Mysuru: Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will present the Annual Awards for Journalists and Photographers at a function organised by Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA) at Rajendra Kalamandira in Agrahara on July 20 at 10.30 am as part of Kannada Press Day (July 1). The following scribes have been selected for the MDJA Annual Awards: Lifetime…
Cash award for merit students
July 14, 2018Mysuru: Vinuthana Samsthe, Mysuru, has invited applications from meritorious students to present cash award in memory of Nanjangud’s model teacher late B.S. Parvathayya (BSP). Students, who have scored high marks in SSLC Maths and Science exams can apply. Only five students can avail ‘Swami Vivekananda Priya’ award. In addition, students who have scored high in…
Lock-up death in Mandya
July 13, 2018Mandya: An alleged death-in-Police-custody (lock-up death) has been reported from Mandya this morning. Hundreds of Dalits had assembled in front of Mandya West Police Station demanding action against guilty Policemen. Three Policemen are facing suspension now. According to the Police and protesters, 48-year-old Murthy, son of Belathur Bettaiah of Besaganahalli in Maddur Taluk, was brought…
Sensational Devu murder case at Paduvarahalli: 29 accused produced before Court to hear charges
July 13, 2018Mysuru: All the 29 accused in the sensational Devendra alias Devu murder case including former Corporator C. Mahadesh alias Avva Madesha, Manju, Chandru alias Chandu and Shivakumar were this morning produced before the District Special Trial Court that has been established in Mysuru to adjudicate the case. The accused were brought from different jails in…
KRS water level touches 120 ft, Suttur bridge getting submerged
July 13, 2018Mandya: Heavy rain in the Cauvery catchment areas has left all the reservoirs in the region almost brimming. The KRS reservoir has reached 120.20 ft with only 4.6 ft left for it to touch the maximum level of 124.80 ft. With heavy inflow into the dam, the water level has increased by over 12 ft…
Hunsur Road widening near Jaladarshini Guest House: Five more trees to be felled for footpath
July 13, 2018Mysuru: Only five trees will be felled for straightening or road widening project on the accident-prone curve between Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa Circle (Metropole Circle) and Valmiki Junction near the Jaladarshini Guest House. Due to severe opposition from the environmentalists, the original plan of road straightening could not be taken up and instead adjustments have…
Torchlight Parade Grounds can now accommodate 33,500 people
July 13, 2018Mysuru: Seating capacity at the famed Torchlight Parade Grounds at Bannimantap has just got bigger. The Grounds that hosts the Dasara Torchlight Parade and other events like Independence Day and Republic Day parades can now accommodate 33,500 people instead of the earlier 22,000 – an increase of 11,500 seats. Considering the need to accommodate more…
RTO (East) Office to shift to own building next month
July 13, 2018Mysuru: The newly-built Regional Transport Office (East) in city at Rajivnagar is likely to become functional from the second week of August. Tenders have been invited to furnish the RTO Office at a cost of Rs. 46 lakh and works on electricity, water and computer connectivity are likely to be completed by the end of…
Trucks banned on Madikeri-Mangaluru Road
July 13, 2018Mysuru: – Following cracks developing on Madikeri-Mangaluru Road due to incessant rains, the Kodagu District Administration has banned movement of trucks on the road from today. However, buses have been permitted to ply on the road. Cracks were witnessed on the road at about 500 metres from the General Thimmaiah Statue this morning and there…
Pratap Simha inspects building work at AIISH
July 13, 2018Mysuru: MP Pratap Simha visited the All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH) yesterday to inspect ongoing works on Rs.137 crore Centre of Excellence. Seeing the slow pace of the work which began in 2014 after the Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Harshavardhan had laid the foundation stone, he asked the…















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