Mysuru: With Dasara round the corner, the authorities have already begun the rehearsal for Jumboo Savari with the elephants being taken on a morning walk on Raja Marga from Mysore Palace North Gate to the Bannimantap Grounds. Similarly, the officials began rehearsals for the tasks that will be performed by Mounted Police, especially for the…
Minister C.T. Ravi launches BJP membership drive in city
September 10, 2019Mysuru: BJP is the only party which follows democratic principles while conducting its organisational elections, said Tourism Minister C.T. Ravi, here this morning. Speaking after inaugurating the party membership drive at the City BJP Head Quarters at Sachin Rajendra Bhavan in Chamarajapuram, he said that Bharatiya Janata Party, which does not believe in family politics,…
Second batch of Dasara Jumbos arrives in city
September 10, 2019Mysuru: With Dasara festivities hardly 19 days away, the second batch of Dasara jumbos arrived here yesterday. The seven elephants — Balarama, Kaveri, Vikrama, Gopi, Durgaparameshwari, Jayaprakash and Lakshmi — were traditionally welcomed into the city Palace after performing puja to them. However, Balarama had arrived in city on Sunday and was brought to the…
One-year-old falls off jeep in Kerala forest; crawls to safety
September 10, 2019Thiruvananthapuram: A toddler fell off a moving jeep in Idukki, Kerala, on Sunday night and escaped by trying to crawl to a ticket counter several metres away. Parents of the baby — a one-year-old girl — who were in the jeep had fallen asleep during their trip from Palani, Tamil Nadu, and did not realise…
Is there an end to Kodagu’s flood misery ?
September 10, 2019Madikeri: Kodagu District has been battered by nature’s fury consecutively since the last two years and it looks like there is no immediate sign of relief from this misery. Nature is posing challenging questions year-after-year and the State Government and the District Administration are finding it extremely difficult to find solutions to this nature’s onslaught….
Geologists warn of more landslips in future
September 10, 2019Landslide at Talacauvery caused due to multiple contour trenches and cutting of slopes Madikeri: The Geological Survey of India (GSI), a Government of India body, has concluded that slope modification without proper precautions is the main reason for recent landslides in parts of Kodagu. The scientists, who have conducted extensive field study and research, have…
Pejawar Seer releases D. Madegowda’s book ‘Asha Mandira’
September 10, 2019Mysuru: “I am very happy to release the book written by D. Madegowda during the Chaturmasa period. He had effectively used the power that he got for the service of the society that benefitted the poor and the marginalised and achieved a lot,” said Pejawar Seer Sri Vishwesha Theertha Swamiji. He was speaking after releasing the…
Hotel creates awareness on traffic rules
September 10, 2019Mysuru: The steep hike in the traffic penalties has sent shock waves among the public. Those who had taken the rules lightly have now begun to panic and are seen running helter-skelter to ensure all documents are intact to avoid being penalised. Many have taken to social media to create awareness among the public. Apoorva…
Two cubs among three leopards found dead
September 10, 2019Nanjangud: A four-year-old leopardess and two cubs were found dead under suspicious circumstances at Hallare village in Nanjangud taluk yesterday. While the carcass of a cub and mother leopard were found in the field of one Mohammad Pasha, the carcass of another cub was found in another agricultural field abutting it, belonging to Chennananjappa. Both…
Murder threat: Former Corporator Jagadish acquitted
September 10, 2019Mysuru: The City Court has acquitted former Corporator Jagadish who was facing the charges of assault and murder threat. One Vanaja Bheemaiah had lodged a complaint against the then BJP Corporator of Ward 14 Jagadish with Kuvempunagar Police stating that the latter had assaulted and threatened her life during the by-election to MCC Ward 13…














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