Mysuru: An octogenarian, who was injured in a road accident and admitted to K.R. Hospital here, succumbed to injuries at the hospital yesterday morning. The deceased has been identified as Nanjamma (80), a resident of Manjunathapura. Nanjamma, on Thursday night at about 8.30, was crossing the KRS Road, when a car rammed into her. She…
Man goes missing from city
July 31, 2017Mysuru: An incident of a man going missing has been reported from Nazarbad Police limits in city. The missing man has been identified as 42-year-old Ekanath Rao, an employee of a firm in Bengaluru. According to the complaint lodged by his wife, Ekanath, who was working in Bengaluru and used to come to Mysuru regularly….
Theft in electronic showroom
July 31, 2017Mysuru: Miscreants made away with Rs. 10,000 in cash from an electronic company showroom located on Panchamanthra Road in Kuvempunagar in city. The incident came to light this morning when the owner opened the shop and found that Rs. 10,000 cash was missing from the cash box. On receiving information, Kuvempunagar Police visited the spot…
City braces up for September Dasara
July 30, 2017Mysuru: With 54 days remaining for the Dasara Navaratri to commence, the city is getting spruced up for the annual grand affair. This year’s Dasara will be a perfect blend of simplicity and grandeur and will be celebrated from September 21 to 30 and the State Government has promised to release Rs. 13.5 crore for…
Vintage beauties come to city from Bengaluru
July 30, 2017Mysuru: A group of 20 members from Karnataka Vintage and Classic Car Club, Bengaluru, drove into the Royal Orchid Brindavan Gardens Hotel at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) reservoir yesterday with their vintage beauties for a get together. The families of 20 members of the Club left Bengaluru at about 7 am yesterday and reached Brindavan…
10 firms duped 18 lakh investors of Rs. 3,000 crore: CID
July 30, 2017Bengaluru: The sleuths in the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) probing the financial frauds in the State over the last decade, have found that many people, who have lost money, are yet to approach the Police and help in the investigations. CID ADGP Pratap Reddy on Saturday told media persons that it has filed 422 cases…
Ex-employee held for stealing money from the office using duplicate key
July 30, 2017Mysuru: N.R. Police have arrested a youth on charges of stealing cash from the office he had worked earlier and have seized Rs. 6,78,000 cash and a Maruti Swift car from him. The arrested youth has been identified as 24-year-old Sebi Moses, a native of Batteri village, Wayanad district, Kerala and a resident of Bannimantap…
Safari-like SUVs to take tourists around city this Dasara
July 30, 2017Mysuru: To give a safari-like feeling to Dasara tourists, the Tourism Department is planning to introduce open Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) to take tourists for sight-seeing of heritage sites. This facility will be an added attraction this Dasara (Sept. 21-30). The vehicles will be customised like the ones used in jungle safaris and over five…
OPEN-TOP BUSES
July 30, 2017This Dasara, tourists might have an opportunity to go on a city tour in open-top double-decker buses. The Tourism Department is in talks with Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) to either offer buses to the Department or operate such buses on their (KSRTC) own. Around four open-top double-decker buses were introduced in Bengaluru by…
Parks becoming grazing ground for stray cattle
July 30, 2017Parks are meant to add beauty to the surroundings of the city. Parks are also a good time-spending venue for all ages, mostly for joggers, walkers and the like. But some parks in the city, which are poorly maintained, have become grazing ground for stray cattle. The A.P. Prashanth Park, located at the southern end…
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