Mysuru: In a serial theft, burglars, who gained entry into four shops at Halladakeri in the heart of the city late last night, have made good with cash of Rs. 85,500 and brass articles worth about Rs. 30,000. The four shops burgled are Kiran Auto Agency, Radha Ram Steel Centre, Namma Metal Store and M.P….
Press photographer commits suicide
November 2, 2018T. Narasipur: Unable to bear stomach pain, a 26-year-old press photographer-cum-reporter allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison near Yedadore in the taluk last Tuesday. The deceased is Naveen Kumar, son of Mahadevappa of Bendarawadi village in Malavalli taluk. Naveen, who had gone out on some work, was returning to T.Narasipur on Tuesday afternoon, where he…
Seminar on ‘Pre-Stressed Concrete’ at SJCE tomorrow
November 2, 2018Mysuru: The Association of Consulting Civil Engineers (India), Mysuru Centre, in association with the Department of Civil Engineering, SJCE, JSS STU under TEQUIP, have organised a one-day colloquium ‘Design Safe-2018’ on ‘Pre-Stressed Concrete’ to be held tomorrow at CS/IS Seminar Hall, Golden Jubilee Bhavan, SJCE, Mysuru for the benefit of students and Civil Engineering professionals….
Family feud: Man kills wife, packs body in bag, lodges missing complaint
November 2, 2018T. Narsipur: Family feud allegedly led a man to kill his 35-year-old wife. After the crime, he disposed of the body in a bag and lodged a missing complaint to escape Police action. The incident has been reported near Biligere Hundi in the taluk. While the deceased his Jyothi, her husband is 51-year-old Jayakumar of…
PM Narendra Modi unveils Statue of Unity
October 31, 2018New Delhi: Eight years after proposing the ambitious project, Prime Minister Narendra Modi this morning unveiled the Statue of Unity — the world’s tallest statue at 182 metres — built in honour of freedom fighter and India’s first Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Air Force planes showered flowers on the statue in a grand inaugural…
When Sardar Patel had to be literally carried to Town Hall stage
October 31, 2018Mysuru: “When Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel visited Mysore in 1948 as India’s Home Minister, he had high fever and myself, along with the State Police Chief had to literally carry him on to the dais that was set up at a height of seven to eight feet at Town Hall.” These were the words of nonagenarian…
Open Day at csir-cftri: Innovative machines spur visitors’ curiosity
October 31, 2018Mysuru: The CFTRI campus was abuzz with a potent mix of curiosity and excitement for the two-day Open Day that concluded last evening. The event was organised by the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru. Hundreds of people from diverse walks of life – school children,…
63rd Kannada Rajyotsava tomorrow : March-Past rehearsal held near Palace North Gate
October 31, 2018Mysuru: The March-Past rehearsal organised by the Police Department as part of 63rd Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations was held near Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple in front of the North Gate of Mysore Palace this morning. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Dr. Vikram.V. Amathe donned the role of the chief guest and received the Guard of…
Miraculous escape for elephant Gopalaswamy as truck carrying him hits electric pole
October 31, 2018Hunsur: Even as the death of elephant Ranga (Rowdy Ranga), who died after being hit by a private bus at Mathigodu, is still afresh in the minds of the people, Dasara Elephant Gopalaswamy had a miraculous escape from being electrocuted as the truck ferrying him to Hassan hit an electric pole resulting in the power…
Mandya LS by-election: Doorstep pickup and drop facility for physically challenged voters
October 31, 2018Mandya: For the first time in the country, arrangements have been made to pick up physically challenged people from their doorsteps and drop them back from every Gram Panchayat of the district to cast their votes in the Lok Sabha byelection to be held on Nov. 3. A special mobile app ‘Chunavana’ has been launched…














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