Bilikere: A 66-year-old woman was killed while three others sustained injuries when a Mahindra XUV car collided with a Maruti Omni van near Bannikuppe between Moodalakoppal and Gadagana Koppal on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Pyari Jaan (66). She died while being shifted to a hospital. The other two injured have been…
Cell phone thief arrested
March 5, 2019Four phones worth about Rs.55,000, Rs.30,000 cash recovered Mysuru: Nazarbad Police have arrested a person on charges of stealing cell phones and have recovered four cell phones and cash besides seizing a two-wheeler from him. The accused is 36-year-old Raja, a resident of Chikka Ankanahalli village in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district. Nazarbad Police, who…
Chain snatched in city
March 5, 2019Mysuru: Bike-borne miscreants have snatched a gold chain of a person at N.R. Mohalla in city on Saturday. The person, whose gold chain was snatched is Madhu, a resident of 2nd Cross in North-East of N.R. Mohalla. On Saturday night, Madhu was speaking over the phone in front of his house, when two bike-borne miscreants,…
IFS Officers transferred, promoted
March 5, 2019Bengaluru: The Government of Karnataka has transferred the following IFS Officers with immediate effect: Sanjai Mohan, IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) & Managing Director (MD), Karnataka Forest Development Corporation Limited (KFDC), Bengaluru, is transferred with effect from 1.3.2019 and posted until further orders as PCCF, Wildlife and Chief Wildlife Warden, Bengaluru, in place…
Ways to Confirm Pregnancy
March 5, 2019Women involving in unprotected sex are at high risk of pregnancy. Not just that, even contraceptive methods do not guarantee 100% safety. Pregnancy, when unplanned, becomes a liability. If not taken care at the right time, it may pose risk to both mother and fetus. Hence if a woman is involving in unprotected sex or…
5 reasons you need personalized and custom eyeglasses
March 5, 2019I always had these questions running in my mind – when did people start wearing glasses? When was the first eyeglass made? How did people see before using eyeglasses? It is said that the first pair of eyeglasses were made in Italy in the 13th century. Though the dates are not confirmed but it was…
Shiva Temples in city gear up for Mahashivaratri
March 3, 2019Mysuru: Mahashivaratri or the ‘great night of Shiva’ comes once in a year, either in February or March, depending on the lunar calendar and this year, it is celebrated on Mar. 4 (tomorrow). It is a major Hindu festival in honour of Lord Shiva. Every lunar month, there is a Shivaratri (12 per year). The…
10-lane Mysuru-Bengaluru Highway : MP Pratap Simha inspects works; project in 24 months
March 3, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru-Kodagu MP Pratap Simha this morning inspected the works on widening the existing four-lane 118-kilometre Highway between Mysuru and Bengaluru to a ten-lane (including 2 service roads) National Highway (NH). He took stock of the works at Gananguru village in Srirangapatna taluk in Mandya district. Speaking to reporters, the MP said that National Highway…
Bandipur Fire: Two more arrested
March 3, 2019Mysuru: The Forest Department officials have taken two more persons into custody in connection with the wildfire in Bandipur Tiger Reserve, on Friday. With the arrests, the number of accused is now three. The arrested have been identified as 70-year-old Hanumantaiah and 60-year-old Gopaiah, of Chowdahalli in Gundlupet taluk. The officials had arrested Arun…
Journalism is getting commercialised: Siddharamaiah
March 3, 2019Suttur: Maintaining that journalism is getting commercialised these days, former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah observed that journalism should retain its service identity. He was speaking at the valedictory of the two-day State-level Journalists Conference hosted by Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) at Suttur in Nanjangud taluk on Saturday. Pointing out that the press is a service…














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