Mysuru: Acharya Vidya Kula (AVK) hosted the Second V. Siddharthacharry Memorial English Declamation Fest recently. The event was open to students of classes VIII and IX. In all, 32 students from 8 schools participated. Prof. B.N. Balaji, Prof. D. Geetha, Prof. Geetha Gangadharan and Dr. S. Shobana were the judges. The prize winners are: Std….
Mysuru: After a brief lull, chain-snatchers have struck again in the city, with a 36-year-old woman falling victim last night. Bhramaramba, a resident of Siddalingeshwara Layout in Vidyaranyapuram, was feeding her child outside her house at about 9.45 pm last night, when two motorcycle-borne miscreants managed to yank off her 35-gm gold chain and sped…
310 grams ganja, Rs.10,500 cash seized Mysuru: The City Crime Branch Police (CCB), on Jan.30, arrested a person on charges of selling ganja behind a School at Kailaspuram in Mandi Police limits and have seized 310 grams ganja and Rs.10,500 cash from him. The arrested is 24-year-old Afsar Pasha, a resident of Usmania Block in…
Mysuru: Peeing by the side of the road proved costly for this pani-puri vendor as a stray dog bit him on his legs. He has sustained deep wounds. The incident occurred at Cheluvamba Park in Yadavagiri last evening. Shivakumar, a native of Rajasthan and a resident of Gokulam in city, sells pani-puri near the park…
Mysuru: An oil merchant from city was kidnapped and murdered by a gang after taking Rs.2.22 lakh from the victim’s brother-in-law. The accused used the victim’s scooter to fetch money, kidnapped him to Bannur, murdered him and dumped the body in a dry canal. The oil merchant has been identified as 35-year-old Senthil, a resident…
Mysuru: In a broad daylight robbery, miscreants, posing as Policemen, relieved a man from Nanjangud of 35-gm gold jewellery and a Rado watch after diverting his attention near JSS Hospital on M.G. Road this morning. Gopal, 40, a businessman from Nanjangud, who had come to the city on some work, was travelling on his motorcycle…
MCC Council approves decision; sends recommendation to Govt. Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Council, yesterday resolved to recommend to the State Government to demolish and rebuild the iconic Lansdowne Building and Devaraja Market during the Council meeting held at the Old Council Hall of the MCC which was chaired by Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath. It…
Corporator M.U. Subbaiah demands lodging of Police complaint Mysuru: At yesterday’s MCC monthly meeting, the Council witnessed chaotic scenes over the alleged corruption where two bills worth Rs. 1.40 crore were sanctioned and approved for one work on M.G. Road. Corporators alleged that bogus bills were raised by the officials. Taking the issue seriously, Mayor…
Experts call upon teachers to help develop scientific thinking among students Mysuru: Children in classes should not be confined only to learning from books but they should also be given education relating to society, said Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Studies Research (JNCASR) Professor Dr. Amitabh Joshi. He was speaking after inaugurating a two-day State-level…
Mysuru: Sarvodaya Day or Martyrs Day was observed in several parts of the city to pay homage to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated on this day, 71 years ago. An elaborate function organised by Department of Gandhian Studies and Department of Studies in Commerce, University of Mysore, was held at…
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