Mysuru: Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh has assured to look into the problems of small-scale electrical contractors. He was speaking after receiving a memorandum from the contractors at the District-level convention of them organised by Karnataka State Licensed Electrical Contractors Association at MMC&RI Platinum Jubilee Hall here yesterday. The contractors alleged that the government was opting…
Leopard trapped near Srirangapatna
June 9, 2019Mysuru: A leopard was trapped in Kodiyala village of Srirangapatna taluk in Mandya district this morning. The feline, a 4-year-old male, was repeatedly spotted in the outskirts of Kodiyala village, following which the Forest officials placed a cage at a farmland in the village neighbourhood. The leopard is said to have walked into the trap…
KPSC exam: 13,000 candidates appear, 5,000 absent
June 9, 2019Mysuru: Over thirteen thousand candidates appeared today for the written test conducted by Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC) for appointment to FDA (First Division Assistant) posts in Judicial Departments, at 37 centres across the city. A total of 18,906 candidates had registered at Mysuru City Centres, out of which 13,611 appeared for the exam, while…
Hit-and-Run case: Gonikoppal Gram Panchayat Member succumbs to injuries
June 9, 2019Gonikoppal: A Gonikoppal Gram Panchayat Member, who had suffered serious injuries in a hit-and-run incident at Harishchandrapur in Gonikoppal in Kodagu last night and admitted to a hospital in Mysuru, has succumbed to injuries this morning. The deceased is A.S. Khaleemulla (44), proprietor of Sahara Engineering Works at Harishchandrapur. He was also a Congress leader…
‘Shantaveri Gopala Gowda was an epitome of tolerance’
June 9, 2019Mysuru: District Kannada Sahitya Parishat, Mysuru and Dr. K.S. Gowdaiah Pratishtana, K.R. Nagar, had organised a programme titled ‘Shantaveri Gopala Gowda – Ondu Nenapu’ at the District Sahitya Bhavan in Vijayanagar 1st Stage here recently. Inaugurating the programme, scholar Dr. Kalegowda Nagawara hailed Shantaveri Gopala Gowda as an honest politician with socialistic thoughts coupled with…
Hundreds participate in BAI Blue Sand Green Marathon
June 9, 2019Mysuru: Marking World Environment Month, Builders Association of India (BAI), Mysuru Centre and Mysore Builders Charitable Trust (MBCT) together had organised BAI Blue Sand Green Marathon in city this morning. Over 400 people participated in the event which featured 5km and 10km run for men and women. Police Commissioner K.T. Balakrishna and UoM VC Dr.G….
A disaster is waiting on Jodi Tenginamara Road
June 9, 2019Mysuru: A huge pit next to a manhole near a cement godown on Jodi Tenginamara Road is waiting to snuff out lives of innocent motorists if the authorities don’t act fast. It is learnt that the huge pit was created following a portion of the road caving-in. Hundreds of vehicles including trucks pass on this…
Food runner killed as car collides into bike
June 9, 2019Mysuru: A food runner (the person who delivers food to doorstep), who suffered serious head injuries, when a car rammed into his bike on Albert Victor Road here on Friday afternoon, succumbed to injuries at a private hospital here in the evening. The deceased is Somashekar (27), a resident of Koorgalli in city and an…
Power disruption in K.R. Nagar taluk on June 12, 14, 15 and 18
June 9, 2019Mysuru: Owing to first quarterly maintenance works at various Power Distribution Centres, power supply services will be affected in the areas coming under the limits of K.R. Nagar CESC Division on June 12, 14, 15 and 18 from 10 am to 6 pm. The areas coming under the limits of Mirle 66/11KV Power Distribution Centre…
Special Education course at AIISH: Last date extended
June 9, 2019Mysuru: All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru, has extended last date for applying to Bachelors Training Programme in Special Education at the Institute. The 2 – year Bachelor of Education – Special Education (Hearing Impairment), that is, B.Ed.Spl.Ed.(HI) programme trains teachers for children with hearing impairment. Graduates of any stream with an…















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