Mysuru: MLA S.A. Ramdas has said that Mane-Mane Dasara will be held in K.R. Constituency from Sept. 22 to 27. Addressing a meeting of MCC Corporators coming under K.R. Assembly segment at MCC Hall here recently, Ramdas directed the Corporators to hold Mane-Mane Dasara in all the 19 Wards. Asking the Corporators to chalk out…
Burglar arrested: Articles worth Rs.4 lakh recovered
September 15, 2019Mysuru: The CCB Police, who arrested a burglar, have recovered stolen articles, including gold jewellery, totally worth Rs.4 lakh from him. K.C. Ashok, 30, of Naladi village, Kakkabbe Post in Madikeri taluk of Kodagu district, is the one who is arrested. Acting on a tip off, the CCB sleuths picked up Ashok when he was…
Mysuru origin US doctor distributes scholarships to students
September 15, 2019Mysuru: Sri Hulagadri Trust had organised a programme at the NIE Diamond Jubilee Sports Complex on Manandavadi Road here this morning for the distribution of T.V. Alamelu Memorial Scholarships to meritorious students, instituted by Dr. Meera V. Nathan, a renowned doctor from USA hailing from Mysuru. Scholarship were given to about 600 students. Retried Director, Mysore…
Nagappan takes over as UPASI President
September 15, 2019Coonoor: Al Rm. Nagappan has been elected as the President of United Planters Association of Southern India (UPASI) for the year 2019-20. A coffee planter by profession, he manages the family business of Karrie Kollie Estate at Suntikoppa in Kodagu. Nagappan was elected at the 126th Annual Conference of the Association held in Coonoor in…
MCC turns basement parking into dumpyard
September 14, 2019Crores of rupees spent for a dumpyard in city ! Officers fail to smell the rot right under their nose Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) that gives lofty speeches and spends crores of rupees on waste management, Swachh Bharat and open defecation-free campaign, has to first put its own house in order. It is…
National Lok Adalat held
September 14, 201912,500 cases taken up across the district Mysuru: The day-long National Lok Adalat conducted by the Karnataka State Legal Services Authority in association with the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) began at the City Law Courts complex and at the Malalawadi Court Complex (behind Apollo Hospital) this morning, with a huge number of litigants from…
Rangayana Directors given marching orders
September 14, 2019State Government also dissolves Ranga Samaja; theatre persons cry foul over ‘interference’ Mysuru: In an unprecedented move, the State Government yesterday sacked Directors of all four Rangayanas and also dissolved Ranga Samaja, the decision-making body of the repertories. The Order was issued by H.K. Suresh Babu, Under-Secretary to the Government, Department of Kannada and Culture,…
Model houses in Kodagu turn haven for anti-social elements
September 14, 2019Madikeri: Anti-social elements in and around Madikeri have a new address to carry out their nocturnal illegal activities including gambling, consuming alcohol and prostitution — model houses built for the flood affected victims in the district. Nobody would have questioned them if they had not vandalised the houses. Yes, the newly-built houses are being damaged…
Minister Somanna to get ugly Arch Gate repaired for Dasara
September 14, 2019Mysuru: In the course of widening and development work of Abba Road from Five Lights Circle to Hyder Ali Road into a six-lane road, near the 150-year-old Government Guest House in Nazarbad last year, the ornate and massive heritage Arch Gate was damaged. The historic structure now stands as an orphan and is an eyesore….
Skywatch: Rare ‘Harvest’ Micromoon to light the sky tonight
September 14, 2019By Rtn. Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Observational Astronomer There is a celestial feast for Indians today (Sept.14), as everyone can witness the smallest full moon or micromoon for the year 2019. This year’s full Harvest Moon presents the smallest, farthest full moon of 2019. It lies more than 252,000 miles away, in contrast to the…














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