Mysuru: The Devaraja Police, who arrested three muggers, have recovered three motorcycles and a silver chain allegedly robbed by them. The arrested have been identified as Karthik alias Karia, 23, resident of Vijayanagar 2nd Stage, Mysuru, Anand alias Nepali, 22, a resident of Paduvarahalli, Mysuru and Shivakumar alias Shivaprasad, a resident of Amrutheshwaranagar in Belavadi,…
Three killed in head-on collision between two-wheelers
December 15, 2019Mysuru: Two persons were killed on the spot, while another succumbed to injuries at K.R. Hospital, when a bike and a scooter collided head-on near MC Hundi on T. Narasipur Road last night. A pillion rider, who had sustained serious injuries, has been admitted to a private hospital in city. The deceased are Akhilesh, son…
SDM-IMD signs MoU with ATI
December 15, 2019For Training, Research, Publication and Study on Societal Issues Mysuru: The Administrative Training Institute (ATI), Mysuru and Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Institute for Management Development (SDM-IMD), Mysuru, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at ATI recently. The MoU has been made to design, develop and conduct training and capacity building programmes on development of Infrastructure,…
No Fastag device at Nanjangud Toll Plaza: Toll-less travel today as farmers stage protest
December 14, 2019Mysuru: The move of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to collect toll on Nanjangud Toll Plaza near Kadakola via National Highway-212 (now NH-766) is ill-planned and poorly executed as the toll booth is not equipped with FASTag Sensors that enable smooth passage of vehicles with FASTag. This means, a commuter has to pay toll…
KIADB to launch Phase-II of Immavu, Thandya Industrial Area
December 14, 2019Public hearing on Environment Impact on Jan. 6, 2020 Project to come up in 1,149.21 acres at Nanjangud; estimated cost is Rs. 123.80 crore Mysuru: The Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board (KIADB) has proposed the development of Immavu and Thandya Industrial Area Phase-II in Nanjangud Taluk of Mysuru. The estimated cost of the project is…
Tallest Animal Travels Longest Distance
December 14, 201912-foot tall Chamarajendra covers 3,200 kms in a 16-foot crate from Mysuru to Guwahati Zoo Mysuru: A male giraffe from Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens (Mysuru Zoo) has created a record of sorts by travelling all the way to Assam State Zoo-cum- Botanical Garden at Guwahati on road. The 14-month-old giraffe, Chamarajendra, travelled 3,200 kilometres…
This ‘Telecom Officer’ gets 3 MUDA sites !
December 14, 2019By S.T. Ravikumar Mysuru: Controversies and Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) are two sides of the same coin. Every other day, MUDA is in the news for all wrong reasons either by making eligible site owners wait for decades or allot two or three sites to same person without verifying facts. This duplication, though can…
National Lok Adalat begins in city amidst boycott by advocates
December 14, 2019Mysuru: The fourth and last National Lok Adalat of the year 2019, began in the city this morning amidst boycott by Mysore Bar Association in protest against the Dec.12 Government order cancelling Fourth Saturday Holiday for Courts. The Mysore Bar Association at a meeting held yesterday, had decided to boycott the Lok Adalat proceedings in…
In a first, regulator hikes prices of essential medicines
December 14, 2019New Delhi: In a major development that would help drug makers to tide over the high costs of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and intermediates, the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has increased the ceiling price of 21 formulations by 50 percent on Dec.13. NPPA said it has been receiving applications for an upward revision of…
Complaint against Bishop was under duress: Woman
December 14, 2019Mysuru: Two weeks after an FIR was filed against Mysuru Bishop Most Rev. K.A. William for allegedly outraging the modesty of a woman, the woman in question appeared before journalists at Pathrakartara Bhavan in city yesterday and claimed that she did not voluntarily lodge any complaint against anyone and she was forced to do so. …















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