Periyapatna: A boy and a girl, who were reportedly in love, allegedly committed suicide by hanging themselves to a tree near Veerabhadra Temple atop Sidilu Mallikarjuna Hill at Bettadapura in Periyapatna taluk yesterday. They have left a death note behind. The deceased are D.L. Veena, a PUC student and K.N. Swamy, who was working with…
Mysuru: As many as 15 persons of various Gram Panchayats who played a crucial role in convincing people to build toilets in rural areas of the district were felicitated at a programme organised jointly by Zilla Panchayat and Swachh Bharat Mission at Kalamandira in city on Nov.19. Those who were felicitated are Beluvegowda of H.D. Kote…
Mysuru: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will inaugurate the Silver Jubilee Celebration of ‘Vidya Vikas Educational Trust’ (VVET) at the institution’s camps sports ground on Mysuru-Bannur Road, at 10 am tomorrow (Nov.28). Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, former MLA Vasu, who is the Chairman of Vidya Vikas Educational Trust, said that Suttur Seer…
Mysuru: A City Traffic Police personnel, using his presence of mind has prevented an ornamental electric lamp post from falling on the road near K.R. Circle here yesterday. The Cop, who noticed the lamp post leaning dangerously towards the road, informed the matter to the MCC personnel. MCC’s Abhaya team, which rushed to the spot,…
New Delhi: Sunil Arora has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) by President Ram Nath Kovind yesterday. He will succeed O.P. Rawat and will take charge on Dec. 2. Arora has been inducted to the Chief Election Commissioner’s post a year after he was appointed to the Election Commission in Sept. 2017….
Dept. of Public Instruction issues circular to seize mobile phones Bengaluru: Acting tough on students on rampant usage of mobile phones in schools and colleges, the Department of Public Instruction has issued a circular prohibiting the use of mobile phones in all primary, high school and pre-university colleges in the State. The government has given…
Mysuru: Former International athlete Arjun Devaiah and his wife Divya had a miraculous escape when the car they were travelling, toppled between Bilikere and Yelwal on Mysuru-Hunsur road early this morning. The couple were travelling to Mysuru from Madikeri, when the mishap occurred. Arjun and his wife escaped with minor injuries, it is learnt. Yelwal…
Bengaluru: Former Hassan MLA H.S. Prakash (68) passed away at a Bengaluru hospital this morning following brief illness. He leaves behind his wife, two sons and a daughter. Prakash was a four term JD(S) MLA from Hassan, having won in 1994, 2004, 2008 and 2013. Prakash, who entered the Assembly for the first time in…
Mysuru: The Secretary of the Department of Medical Education has reportedly written to the Dean and Director of Mysuru Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) to conduct a probe into the death of a boy, who after undergoing an ear surgery, slipped into coma and died later. The deceased boy is Abhi (14), of Kadabur…
Mandy: Even as CM H.D. Kumaraswamy made a fervent appeal to fans of actor Ambarish not to take extreme steps out of emotion, a 46-year-old man ended his life by hanging self at Maddur in the district yesterday. G.S. Surendra (46) of Goravanahalli in Maddur, is the deceased. After paying his last respects to Ambarish…
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