is Ashwini alias Manorama of Jayalakshmipuram. She used to order expensive items from Amazon and claim refunds for the delivered…
Raichur teacher on school trip killed in road mishap near Periyapatna
December 24, 2019Periyapatn: A 55-year-old school teacher from Raichur, who had come along with a group of students on tour, was killed when a car rammed into him, when he was crossing the road near Punadahalli Gate in Periyapatna taluk on Sunday night. The deceased is Eeranna (55), a teacher at a school in Sindanur taluk in…
Hundi collection at Mugur Temple yields Rs.8.32 lakh in 112 days
December 24, 2019Mysuru (T. Narasipur): The hundi collection at Tripurasundariamma Temple at Mugur village in T. Narasipur taluk for the last 112 days was Rs.8,31,880 as per the counting done yesterday at the temple. The hundi collection is counted three times in a year and the previous counting in September had yielded Rs.16,50,757. Yesterday’s counting was done…
Hassan-Periyapatna Road to become toll road from Dec.27
December 24, 2019Mysuru: The Karnataka Road Development Corporation Ltd. (KRDCL) has approved toll collection on Hassan-Ramanathapura-Periyapatna Road (State Highway-21). Following this, toll booths have been set up at Kattaya, Byadarahalli, Arakalgud, Doddamagge, Niluvagilu and Koorgal on this State Highway for collecting toll from Dec.27. Toll collection contract has been awarded to one Vijaya Ramegowda. However, two and…
IMF Economist Gita Gopinath to visit city tomorrow
December 24, 2019Mysuru: Economic Counsellor and Director of Research Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Gita Gopinath will be arriving in Mysuru on a three-day visit tomorrow. Gita’s parents T.V. Gopinath and V.C. Vijayalakshmi, both from Kerala, currently reside in Mysuru. Mysuru-born Gita Gopinath, the first woman to occupy the top IMF post, is on India…
Man missing
December 24, 2019Mysuru: A 51-year-old man, who left his house on Dec.9 at about 4 pm, saying that he was going to meet his friends, has since gone missing. The missing man is Ravi, who was residing in V.V. Puram Police limits. He is 4.9 ft. tall, fair complexioned, well built, speaks Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Hindi…
Dognapping ! :Illegal canine trading on the rise in Mysuru
December 23, 2019Stolen dogs sold to kennels and estates in Kodagu, Ooty and Bengaluru Mysuru: Where is my dog? This is one question an increasing number of dog owners in city are asking these days. And they are not getting any definitive answer. They fear their missing dogs may have been stolen for illegal breeding in what…
Pharmacists urge Government to fulfil long-pending demands
December 23, 201958th National Pharmacy Week Programme Mysuru: Urging the Government to fulfil the long-pending demands of Government Pharmacists, G.S. Desai, President, All India and Karnataka State Government Pharmacists Association, Bengaluru, has warned of staging a massive protest at Bengaluru on Jan.30, 2020. Speaking at the 58th National Pharmacy Week organised by Mysuru and Chamarajanagar district unit…
New-model ration cards to be introduced in State
December 23, 2019New Delhi: After ‘One Nation-One Tax’ initiative of GST (Goods and Services Tax), the BJP headed NDA Government has now come up with the idea of ‘One Nation – One Ration Card’, for which it has developed a new model card. The Centre will be implementing this new initiative on a pilot basis in six…
Replica of Seven Wonders of the World
December 23, 2019Cake Show by Dolphin at Gruha Shobhe Mysuru: Gruha Shobhe, the living style expo which began on Dec. 20 at Maharaja’s College Grounds, has some unique cakes on display by Dolphin Bakes N Ice Creams this time apart from the regular electronics and other household items like Solar products, water purifiers, power savers, refrigerators, washing…















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