Mysuru: A husband, who was depressed over his wife landing in jail in a robbery case, committed suicide by pouring petrol and setting himself on fire at Sharadadevinagar here on Aug. 7. The deceased has been identified as Manjunath (55), a resident of 15th Cross in Sharadadevinagar. It may be recalled that about four days…
Mysuru: Udayagiri Police have arrested two persons on charges of attempting to rape a woman and her daughter after dragging them to a park at Gayathripuram in city. The arrested have been identified as 27-year-old Suhail and 25-year-old Akmal of Gayathripuram. On Aug. 8 evening, the woman aged about 40 years and her 18-year-old daughter…
Had given money to a confidant to return her loan taken to fund a film Mysuru: A woman, who had given Rs. 13 lakh to a known person to return the loan she had taken to fund a film in which her son was playing the lead role, has been cheated as the known person…
Bengaluru: Even as farmers along the Cauvery basin in Kodagu, Mandya and Mysuru are up in arms against the State Government demanding water for their kharif crops, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has ruled out Cauvery water to grow paddy and sugarcane. “This year, water will not be released for irrigating paddy and sugarcane fields,” he said….
Mysuru: In response to a nationwide ‘highway bandh’ called by Rashtriya Kisan Mahasabha, a body representing over 174 farmer associations across the country, hundreds of farmers under the banner of Karnataka Sugar Cane Growers Association, staged highways blockade across the district this morning. The farmers are demanding total farm loan waiver, implementation of the recommendations…
Mysuru: They were all dressed in white khadi shirts, pants and dhotis and seemed as though they had assembled at the Freedom Fighters Park (Subbarayana Kere) on Narayana Shastry Road in city to launch a stir. But, no. They all were veteran freedom fighters who had assembled at the park to celebrate the 75th anniversary…
Gandhinagar: Congress leader Ahmed Patel snatched a late night victory in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha elections after the Election Commission rejected the votes of two Congress rebel Legislators. Patel, the powerful Political Secretary of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, won by the skin of his teeth. He needed 44 votes to win and he got 44,…
Mysuru: The Gowri-Ganesha festival is fast approaching (Aug.24 – 25) and the District Administration is making all efforts to ban the manufacture and sale of Ganesha idols made of Plaster of Paris (PoP) and chemically-coloured idols. Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep, who chaired a meeting here yesterday at his office, warned that stringent action will be…
New Delhi: The Union Government yesterday appointed Justice Dipak Misra as the next Chief Justice of India (CJI). He will be replacing incumbent Justice J.S. Khehar, who is set to retire on Aug. 27. It was Khehar who had recommended Misra’s name to succeed him as the next CJI. Justice Misra will be sworn in…
Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) drive to identify illegal water connections in the city and also collect outstanding water bill, entered the third day today. The authorities undertaking the drive in Wards 14, 20, 55 and 56 yesterday. Speaking to SOM, Vani Vilas Water Works (VVWW) Executive Engineer Anand said that there were 1,66,000…
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