Mysuru/Mysore: Ganabharathi is organising a Hindustani musical concert by sisters —Sindhu and Kshama Manjunath — at Veene Seshanna Bhavan on Adichunchanagiri Road in city on Mar. 6 at 6 pm. The vocalists will be accompanied by Pandit Deepak Nagannanavar on harmonium and Pandit Ramesh Dhannur on tabla. Artistes’ Profiles Sindhu and Kshama Manjunath had their…
Calling Housing beneficiaries under different Schemes
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore:- The Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation had blocked construction of houses of beneficiaries under Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Housing Scheme and Vajpayee Urban Housing Scheme who were sanctioned plots in Bannur Municipal limits during 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 for failure to begin construction of houses. Now, following directions from the Government, the 101 beneficiaries have…
Nine autos seized for demanding excess fare
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Following complaints from the public that a few auto drivers were refusing to come to their desired destinations with a few even demanding excess fares, the Mysuru City Traffic Police, who conducted ‘Operation Decoy’against autorickshaws for refusing to go for hire and for demanding excess fares, yesterday, have registered a total of 26 cases,…
‘Overuse of mobile phones causing health issues in youths’
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: “Overuse of mobile phones is causing multiple health problems including depression and anxiety in youngsters,” opined District Co-operative Union President H.V. Rajeev. He was speaking after inaugurating the district level Sports meet jointly organised by Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports, Nehru Yuva Kendra, Sri Talakaveri Mahila Vidya Samsthe and Sri Talakaveri Seva mattu…
Mysuru girl among ‘Grand Prize Winner’ of Global Start-up Business Plan Contest
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: The team, consisting of Swati Hegde, an 8th semester student of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology (VVIET), Mysuru, has emerged the ‘Grand Prize Winner’ of the Launchpad Global Start-up Business Plan Competition ‘Ground Reality’ held at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad. Swati Hegde, along with Nihal Konan, Data Analyst COE…
Man electrocuted
March 5, 2020Nanjangud: A man, who was electrocuted at Kadabur village in the taluk on Tuesday and admitted to K.R. Hospital in Mysuru for treatment, has breathed his last at the hospital. The deceased is Chikkadevanayaka (31), a resident of Kadabur village. The deceased, along with his friends, had gone to Nugu River for fishing, when he…
Honest auto driver returns purse found on road
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: An auto driver has displayed honesty by returning the purse that he found lying on the road to its rightful owner. The auto driver who returned the purse is Rafiq. Yesterday morning, Rafiq was passing on Bamboo Bazaar Road when he saw the purse lying on the roadside. Rafiq, who picked up the purse,…
Woman’s gold chain snatched at bus stop
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Bike borne miscreants, in the pretext of seeking an address, have snatched the gold chain from a woman, who was waiting for a bus at a bus shelter in Srinagar at the outskirts of city last evening. The woman, who lost her gold chain, is Jayamma, residing in Varuna Police limits. She had come…
Auto driver commits suicide
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: A 24-year-old Auto driver has committed suicide by hanging self at his house in V.V. Mohalla on Mar. 3. The deceased is Siddarth. He committed suicide when no one was present at home. V.V. Puram Police, who have registered a case, are investigating.
II PUC: 35,004 students write exam in district
March 4, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Second PUC examinations began this morning amidst unprecedented security measures by the Pre-University Education Department. In Mysuru District, a total of 35,004 students (17,266 boys and 17,738 girls including 81 specially-abled students) wrote the exam at 26 centres. A total of 9,792 students from Arts stream, 11,650 from Science stream and 13,562 from…














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