Madikeri: After the wedding of Manjula, a flood victim from Kodagu who had taken shelter at a relief camp and who got married at Sri Omkareshwar Temple in Madikeri last Sunday, it was the turn of Kusuma to tie the knot with Dhananjay yesterday. Kusuma’s wedding was on the verge of being postponed as floods…
World Senior Citizens Day: District-level sports contest
August 31, 2018Mysuru: On account of World Senior Citizens Day-2018, District-level sports contest will be held at 9 am on Sept.6 at J.K. Grounds in city. The events are as follows: Men’s Section (60 – 70 years): 100 mts running race and 3 kg shot put; 71 – 80 years: 75 mts running race and 3 kg…
Body waits for burial as cemetery is flooded
August 31, 2018Kushalnagar: Floods in Kodagu has brought unique reports of distress like this one from Kushalnagar where a cemetery was flooded when a pit was being dug to bury a dead body. Water, which started to spring from the pit, soon covered the entire cemetery and a sucking machine had to be used to draw out…
Woman Constable on poll duty with baby in arms
August 31, 2018Mysuru: A woman Constable who is posted for the Mysuru City Corporation election duty was forced to carry her two-year-old daughter to work. She is E. Jyothi attached to Lashkar Police Station who came with her child to the Maharani’s College Mustering centre yesterday and after finding out where she has been posted for election…
Former Chief Secretary K. Ratna Prabha to join BJP today
August 31, 2018Bengaluru: Amid speculations of her entry to politics after retirement as a top bureaucrat, former State Chief Secretary K. Ratna Prabha is all set to join the BJP today. Ratna Prabha, who retired as Chief Secretary in June this year after a three-month extension, is likely to be fielded as the BJP candidate to take…
Deve Gowda makes Twitter debut
August 31, 2018Bengaluru: The 86-year-old former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, who has so far stayed away from social media platforms, yesterday made his debut by setting up a Twitter account. His first tweet congratulated the 100-day-old government led by his son H.D. Kumaraswamy: “The JDS-INC coalition government has completed 100-days of governance today. On this occasion…
Realtor kidnapping case: H.D. Kote Police arrest five more accused
August 31, 2018H.D. Kote: The H.D. Kote Police, have arrested five more persons on charges of kidnapping Lokesh, a realtor, in the guise of Police, thus bringing the number of arrests to 10. The Police have launched a hunt to nab six more accused. The six accused arrested now are 23-year-old Sharath of Kallahalli in Mandya, Shiva…
Seminar on ‘Make in India and Digital India’ held
August 31, 2018Mysuru: A two-day seminar on ‘Make in India and Digital India: Empowerment and transformation for inclusive growth’ organised by Centre for Study of Social Exclusion and Inclusive Policy (CSSEIP) of University of Mysore (UoM) was held at Vijnana Bhavan in Manasagangothri recently. About 200 researchers and students participated in the seminar deliberating on the concepts…
Nirmaalaya: Book on former RSS Pracharak released
August 31, 2018Mysuru: Mysuru Manthana Samsthe had organized a function at Madhava Krupa on JLB Road here on Tuesday to release the book ‘Nirmaalya’ written by Chandrashekar Bhandari on former senior RSS Pracharak N. Krishnappa. Releasing the book, RSS Pracharak S. Ramanna said that RSS had extended relief for the flood victims in Kodagu and Kerala claiming…
Cricketer B.K. Venkatesh Prasad visits Canara Bank branches in city
August 31, 2018Mysuru: International Cricket Icon, Venkatesh Prasad, also known as Bapu Krishnarao Venkatesh Prasad, is in city. Venkatesh Prasad, presently the Head Coach of Mysuru Warriors Team at the ongoing KPL tournament in Mysuru, who is also the Deputy General Manager of Canara Bank, accompanied by Srinivasa Murthy, Senior Manager, Canara Bank – Head Office visited…














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