Mysuru: Two persons, accused in the brutal murder of a youth at a vacant land in Gowrishankar Nagar on June 29 afternoon, have surrendered before the Court yesterday. Those who have surrendered are Pramod alias Betta and Avinash. The Judge has remanded them to two days Police custody for interrogation. It may be recalled that…
Witness dies of heart attack in Court premises
July 2, 2019Mysuru: In a tragic incident, a witness in a case who had come to depose in the Malalavadi (Jayanagar) Court Complex, died in the Court premises reportedly due to a heart attack on Monday. S. Nandeesh (36) of Mandakalli in the taluk, is the deceased. Nandeesh had come to the Court to depose as a…
Two-day Bharatanatyam workshop in city on July 13 and 14
July 2, 2019Mysuru: Champaka Academy, a premier educational and cultural institution in Mysuru with the mission to nurture and promote Indian culture, is conducting a two-day Bharatanatyam workshop at its premises in Ramakrishnanagar. Renowned Bharatanatyam Guru, Karnataka Kalashree B.K. Vasanthalakshmi will conduct the workshop on July 13 and 14 teaching rare “Kshetrayya Padams.” Bharatanatyam practitioners aged 14…
Traffic constable dies of excessive boozing
July 2, 2019Hunsur: A Police Constable, attached to Nanjangud Traffic Police Station, reportedly died of excessive boozing in Hunsur late last night. Mahesh of Modur P. Koppalu in the taluk is the deceased Cop. Mahesh, who was serving at Nanjangud, came to the town yesterday and attended a party late in the evening. Mahesh, who is said…
Brand-new Irwin Road before Dasara-2019
July 1, 2019MCC aims to complete widening, re-laying and beautification of ever-busy road in two months Mysore: The much delayed and controversial widening of Irwin Road in city has gained fresh traction with the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) expediting land acquisition process, paying compensation for land and carrying out simultaneous demolition of acquired properties. Already, 56 properties…
Ballari Congress MLA Anand Singh resigns
July 1, 2019BJP ‘perpetually day-dreaming’ of toppling Government, tweets CM Bengaluru: Barely 48 hours after Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy left for the US to participate in the bhoomi puja for Kalabhairaveshwara Temple to be built by Vokkaliga community, sections of MLAs from the Congress camp have become active and are said to be plotting to overthrow the…
Peripheral Ring Road not likely anytime soon
July 1, 2019MUDA fails even to initiate initial land survey for the ambitious project Mysore: The ambitious Peripheral Ring Road (PRR) as envisaged in the Mysuru Master Plan-2031 has proved a non-starter as the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has not even conducted a basic road survey – a prerequisite for any road infrastructure project. Considering the…
Hair-raising video shows tiger chasing bikers on forest road
July 1, 2019Mysuru: “Tiger Tiger burning bright…In the forests of the night…” wrote English Romanticism poet William Blake. Removed from the poetic world, tigers can also kill especially when we intrude into their territory and one must be doubly careful while travelling through forests. Two bike-borne youths — Vimal and his friend from Wayanad — had a…
VVCE students develop ‘Automated Wheel-chair with Gesture Control’
July 1, 2019Mysore: People suffering with physical disability due to illness, accidents or any other disability are in need of wheelchair. Patients who are suffering from low or medium level disability are able to use manual or electrical wheel-chairs. In severe cases of disability, the wheel-chair lacks mobility and the person cannot use wheel-chair and has to…
Canada Professor to talk on ‘Diversity of Jumping Spiders’ at RMNH in city
July 1, 2019Mysuru: Team ‘Saaliga’ in association with Mysore Nature, Arivu Nature Resource Centre and Regional Museum of Natural History (RMNH), Siddarthanagr, Mysuru, is organising a talk on “The Music of Evolution: Exploring the Diversity of Jumping Spiders.” The talk will be held on July 3 at 5.45 pm at Regional Museum of Natural History and will…















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