Accused avenged breaking of his teeth Mandya: K.M. Doddi Police have arrested five persons on charges of murdering a youth at Halagur Circle in K.M. Doddi of Maddur taluk on Oct.19. Addressing a press meet yesterday, Superintendent of Police (SP) K. Parashuram said that the arrested are 26-year-old Praveen of Shivapura, 23-year-old M.N. Niranjan of…
Plea to screen Kannada movies as part of Rajyotsava celebrations
October 24, 2019Mysuru: The District Administration is all geared up for grand Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations on Nov. 1, said Additional DC B.R. Poornima, here on Tuesday. Presiding over a preliminary meeting at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, she said like every year the celebrations would be held in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple. “Celebrations would begin by offering…
Education Society fetes seniors
October 24, 2019Mysuru: Senior Members of Mar Thoma Education Society who have completed 75 years and above — Dr. T.A. Abraham, Augustin Manickam, O.N. Mathew Kutty, Varghese Kurian, Cherian Thampy and Soma Kurian — were felicitated during the 55th Annual General Body Meeting of Mar Thoma Education Society (MES) and St. Thomas Institutions at Vishweshwaranagar recently. The…
Suvidha Special Train for Deepavali Fest
October 24, 2019Mysuru: South Western Railway (SWR) has decided to run Suvidha Special trains to clear extra rush of passengers during Deepavali festival as detailed below: Train No. 82659 / 82660 Mysuru – Vijayapura – Mysuru Suvidha Special: Train No. 82659 Mysuru – Vijayapura Suvidha Special will depart from Mysuru at 16:45 hrs on 25.10.2019 (Friday) and…
Octogenarian among two missing from city
October 24, 2019Mysuru: In separate cases, an 83-year-old man is among two persons missing from city. In the first case, 83-year-old Krishnamurthy has gone missing from Oct.20 from his residence in Lakshmipuram Police Station limits in city. He is 5.4 ft. tall, wheatish complexioned, round face, normal built, speaks Kannada and was wearing a white shirt and…
Miscreants break open car window, steal Rs.14 lakh
October 24, 2019Mysuru: Miscreants have decamped with Rs.14 lakh kept in a car after breaking the glass window at Yeraganahalli in city. The person, who lost the money, is Harish, a resident of Mandya. Harish, after receiving Rs.20 lakh from his friend had come to his father-in-law’s house at Yeraganahalli here. After taking out Rs.6 lakh from…
Tourist Guide waylaid, assaulted in wee hours
October 23, 2019Made to run around three Police Stations; complaint filed finally at 10.30 pm Mysore: A 61-year-old Tourist Guide was waylaid, robbed, brutally stabbed and assaulted by a gang of four criminals in the wee hours of yesterday. Sadly, the bleeding victim was made to run around three Police Stations to register a complaint. Finally, the…
Landslip at Chamundi Hill: View Point-Nandi Statue Road closed for traffic
October 23, 2019Mysore: The Road between View Point and Nandi Statue atop Chamundi Hill has been temporarily closed for vehicular traffic from this morning as a portion of the Hill caved in yesterday. Vehicles have been asked to take regular route to reach Chamundeshwari Temple and alternative Road to Nandi Statue. A portion of Chamundi Hill along…
Victory for Greens as HC halts Mysuru-Kodagu Railway Line
October 23, 2019Mysore: In a huge victory to environmentalists and conservationists, the Karnataka High Court yesterday asked the Indian Railways and the Ministry of Railways to seek environment-related clearances before commissioning two rail projects in Kodagu — Mysuru-Kushalnagar line and the Thalassery-Mysuru Railway Line. The High Court Bench, led by Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka, gave these…
‘Save Dewan Poornaiah Canal, Conserve Kukkarahalli Lake’
October 23, 2019Activists welcome MLA G.T. Devegowda’s stand to resurvey historic canal Mysuru: Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has urged the elected representatives and residents to save the iconic Kukkarahalli Lake and clear encroachment on Dewan Poornaiah Canal. MGP members, under the banner of Kukkarahalli Ulisi Andolan, has welcomed Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda’s (GTD) announcement of redoing the…















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