Mysuru: Even as the crucial by-polls for 15 Assembly segments in the State has got over, with the BJP winning 12 of them, several BJP leaders from city have now set their eyes on nomination to State-run Boards and Corporations. The post of Chairman for Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), Mysore Lac and Paints (Mylac),…
MyBuild: Prizes distributed to Best Stalls
December 17, 2019Mysuru: A unique exhibition of construction materials, equipment, interiors and lifestyles, MyBuild-2019, organised by the Builders’ Association of India (BAI), Mysore Centre, concluded at Maharaja’s College Grounds in city yesterday. On the occasion, prizes were distributed to the winners of best stalls at the expo under various categories. Sumukha Building Solutions bagged the Best Debut…
Chamarajanagar youth drowns in Pondicherry Beach
December 17, 2019Chamarajanagar: A 26-year-old-youth, who had gone on a tour along with his friends was drowned in Pondicherry Beach after getting caught to high tides. The deceased youth is B. Deepu, son of Angadi Basappa of Harave village, who was working at a private firm in Bengaluru. Deepu, along with eight others, had gone on a…
Transgender pickpockets cash from man at toilet
December 17, 2019Mysuru: A pickpocket incident, where a transgender lifted cash from the pocket of a man who was busy peeing, has taken place at Suburban Bus Stand toilet in city on Saturday night. The man, who lost Rs.2,700 cash, is P. Kumar, a resident of Lashkar Mohalla. On Dec.14 at about 10.30 pm, Kumar reached Suburban…
Alleged dowry harassment, woman commits suicide
December 17, 2019Mysuru: Depressed over frequent harassment for dowry, a woman committed suicide by hanging self at her house in Muneshwara Nagar here on Sunday. The deceased is Shwetha (27), wife of Madesh of Muneshwaranagar. Madesh had married Shwetha on June 1, 2015 and Shwetha’s family had given cash and gold ornaments as dowry at the time…
Workshop on ‘People-friendly Police’ held
December 17, 2019Mysuru: In an effort to make policing a people-friendly one, a workshop on ‘People-friendly Police’ was held at Karnataka Police Bhavan on Lalitha Mahal Road in city this morning. For the first time in the State, authorities have taken up the concept of People-friendly Police initiative in Mysuru. The workshop was inaugurated by City Police…
Man with 80 kg venison nabbed by Forest officials
December 17, 2019Hunsur: A man, who had poached a Sambar deer in the reserve forest and stored the venison (deer meat), has been arrested by the Forest Department officials yesterday. The arrested poacher is Swamy of Lakshmipura village in Anechowkur Reserve Forest area. Acting on a tip off that Swamy had stored about 80 kg venison in…
Three sentenced to life imprisonment for killing woman
December 17, 2019Chamarajanagar: The District and Sessions Court has sentenced three persons to life imprisonment after they were found guilty of killing a woman by pouring kerosene and setting her ablaze for not bearing a child. The convicted are deceased Manjula’s mother-in-law Bellamma, sister-in-law Doddamma and brother-in-law Ramesh, all residents of Bendarawadi village in Chamarajanagar taluk. Details:…
Felicitation marks ‘Kittur Rani Chennamma Vijayotsava’
December 17, 2019Mysuru: Veera Vanithe Rani Chennamma Swayam Seva Sangha had organised ‘Kittur Rani Chennamma Vijayotsava’ programme at VRC Auditorium on New Kantharaj Urs Road here on Sunday. Inaugurating the programme, Mysore Palace ACP H.M. Chandrashekar opined that the history and valour of Rani Chennamma are an inspiration for today’s youth. He said Vijayotsava was popular in…
Book ‘Rangothri’ released
December 17, 2019Mysuru: Ananya Books and Paraspara Art Foundation had organised a programme at Mini Theatre in Kalamandira premises here on Saturday to release the book ‘Rangothri’ by G.L. Tripuranthaka. The play ‘The Paying Guest’ was also staged on the occasion. Releasing the book, Kannada Book Authority Chairman Dr. Nandish Hanche disclosed that the Authority has constituted…















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