Mysuru: City Hoteliers B. Hayavadan Acharya and K. Chandrashekar Hegde and Arasikere Hotelier B. Manjunath Mahale were conferred ‘Athithya Ratna’ award at a programme jointly organised by Karnataka Pradesh Hotel and Restaurant Owners Association (KPHRA) and Udupi District Hoteliers Association at Ajjarakadu Aroor Lakshminarayana Rao Memorial Town Hall in Udupi recently. The award was conferred…
Trade Unions to stage Nationwide stir on January 8 and 9
December 14, 2018Mysuru: Accusing the Centre of following an anti-labour policy, Trade Unions will stage a two-day Nationwide stir on Jan. 8 and 9. Addressing a meeting of Mysuru District Committee of the Federation of Trade Unions at Town Hall in city recently, Trade Unions Leader L. Sheshadri said that the wrong policies of the Centre had…
Property feud: Man commits suicide
December 14, 2018Mysuru: An alleged property feud between a mother and son resulted in the son committing suicide by hanging self at his mother’s house in Aravindanagar here on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Anil Kumar (45), a resident of Siddarthanagar in city. According to Police, Anil had married Lakshmi about 18 years ago and…
Mega Food Expo: Students flock two-day event at CFTRI
December 13, 2018Mysuru: A two-day Mega Food Expo as part of the Eighth International Food Convention IFCoN 2018 organised by Association of Food Scientists and Technologists (India) (AFSTI) in association with CFTRI and DFRL, began this morning at the CFTRI campus, near the North Gate, opposite to Akashavani. The food expo is open today and tomorrow from…
Thousands take part in Subramanya Shashti at Siddalingapura
December 13, 2018Mysuru: Braving morning chill, thousands of devotees thronged Subramanya Swamy temple at Siddalingapura on the Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway this morning to pay their obeisance to the deity on account of Subramanya Shashti Jatra. Special prayers and rituals began at the temple as early as 12.30 am with a team of priests led by head priest M.V….
War hero, son of Kodagu Lt. General B.C. Nanda passes away
December 13, 2018Madikeri: Lieutenant General (Retd.) Biddanda Chengappa Nanda passed away last evening in Madikeri. He was 87. Family sources said that he was suffering from age-related ailments and died en-route to a private hospital in Mysuru. He is survived by his wife and four daughters and one of his daughters Shalini Nanda Nagappa is a well-known…
Delhi HC bans online medical sales across country
December 13, 2018New Delhi: The Delhi High Court yesterday ordered a ban on sale of online medicines by e-pharmacists across the country and directed the Centre and the Delhi Government to immediately implement the order. A Bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice V.K. Rao passed the order while acting on a PIL filed by Delhi-based…
Mekedatu project: SC seeks response from Centre, Karnataka
December 13, 2018New Delhi: In a setback to Tamil Nadu on Mekedatu Dam issue, the Supreme Court yesterday refused to stay the permission given to Karnataka for preparing a Detailed Project Report (DPR) to construct a new dam on Cauvery River and directed the Central Water Commission (CWC) to file its response in four weeks. A Bench…
Siddharamaiah land case: City Police file ‘B’ Report
December 13, 2018Mysuru: The city Police have submitted a ‘B’ Report to a City Court stating that there is no substance in the complaint that former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah had constructed a house on agriculture land. The Police were investigating allegations of violating Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) rules. One N. Gangaraju had filed a complaint with…
Power disruption on Dec.14, 15, 18, 19 & 21
December 13, 2018Mysuru: Owing to emergency maintenance works, power supply will be disrupted on Dec. 14 between 10 am and 5 pm in the following areas: Ramanuja Road, Hosa Bandikeri, JSS Hospital, Agrahara, Basaveshwara Road, Chamundipuram surrounding areas, Sub-urban bus stand, Nazarbad, Ittigegud, Zoo and surrounding areas, Government Guest House and surrounding areas, Taluk Office, DD Urs…














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