Mandya: Gowri-Ganesha Festival turned out to be fatal for a motorcycle rider who was killed on-the-spot in a accident that occurred in K.R. Pet taluk on Thursday. The deceased bike rider has been identified as Puttegowda (48) of Kundur near Kikkeri in K.R. Pet. Puttegowda was travelling on Karigonahalli-Lingapura Road to visit his father-in-law’s house…
Woman goes missing
September 15, 2018Mysuru; A 35-year-old woman has gone missing since Sept.4 from Metagalli Police limits in city. The missing woman, identified as Jennifer, is 4.7 ft. tall, fair complexioned, round faced, stout, speaks Kannada, Tamil and English and was wearing chudidhar at the time of going missing. Those having any information about the missing lady, may contact…
Hindustani concert tomorrow
September 15, 2018Raga Vaibhava has organised a Grand Hindustani classical vocal concert by Pandit Kedar Bodas at Nada Brahma Sangeetha Sabha Auditorium, JLB Road on Sept. 16 (Sunday) at 6 pm. He will be accompanied on harmonium by Pandit Veerabhadraiah Hiremath and on tabla by Pandit Madan Modak. Profile: Pt. Kedar Bodas is a well-known singer and…
Medical Officer arrested for molesting daughter
September 15, 2018Mysuru: A Medical Officer, attached to ESI Hospital at Mandya, has been arrested by the Udayagiri Police on charges of sexually abusing his daughter. Following a complaint by the girl’s mother accusing her husband of sexually abusing their 19-year-old daughter, Udayagiri Police arrested him on Wednesday and produced him before the Court, which remanded him…
Farmer killed, another injured in bee attack
September 15, 2018Hunsur: A farmer was killed, while another sustained injuries, when they were stung by a swarm of wild bees at Abbur near Hanagodu in the taluk this morning. The deceased has been identified as Shankaregowda (45), while the injured, who has been identified as Ramegowda, is being treated at Hanagodu hospital. Shankaregowda and Ramegowda were…
Bad omen haunts Dasara Executive Meet
September 14, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) had to face some embarrassing moments at the Dasara Executive Committee meeting that was held at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office this morning when Chamarajanagar District Minister C. Puttaranga Shetty from Congress, who is also a member of the Committee, staged a walk out alleging that the JD(S) was…
Three shops burgled on Gowri-Ganesha Fest
September 14, 2018Mysuru: Burglars had a field day during Gowri-Ganesha festival that was celebrated in city yesterday and the day before. They broke into three shops on Sayyaji Rao Road on the night of Sept. 12 and decamped with cash, clothes and other materials. Interestingly, they also took away the hard disks of computers in which CCTV…
Special pujas to Dasara elephants at Palace on Ganesha Chaturthi
September 14, 2018Mysuru: On the occasion of Vinayaka Chaturthi, pujas were performed to the first batch of six Dasara elephants at the Mysore Palace where they are being housed and trained for the grand finale. The event was jointly organised by the District Administration and the Forest Department. A large crowd was a witness to the ceremony….
Trishikha Kumari Wadiyar performs Gowri puja at Mysore Palace
September 14, 2018Mysuru: The Gowri and Ganesha festival in the Mysore Palace has a very special significance and it has always been performed with great religious fervour. The late Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar was also celebrating Gowri-Ganesha festival in a very traditional style. Continuing with this practice, Trishikha Kumari Wadiyar, wife of the scion Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja…
Nikhil Kumaraswamy to inaugurate Yuva Dasara on Oct. 10
September 14, 2018Mysuru: The most anticipated event during the Nada Habba is the seven-day Yuva Dasara which will be inaugurated on Oct.10 at 6 pm at the Maharaja’s College Grounds. The chief guest at the opening will be actor Nikhil Kumaraswamy, son of Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy. Others who will participate include Rakshit Shetty, Dhananjaya and a…















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