Begur (Chamarajanagar): Manju Rao (35), a resident of Kalyanagiri in Mysuru is said to have committed suicide by consuming poison at a dilapidated building near Chikkahundi Gate. He was believed to have come in his autorickshaw three or four days ago to the spot and committed suicide. Tahsildar Najundaiah, Begur Police Sub-Inspector Lokesh and Village…
Man sentenced to life for killing wife
October 26, 2019Mysuru: The Fifth Additional District and Sessions Court here has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife. Rajesh alias Raju of Lingapura Colony in Periyapatna taluk is the one who has been sentenced. Rajesh, an alcoholic, used to pester his wife Kumari who worked as a labourer for money. But…
Police nab duo involved in mobile thefts during Jumboo Savari
October 26, 2019Mysuru: The City Crime Branch (CCB) on Oct. 24 arrested two persons who were allegedly involved in mobile phone thefts. The accused are Tausif Pasha, a resident of Kalyanagiri and Firoz Pasha, a resident of Ghousianagar. According to the Police, the accused were nabbed near M.A.R Mobile Shop on Akbar Road in Mandi Mohalla while…
Two nabbed while trying to sell elephant tusk
October 26, 2019Mysuru: Forest Mobile Squad arrested two persons while selling an elephant tusk. The accused are Suresh alias Kulla, a resident of Junglehaadi in Virajpet and Chethan, a resident of Kattekeri in Mandya. Mobile squads sleuths, based on a tip-off, nabbed the duo near Anechowkur in Periyapatna and recovered a 20 kg tusk and a Tata…
Encroachments endanger lives of pedestrians
October 25, 2019Footpath vendors near ever-busy suburban bus stand force pedestrians to walk on road Mysore: Pedestrians are forced to walk on the ever-busy suburban bus stand road endangering their lives as the footpath is encroached by hawkers. Large scale encroachment of the footpath on the stretch in front of St. Bartholomew’s Church near the bus stand…
Ropeway can de-congest traffic on Chamundi Hill: District Minister V. Somanna
October 25, 2019Mysuru: District Minister V. Somanna has observed that a ropeway can de-congest vehicular traffic on Chamundi Hill. Speaking to presspersons after inspecting the spot where landslide occurred at a stretch of Chamundi Hill road between View Point and Nandi Statue atop the hill yesterday, Somanna said that the traffic on the hill road is increasing…
D.K. Shivakumar calls on Sonia, Rahul Gandhi
October 25, 2019New Delhi: A day after his release from Tihar Jail, former Minister and senior Congress leader from Karnataka D.K. Shivakumar met All India Congress Committee (AICC) Interim President Sonia Gandhi and former President Rahul Gandhi, yesterday. Shivakumar’s younger brother and MP D.K. Suresh accompanied him. It may be recalled that Sonia Gandhi and MP Ambika…
Protests galore in City
October 25, 2019Mysuru: The city witnessed a series of protests by various organisations for different reasons this morning. Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Mahasabha: Nearly 1,000 members of Akhila Bharata Veerashaiva Mahasabha held a silent protest march this morning seeking the arrest of journalist Vishweshwar Bhat for his alleged defamatory comments against Suttur Seer Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji in…
District Minister calls for transparent distribution of relief money
October 25, 2019Mysuru: With Mysuru being one of the flood affected districts in the region, District Minister V. Somanna on Thursday directed officials to distribute flood relief money to the affected victims in a transparent manner. Speaking at a meeting to discuss flood relief works and crop loss in the district at the ZP Hall here yesterday,…
BJP State Chief asks workers to strengthen Party at Booth-level
October 25, 2019Mysuru: Maintaining that all hard-working Party workers will be suitably rewarded, State BJP Chief Nalin Kumar Kateel asked them to focus on strengthening the Party at the Booth-level as it is vital for the Party to get a strong foothold. Addressing a meeting of Party workers at the BJP Office in Chamarajapuram here yesterday, Kateel said…












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