Mysuru: Gold jewels worth more than Rs.2 lakh are said to have been stolen from a house in Udayagiri here and a complaint has been registered with Udayagiri Police. The house occupant Salman Pasha in the complaint has stated that the aforementioned jewels were kept in a box and secured in a cupboard which were…
Calling meritorious students
June 29, 2019Mysuru: Meritorious Trimathastha Brahmin community students (boys and girls) who have scored high marks in SSLC and PUC (2018-19) will be conferred pratibha puraskar at a programme jointly organised by Sri Krishna Mitra Mandali and Sri Krishna Trust at Sri Krishna Dhama, Sahukar Channaiah Road, Saraswathipuram at 6 pm on June 30. For more details…
Farmers lay siege to KRS
June 28, 2019Entry to tourists only after 5 pm Mandya / Srirangapatna: With the indefinite stir launched by the farmers at Mandya seeking immediate release of water to KRS and Hemavathi Canals entering the eighth day and the deadline set to the Government for releasing water also having ended today at 11 am, hundreds of farmers thronged…
Vishnu Memorial to be built under Police protection
June 28, 2019High Court clears legal hurdles; Works on the much-delayed Memorial to begin soon Mysore: The memorial for late actor “Sahasa Simha” Dr. Vishnuvardhan in Mysuru will be built under Police protection as several unauthorised parties have approached the Courts claiming the proposed land for the memorial at Udbur village as theirs. Following this, the Mysuru…
Stone pillar in front of Dasoha Bhavan atop Chamundi Hill damaged
June 28, 2019Mysore: A stone pillar in the decorated mantap in the garden in front of the Dasoha Bhavan atop Chamundi Hill is broken and this issue was brought to the notice of the officials concerned. Instead of replacing it, it has been patched up, said a resident of the Hill, expressing his anger. Since the last…
New Motor Bill: 10K fine for drunken driving, 5K for without licence
June 28, 2019New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on June 24 approved changes to the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill. Following this amendment, if you break traffic rules, do not give way to ambulance, let a juvenile ride your vehicle or violate any other rules under the Motor Vehicles Act, watch out. This bill which was pending for approval…
MP Pratap Simha seeks works of NH-275 on top priority
June 28, 2019New Delhi: Mysuru-Kodagu Member of Parliament Pratap Simha has requested Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to treat the works on National Highway 275 (Mysuru-Madikeri Economic Corridor Expressway Project along Mysuru-Madikeri NH-275) linking Mysuru and Madikeri on priority and expedite the works. Meeting Union Minister Road Transport and Highways and Shipping, Ministry of Micro,…
Yaduveer opposes parking lot at Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry
June 28, 2019Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) Mysuru Chapter inaugurated Mysore: The Mysuru Chapter of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) was inaugurated this morning by scion of erstwhile Mysore royal family Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar. INTACH was founded in 1984 in New Delhi with the vision to spearhead heritage…
An unnoticed children’s statue at Jaganmohan Palace
June 28, 2019Mysore: Hundreds of thousands of visitors and tourists throng the 158-year-old Jaganmohan Palace in city every day. But either in the rush or due to lack of knowledge, hardly anyone gives a second look at the fountain with statues of two children, a boy and a girl, very European-looking. However, during one of his frequent…
Zoo gets female chimp from Singapore, Asiatic Lions from Gujarat
June 28, 2019Mysore: The Mysuru Zoo, under Animal Exchange Programme, has received a female chimpanzee from the Singapore Zoo and a pair of Asiatic Lions (one male and one female) recently. The 14-year-old chimp, named Rah, arrived at Mysuru Zoo on June 23 in exchange for a female Sloth Bear named Rani. With the inclusion of Rah,…















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