Nanjangud: A woman, fed up with the behaviour of her drunkard husband, tried to jump into the Kapila River along with her two children and attempted suicide. The incident occurred on Aug.2. Seeing the woman jumping into the river and sensing her intentions, the Temple authorities along with the Police have rescued Jaya, a resident…
Woman sentenced for forging signature
August 4, 2018Mysuru: A City Court has sentenced a woman to one year imprisonment besides imposing a Rs.20,000 penalty on her, for forging the signature of her sister in connection with records of a site. Bhagyalakshmi is the one who has been sentenced. Bhagyalakshmi was accused of forging the signature of her sister Padma and creating a…
Dowry harassment: Woman ends life with child
August 4, 2018Mysuru: In a heart rending incident, a 24-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide along with her two-year-old child by setting herself and her child ablaze at Mahadevapura here late last night. The deceased have been identified as Gowramma, a native of K.R. Pet taluk and her child Nihal. Gowramma of Somanahalli in K.R. Pet, had got…
Veena recital at Sangeetha Kalanidhi Vasudevacharya’s house tomorrow
August 4, 2018Mysuru: Vidu. Geetha Ramananda, a renowned Veena artiste, will be presenting a classical music programme at the house of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Mysore K. Vasudevacharya in city on Sunday, 5th August. The programme will feature compositions of Sri Vasudevacharya, to be rendered on ‘Pancha Veena’ by Vidu. Geetha and her students from Bengaluru. Vid. R. Adamya…
Freak car accident
August 4, 2018Mysuru: In a freak accident, a car (KA 04-MN 132) hitting four cars and a bike on the road in front of Nirmala Convent in V.V. Mohalla (Vontikoppal), has been reported this morning. It is learnt that the owner of the car had parked the vehicle on the road in front of the Convent without…
Bandipur night traffic ban will stay, says Forest Minister
August 3, 2018Mysuru: Following severe backlash from environmental groups over Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy and PWD Minister H.D. Revanna’s consent to Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to revoke the night traffic ban through Bandipur Tiger Reserve, the State Government appears to have dropped the proposal. The traffic is banned on the highway from 9 pm…
K.R. Pet Tahsildar goes missing; kidnapping suspected
August 3, 2018K.R. Pet: K.R. Pet Tahsildar Mahesh Chandra has gone missing since last night and he is suspected to have been kidnapped by miscreants after intercepting his vehicle on the Hassan-Mysuru Road near Saligrama. A pair of shoes and some shirt buttons were found lying below the vehicle, leading to suspicion that he has been kidnapped….
105 Urban Local Bodies to vote on Aug. 29
August 3, 2018Bengaluru: The stage is set for a mini poll battle in Karnataka with State Election Commission yesterday announcing the schedule for elections to 105 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs). These include 29 City Municipal Councils, 53 Town Municipal Councils and 23 Town Panchayats. Polling will be held on Aug. 29 and counting of votes will be…
I.B. Uthaiah from Kodagu appointed as Rear Admiral
August 3, 2018Madikeri: Ichettira B. Uthaiah from Kodagu District has been appointed as Rear Admiral of the Indian Navy. This is for the first time in the history of the district such an appointment has been made in the Indian Navy. In the Army, however, Kodandera M. Cariappa has risen to the rank of Field Marshal (Commander-in-Chief)…
Formation of Ballahalli MUDA Layout: Minister GTD to meet land-owners on Aug. 6
August 3, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has set into motion the formation of five new layouts — Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar Layout, Swarna Jayanti Nagar Layout, Shanthaveri Gopalagowda Layout, R.T. Nagar Second Stage and Ballahalli Layout. At the Ballahalli Layout near Koorgalli that has been cleared by the State Government, MUDA plans to distribute 4,000…















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