Mysuru: Two girls were killed when a tipper came from behind and rammed into the scooter they were riding near the Toll Gate, close to Columbia Asia Hospital, here yesterday. The two unfortunate victims are Neha (19), daughter of Chandrashekar, resident of Krishnamurthypuram, who died yesterday and Prakriti (21), daughter of Jnaneshwar, who succumbed early…
Murder attempt, accused sentenced
May 26, 2018Mysuru: The First Additional District and Sessions Judge S. Sudheendranath has sentenced B.L. Chandru, 47, of Basavapura in KR Nagar taluk, for four years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs. 10,000 for his attempt to murder Virupaksha on Sept. 16, 2012 colluding with his friends. For lack of evidence, the friends of the accused…
Mentally challenged man goes missing
May 26, 2018Mysuru: R. Anthony, 43, son of a late M. Rayappa and resident of #351, 2nd Cross, New Layout, North East of N.R. Mohalla, has been reported missing since May 8. In a missing complaint lodged by his brother Arul Dass at N.R. Police Station, Anthony, who is mentally challenged, left the house at 7.15 pm…
Unidentified body found
May 26, 2018Mysuru: A 55-year-old man was found dead on the railway track between Mysuru and MNGT Railway Station by the Railway Police and the body is now at the K.R Hospital mortuary. The unidentified man is 5.5 ft. tall, wheatish complexioned, normal built, round-faced and sports black and white beard and moustache. He was wearing white…
Man kills wife, daughter, attempts suicide
May 25, 2018Mysuru: Unemployment despite good education and work experience, property dispute and constant fight in the family drove a software engineer (design) to kill his wife and only child in city. After committing the crime, the engineer also attempted to end his life but was unsuccessful. He is now admitted to a private hospital where he…
K.R. Ramesh Kumar elected as Speaker unopposed
May 25, 2018Bengaluru: As BJP withdrew its candidate S. Suresh Kumar, K.R. Ramesh Kumar (MLA from Srinivasapura) of the Congress was elected for the post of Karnataka Assembly Speaker this morning. When the House convened, previously appointed pro-tem Speaker K.G. Bopaiah took up the election of the Speaker. BJP’s Sunil Kumar stood up and said he was…
Nipah threat: Don’t travel to Kerala, warns Health Dept.
May 25, 2018Bengaluru: Amidst rising concerns about the ‘Nipah virus’ (NiV) following an outbreak in Kerala, the State Health and Family Welfare Department has issued a list of precautionary measures for the public, which includes avoiding cut fruits sold on the roadside, unprocessed dry fruits or unprocessed date palm juice. Also, the Tourism Department is advising people…
MCC swings into action, clears dead trees, protruding branches
May 25, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation staff swung into action by clearing branches hanging dangerously and bringing down weak and dead trees from yesterday. The action follows, after people expressed grave concern about the loss of life of a young techie when a tree came crashing down on the autorickshaw near ESI Hospital on KRS Road in…
RTO services go online in city from today
May 25, 2018Mysuru, May 25 (RK&NNN)- Most of the services in the Regional Transport Office (RTO) including the application for Learner’s Licence (LL) and Driving Licence (DL) in the Mysuru Division that includes the districts of Mysuru, Mandya, Hassan, Chamarajanagar and Kodagu, is going online from today. The online application window, Sarathi-4, was first launched in some…
Disability could not deter this para athlete from taking India to International level
May 25, 2018Mysuru: Refusing to let his disability come in the way of his dream, Lingesh, a resident of Madapura village in T. Narsipur taluk, has made it big in international level by winning various medals at para sports meets. Struck with polio when he was three-years-old, Lingesh’s parents took him to various hospitals but in vain….
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