Mysuru: A bike rider was killed on the spot while the pillion rider sustained serious injuries when the motorcycle they were travelling in, collided with an auto in Bamboo Bazar near Highway Circle in Bannimantap on Friday evening. The deceased has been identified as Chandan (20), a resident of Kaverinagar near Bannimantap, while the injured…
Bags best cadet award
August 11, 2018Mysuru: Aryav Dayanand Sadhu, a tenth standard student of Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, Mysuru, belonging to 13 Karnataka Battalion NCC, received the prestigious best cadet award from Col. Manjeet Singh, Commanding Officer, Mysuru NCC Group at Mysuru Group Headquarters recently. Among more than 500 cadets who come under Mysuru NCC group, Aryav for his overall performances…
Unidentified body found
August 11, 2018Mysuru: An unidentified body of a man was found by Railway Police between Srirangapatna and Palahalli Railway Stations yesterday. The deceased is about 55 years, 5.5 ft tall and medium built with wheatish complexion and greyish stubble. He was found wearing an algae-green pant and black shirt with stripes. The body has been shifted to…
Flash Flood Mysuru-Nanjangud Highway blocked
August 10, 2018Mysuru/Nanjangud: For the second time after its inauguration in 1974, a volume of 71,100 cusecs of water was released from the Kabini Dam yesterday and the water release was stepped up to 75,000 cusecs and then to 80,000 cusecs by evening. This resulted in ‘flash flood’, blocking the Mysuru-Nanjangud National Highway (NH) 212 (now NH…
Kurubarahalli Sy. No.4 residents to meet Chief Minister tomorrow
August 10, 2018Mysuru: In what looks like a face-off, thousands of residents of Kurubarahalli Survey No.4 will meet Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy tomorrow near Pinjrapole at the foot of Chamundi Hill at 7 am and present him a memorandum urging him to intervene to resolve the problems they have been facing for the last few years. Disclosing…
Finally, UGC grants recognition to 17 courses offered by KSOU
August 10, 2018Mysuru: Providing a major relief to lakhs of students who depend on distant learning, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has finally granted recognition to Karnataka State Open University (KSOU). The UGC had issued a public notice dated 16.6.2015 informing the students not to seek admissions in KSOU since it is de-recognised with retrospective effect from…
MCC election on Aug. 31
August 10, 2018Mysuru: The election to the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) will be held on Aug. 31. The State Election Commission last evening announced the date for the election to 65 wards under the MCC. The Commission declared the dates as the Karnataka High Court dismissed a petition questioning the delimitation and reservation of the wards. The…
Entry banned to Brindavan Gardens
August 10, 2018Mysuru: For the second time in the current monsoon season, entry of visitors to Krishnaraja Sagar (KRS) Reservoir and Brindavan Gardens has been banned and boating at the Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary has been suspended for an indefinite period. The decision to ban entry to these places was taken late last evening following increased inflow of…
Last Ashada Shukravara atop Chamundi Hill: Hill temple resembles a fortress with Mounted Police
August 10, 2018Mysuru: The iconic Chamundeshwari Temple and its surrounding areas atop the Chamundi Hill resembled a fortress this morning with hundreds of Policemen including the Mounted Police deployed there to manage the crowd on the last Ashada Shukravara. In fact, at some places atop the Hill, there were more uniformed men than the devotees. The Police…
University Evening College students’ hostel on cards
August 10, 2018Mysuru: University of Mysore in-charge Vice-Chancellor Prof. T.K. Umesh has assured that hostel facility will be created for the students of the University Evening College. He was speaking after inaugurating the 2018-19 extra-curricular and cultural activities of the University of Mysore Evening College at the Maharaja’s College Centenary auditorium, here yesterday and said that there…















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