Mysuru: A Comprehensive Study on Traffic Congestion in Mysuru City Centre, initiated by the Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), entered the second day today. The survey is being anchored by MGP Member R. Chandra Prakash and as part of the study, nearly 50 volunteers from V-LEAD, St. Philomena’s Post-Graduate Institute and Traffic Wardens, began the traffic…
Cauvery issue: State to file review petition
March 7, 2018CM Siddharamaiah to hold all-party meeting tomorrow Bengaluru: A fortnight after getting a favourable verdict from the Supreme Court on sharing of Cauvery water, the Karnataka government has decided to file a review petition stating that it should have been granted even more water. Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has called for an all-party meeting on Mar.8…
Hunsur students meet watery grave
March 7, 2018Hunsur: In a heart-rending incident, four students, who went for a swim in a lake at Hairige village in Hunsur, met their watery grave in the lake last evening. The deceased have been identified as Yashwanth, son of Mesthry Krishna of V.P. Bore in Hunsur town, Bharath, son of Raju, Ajay, son of Ramesh of…
Gang waylays bike riders on Jodi Thenginamara Road
March 7, 2018Assaults one of them with blade, makes away with Rs.20,000 Residents blame lack of streetlights on the stretch Mysuru: A scooter rider was waylaid, assaulted with a blade and robbed of Rs.20,000 last night on the Jodi Thenginamara Road at Bannimantap. Criminals took advantage of the lack of streetlights on the stretch that has a…
‘Fight against Railway lines via Kodagu will continue’
March 7, 2018Mysuru: The fight against Railway lines in Kodagu will continue till an official communication comes from the Railway Ministry that both the Railway lines via Kodagu — Thalassery-Mysuru and Mysuru-Kushalnagar — are scrapped. This was disclosed by Coorg Wildlife Society President Colonel (Retd.) C.P. Muthanna, who is spearheading the movement against mindless Railway projects that…
Animal Exchange
March 7, 2018Mysuru: The transportation of a two-year-old tiger cub Dhanush, from Mysuru Zoo to Assam by train in an animal exchange programme has caused heartburn among a few animal activists. The journey of more than 3,100 km to Assam which will take two days and 11 hours will take a toll on the young cub, feel…
Reclassification of Railway Stations over Mysuru Division of SWR
March 7, 2018Mysuru: Ministry of Railways has decided to change the criteria of classification of Railway Stations. Until now this was based solely on ticket sales. It has now been modified to include both annual earnings as well as passengers handled. In Mysuru Division of South Western Railway (SWR) the classification will move from A1,A,B,D etc. and…
Nalapad’s judicial custody extended
March 7, 2018Bengaluru: Even as the Karnataka High Court has begun to hear the bail petition filed by Mohammad Nalapad, son of Shantinagar Congress MLA N.A. Haris, who was arrested in connection with the brutal assault on a youth which incident hit the national headlines recently, the Bengaluru First ACMM Court today extended the judicial custody of…
‘Green Tribute’ to MLA Puttannaiah tomorrow at Pandavapura
March 7, 2018Puttannaiah Junior ready to enter politics, hints at joining Swaraj India party Mysuru: Melukote MLA and former leader K.S. Puttannaiah will be paid ‘Green Tribute’ (Hasiru Namana) at a programme to take place at Pandava stadium in Pandavapura town of Mandya district at 12 noon tomorrow (Mar.8). Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday,…
Minor boys among four held for house burglaries
March 7, 2018Mysuru: Vidyaranyapuram Police, on Mar.5, have arrested four burglars including two minors on charges of committing house burglary in Vidyaranyapuram on Jan.26 and have recovered gold ornaments, laptop and two mobile phones from them. The arrested have been identified as 19-year-old Srikanth of Raghavendranagar and 18-year-old Vijendra Kumar of Yeraganahalli in city. Based on the…
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