Worst storm since 1999; more than 11 lakh evacuated Bhubaneswar: Cyclone Fani made landfall in Odisha’s Puri at around 9 am today and the storm with rain is expected to continue for the next three hours. Cyclone Fani has been categorised as an extremely severe cyclonic storm by the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). The area…
Online payment of water bills very soon in Mysuru
May 3, 2019Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has also decided to bring in online payment of water bills very soon and is holding discussion with Bharat Bill Payment System, an online integrated service that allows consumers to pay various government agencies through platforms like Amazon Pay, FreeCharge, Tez and others. Paying water bills is one of the main…
Major job racket uncovered in Mysuru
May 3, 2019Mysuru: A job racket has been busted in city where a group of people including women used to cheat gullible job seekers by promising them plum posts in banks for a fee and under “management quota”. The cheating incident happened in 2017 and it has come to light now as one of the victims lodged…
Abundant flow of sewage water in storm water drains polluting Lakes
May 3, 2019Mysuru: Storm water drains in city are now having an abundant flow of water, that too in this scorching summer. However, on close observation, it is found that what is flowing is not clean rainwater, but sewage water. The waste water from many houses which should be let into Under Ground Drainage (UGD) system is…
Coffee planter trampled to death by wild elephant at Srimangala
May 3, 2019Raitha Sangha members, planters block Srimangala-Kutta State Highway in protest Srimangala (Kodagu): A 42-year-old coffee planter, who was proceeding to a shop from his estate at Kaimane in Srimangala was trampled to death by a wild elephant this morning. The deceased is Chokira Sudha Kuttappa of Srimangala in South Kodagu. As soon as the news…
Nine members of a family fall ill after consuming butter milk
May 3, 2019Mysuru: Nine members of a family, including three children, fell ill after consuming butter milk at an agricultural farm in Gundlupet taluk yesterday. 50-year old Mahadevashetty’s family from Basavapura in Gundlupet taluk of Chamarajangar district consumed butter milk after having lunch at a farm in Basavapura at about 2.30pm yesterday. But minutes later, Mahadevashetty and…
129th Ramotsava by Ramabhyudaya Sabha – 7: A concert of maturity, fluidity and delicacy
May 3, 2019On the seventh day of Ramotsava at Alamma’s Choultry, well-known violinist H.K. Venkatram gave a violin concert with his son Vishnu. They were accompanied on the mridanga by Anoor Ananta Krishna Sharma and on the khanjira by Purushottam. Venkatram is known for his subtle and smooth bowing and his understanding of the nuances of Karnatak…
Yoga Guru late B.K.S. Iyengar’s biography released
May 3, 2019Mysuru: Jnanayoga Mandira, Bengaluru, together with Lions Jnanayoga Centre had organised a function at JSS Pharmacy College premises here recently to mark the birth centenary of Yoga Guru late B.K.S. Iyengar, which also marked the release of the biography of the Yoga Guru written by Dr. S.N. Omkar. Speaking on the occasion, Sri Siddeshwara Swamiji…
Ferrying people in Goods Vehicles banned: Chief Secretary issues Order
May 3, 2019T.M. Vijaybhaskar holds video-conference with DCs, asks RTOs to submit action taken report by May 20 Bengaluru: Chief Secretary T.M. Vijaybhaskar has ordered Deputy Commissioners of all districts to crack down on illegal transport of school children and labourers in goods vehicles. During a video-conference meeting with the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) on Tuesday, he said…
“Word truth is inbuilt in our culture”
May 3, 2019Veteran actor Sundar Raj at Chinnara Mela Mysuru: “One should not become a prey to western culture but instead save and nurture our country’s culture and food habits,” said veteran actor Sundar Raj. He was speaking after inaugurating ‘Jogigondu Angi’ programme as part of ‘Chinnara Mela,’ where the statue of Kindarajogi was draped in a…















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