Mysuru: Dattatreya Jayanti is being celebrated at Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Ashrama from Dec.20 to 22. The following programmes will be conducted on the occasion: Dec. 20 (Thursday): 8 am – Sri Chakra Puja, Panchamrita Abhisheka and Mantapotsava to Dattatreya, Punya Smarana; 10 am – Maha Purnahuti of Trikoti Datta Yaga at Sri Datta Venkateshwara Temple;…
Man goes missing from city
December 19, 2018Mysuru: A 42-year-old man, who left his house in Vijayanagar Police limits on Dec.13 has since gone missing. The missing person is Ghanshyam Nagpal. According to the complaint lodged by his wife Pooja Nagpal, Ghanshyam left the house on Dec.13 at about 10 am, saying that he was going to a shop to get groceries…
Ajjikuttira Shanthu Appaiah passes away
December 19, 2018Mysuru: Senior Congress leader and leader of Cooperative Movement in Kodagu, Ajjikuttira Shanthu Appaiah passed away at a private hospital in city yesterday. He was 69 and leaves behind his wife, a son, two daughters and a host of relatives and friends. Shanthu is the son of A.N. Somaiah, former MLC from Kodagu and was…
Horses Attack ! Woman Killed
December 18, 2018She was selling greens door-to-door in Gayathripuram Mysuru: In a first-of-its-kind incident, a 55-year-old woman was killed when stray horses attacked her at Gayathripuram 1st Stage here this morning. The deceased is Parvathamma, wife of late Koosaiah and a resident of Muneshwaranagar in Udayagiri. She leaves behind two sons and three daughters. According to the…
Hanur Temple Tragedy: Death toll rises to 15
December 18, 2018Chamarajanagar District Minister visits hospitals Mysuru: The death toll following poisoning of prasadam at Hanur temple in Chamarajanagar district rose to 15 with the demise of another victim Dundamma (50) at Cauvery Hospital here this morning. Doctors attending to the poison victims at various hospitals in the city said that most of the…
Devotees throng temples on Vaikunta Ekadashi
December 18, 2018Mysuru: The city wore a festive look as thousands of devotees thronged temples across the city to pay obeisance to the Deity on the auspicious Vaikunta Ekadashi Day right from the wee hours of this morning. At Sri Lakshmivenkataramanaswamy Temple on KRS Road, V.V. Mohalla (Vontikoppal), the rituals began as early as 4 am, with…
Kannur Airport to boost tourist arrivals to Mysuru, Kodagu
December 18, 2018A delegation from Mysuru Travels Association invited to visit Kannur Airport Mysuru: Tourism industry in Mysuru and Kodagu is hoping for a surge in tourist footfall, thanks to Kannur International Airport, a Greenfield Airport in Kerala, which was inaugurated on Dec. 9. Stakeholders in Mysuru argue that the airport has opened a new gateway for…
Indira Canteens go ‘hungry’
December 18, 2018Coalition Government fails to clear bills of food contractor since seven months Mysuru: While people calm their hunger pangs at Indira Canteens, the canteens per se are ‘starving,’ thanks to the State Government that has not released funds since seven months. Indira Canteen, one of the ambitious ‘food for all’ projects of the State Government…
CESC Vigilance Squad books 263 cases, collects Rs. 1.26 cr. fine
December 18, 2018Drawing power connection for irrigation pumpsets from Niranthara Jyothi line attracts 5-year imprisonment Mysuru: The CESC Vigilance Squad, which recently raided various houses, industrial units and agriculture pumpsets, has booked 263 power theft, pilferage and misuse cases in the last two months. It has collected a fine amount of Rs.1,26,42,833 after conducting raids at Mysuru,…
Median Strip Gardens to enhance city’s beauty
December 18, 2018Mysuru: Roads are sporting colours and so are the medians. The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is gearing up for Swachh Survekshan survey from Jan. 4, 2019 to Jan. 31, 2019. As a first step in this regard, it has started to beautify the city by placing pots on concrete medians (median strip garden) where ornamental…















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