Madikeri: A Sambar, aged about five years, which was grazing in the forest, died after being electrocuted when it accidentally came in contact of a live power line near Aranya Bhavan at Madikeri East Reserve Forest. Madikeri Zone Conservator of Forests Nehru and staff rushed to the spot and conducted an inspection. Officials said that…
Expiry of Building Licence: MCC issues notice to stop construction of new Police Commissioner’s office building
April 7, 2019Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has issued a notice asking to immediately stop the ongoing construction of the new City Police Commissioner’s Office building following the expiry of the Building Licence period. The Building Licence procured in 2014-15 ended on Dec. 6, 2018. The Assistant Commissioner of MCC Zone 1, who has issued the…
Garments shop burgled
April 7, 2019Mysuru: Miscreants, who gained entry into a readymade garments shop on Sayyaji Rao Road by cutting open the iron grills, have decamped with Rs. 20,000 cash kept in the shop. The burglary took place at M.I. Fashions belonging to Sadiqulla. After closing the shop for the day on Apr. 3 night, Sadiqulla went home and…
Two-day Natl. Conference at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham
April 7, 2019Mysuru: A National Conference on “The Recent Innovations in Computing, Communication and Intelligent Systems” (RICCIS’19) will be held on Apr.11 and 12 at Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Mysuru Campus at its premises in Bogadi 2nd Stage. The conference aims at an in-depth discussion on the recent trends in engineering and technology. Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar, Vice-Chancellor,…
Fire Safety awareness programme at N’gud on Apr.10
April 7, 2019Mysuru: As there is a greater need to control fire accidents, Nanjangud Industries Association (NIA) has organised an awareness programme on Fire Safety in association with Department of Fire Force and Emergency Services, Government of Karnataka, on Apr.10. An analysis of fire accidents reveal that most of the accidents are a result of ignorance…
Chain snatched from elderly woman
April 7, 2019Mysuru: In yet another incident of daylight chain-snatching, an elderly woman was robbed of her 28 grams gold chain by a bike-borne miscreant in Metagalli Police limits this afternoon. 57-year-old Shashikala, wife of R. Nagaraju, a resident of Subash Nagar located behind Chamundeshwari Temple near Surya Bakery, Hebbal, was walking along with her two grand…
Chaos at Chamundeshwari JD(S) meeting in city
April 5, 2019Party workers say they will not canvass for coalition candidate in Mysuru-Kodagu GTD tries to placate agitated party workers and requests to follow ‘coalition dharma’ Mysuru: A day after JD(S) leader and District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) and former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah let bygones be bygones and broke the ice by holding talks to strategise…
Modi, HDD, Siddu to canvass in Mysuru on Apr.9
April 5, 2019Mysuru: It will be a campaign of titans on Apr.9 as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, JD(S) National President H.D. Deve Gowda and Congress Legislature Party Leader Siddharamaiah are visiting the city on that day to campaign for their party candidates. Modi’s visit scheduled on Apr.8 was postponed suddenly to Apr.9 as PM is likely to…
JD(S) will not be accountable if coalition candidate loses: GTD
April 5, 2019Mysuru: After the JD(S) party workers meeting at a private hotel in city this morning, Mysuru District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) reportedly said that JD(S) leaders will not be held responsible if coalition candidate C.H. Vijayashankar loses the election. He, however, denied the statement later and said that his words have been misconstrued. When a…
Heavy festival rush at Devaraja Market
April 5, 2019Prices of flowers, fruits skyrocket on Ugadi eve Mysuru: There was heavy rush at the more than a hundred-year-old Devaraja Market with hardly any moving space with people falling over one another to make purchases of fresh fruits, flowers and vegetables for the Ugadi festival tomorrow (Apr.6). This is that time of the year with…















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