Hassan: The Hassan District Police on Wednesday arrested five persons including a 22-year-old woman on charges of honey trapping youth. The arrested have been identified as Pavan Yadav 25, Arpitha 22, both of Chikkabanavara in Bengaluru, Kiran 23, an Ola cab driver of Dasarahalli in Bengaluru, Dore 19, of Turuvekere in Tumkur District and H.K….
Mysuru witnesses huge rise in liquor sale on Dec. 31
January 3, 2019Mysuru: Even as the New Year celebrations passed peacefully without any untoward incidents, the city witnessed a sharp rise in sale of liquor on Dec.31, 2018, the last day of the year. The city recorded sales of 2,16,000 litres of liquor, including 47,000 litres of Beer on a single day on Dec.31. Taking into account,…
Sabiramala Temple Issue: ‘Pros and cons debate is not a healthy development’
January 3, 2019Mysuru: The debate on the pros and cons of women entering the Sabarimala Ayyappa Swamy Temple in Kerala is not taking a proper turn at all. The discussion on matters related to religious issues is not a healthy development, said Karnataka State Women’s Commission Chairman Nagalakshmi Bai, expressing her concern. She was addressing a press…
Ravaged Ranganathittu gets a fresh lease of life
January 3, 2019Mysuru: A fresh lease of life is being given to Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary which was extensively damaged and submerged following heavy rain in July, August and September last year along Cauvery Basin and the release of more than 1.20 lakh cusecs of water from the Krishna Raja Sagar Dam. The Forest Department has come forward…
State Women’s Panel Chief rescues 87-year-old widow
January 3, 2019Mysuru: The Karnataka State Women’s Commission Chairperson Nagalakshmi Bai who was in the city yesterday has come to the rescue of an 87-year-old widow, who was allegedly confined to the house and tortured by her son and grandson at Bogadi. The neighbours it is said complained to the Women’s Commission that Mangala Gowramma, was being…
Opposing Women’s entry to Sabarimala Temple, BJP and VHP members form human chain
January 3, 2019Mysuru: Opposing the entry of two women into the Sabarimala Aiyappaswamy Temple recently, over 100 members of BJP and VHP along with other Hindu Organisations formed a human chain at Gandhi Square here this morning. MLA L. Nagendra, City BJP President Dr. B.H. Manjunath, VHP leaders Basavaraj, Savitha Ghathe, Corporator Subbaiah, MP Pratap Simha’s wife…
MCC Budget Advisory meeting
January 3, 2019Mysuru: Uniform tax must be collected from all the wards in the Corporation, tax collection must be brought under online system, water tax is not being collected properly, trade licence is not being issued correctly, the Commissioner and Finance Standing Committee Members must discuss and prepare the Budget, were some of the suggestions and criticisms…
Hanur Temple Tragedy: Judicial Custody of accused extended till Jan.16
January 3, 2019Chamarajanagar: The four accused in the Hanur Temple Tragedy Immadi Mahadevaswamy, Ambika, Madesha and Doddaiah who were lodged in Mysuru Central Prison were produced before the Principal Civil Court in Kollegal this morning on completion of their Judicial custody. The accused were brought under tight Police Security to the Court. Mahadevaswamy, who is usually seen…
Temple Tragedy: Four Patients discharged from DRM Hospital
January 3, 2019Mysuru: Four people, who were admitted to DRM Hospital in city for food poisoning at Hanur Maramma Temple recently, have recovered completely and were discharged on Tuesday. Jayalakshmi 19, Kemparajamma 38, Mahadavi 33 and Ramesh 25 of a single family were admitted to the hospital on Dec.15. Hospital Director Dr. B.H. Manjunath stated that the…
Cinema and Theatre, Artistes and Audience come together
January 3, 2019Four months ago, one of my friends from Pune sent me a play list of old Hindi songs. Born and brought up in Mysuru, training in Karnatak music, the only ones I knew were the ones Bombay Jayashri sang in an innovative concert years ago. My senses were not yet woken to the music of…















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