Mysuru: High drama prevailed at the Railway Quarters at Yadavagiri yesterday after a 45-year-old mentally disturbed man climbed an overhead water tank threatening to commit suicide. He was working as a Police Constable in Bengaluru and was dismissed from service due to his mental condition. He has been identified as Jayakumar and the incident occurred…
MCC Ward 32 by-poll: Candidates step-up campaign
June 28, 2017Mysuru: With hardly two days left for public campaigning for the MCC Ward 32 by-poll, candidates of the three political parties — Congress, BJP and JD(S) — have stepped up campaigning across the Ward. Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Tanveer Sait undertook a door-to-door campaign yesterday at Gokulam 2nd Stage, Pourakarmika Colony and surrounding…
KAS Officer as Election Observer
June 28, 2017Mysuru: Senior KAS Officer S.J. Somashekar, who is serving as Additional Commissioner (Administration and Development) at the Regional Commissioner’s Office, Mysuru Division, has been appointed as Election Observer for MCC Ward No. 32 bypoll on July 2. The State Election Commission has made the appointment to ensure free and fair polls, without giving scope for…
Anniversary of Kamakshi Hospital
June 28, 2017Mysuru: The Founder’s Day and 44th Anniversary of Kamakshi Hospital, Mysuru, will be celebrated at the Hospital premises in Kuvempunagar tomorrow (June 29) at 5 pm. PWD and Mysuru District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa will be the chief guest at the celebrations. Mayor M.J. Ravikumar will be the guest of honour. BSMS Trust Senior…
Rev. Fr. Leslie Moras appointed Episcopal Vicar
June 28, 2017Rev. Fr. Bernard Prakash Barnis as St. Philos Rector-Manager Mysuru: Rev. Monsignor Leslie Moras, former Principal and present Rector- Manager of St. Philomena’s Degree College, Bannimantap, has been appointed as Episcopal Vicar for Educational and Medical Ministries in the Diocese of Mysore comprising four districts — Mysuru, Mandya, Kodagu and Chamarajanagar. He will be serving…
Students sensitised on drug abuse
June 28, 2017Bylakuppe: International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was observed at Central School for Tibetans Cvp, Bylakuppe here this morning. School Principal A.K. Sundriyal briefed the importance of the day and cautioned the students about the bad effect of drugs which is very dangerous for human life. T. Choephel (T.G.T.Sc.), elaborating about the drug…
‘Wooing Dalits has become a political gimmick’
June 28, 2017Prof. Aravind Malagatti releases book on Dr. Ambedkar Mysuru: Vishwa Maithri Pratishtana, together with Mysore University Researchers’ Association, had organised a function at the Institution of Engineers-India (IEI) on JLB Road in city on Monday for the release of the book ‘Vimochanege Ambedkar Koduge,’ written by Chikkanna Haginavalu. Releasing the book, littérateur Prof. Aravind Malagatti…
Beef-eating at Kalamandira is an attack on Kannada and culture: BJP leader
June 28, 2017Mysuru: Strongly condemning the eating of beef at an event held at Kalamandira on Sunday, State BJP Slum Morcha General Secretary R. Raghu Kautilya has said that the act was an attack on Kannada and culture. In a press release, Raghu Kautilya said that the consumption of beef by some persons at the event had…
New team of Gangothri Jain Milan Mysuru
June 28, 2017Mysuru: Gangothri Jain Milan, Mysuru, held its monthly meeting (June 2017) and selection of office bearer for 2017-18 at Sri Mahaveera Jain Temple, T.K. Layout, in city. C.S. Nagaraj, Regional Secretary, Bharathiya Jain Milan, Mysuru Zone, was the chief guest during the meeting. On the occasion, following were selected as the office-bearers (2017-18): Veena…
Honour killing: Father of girl confesses to crime
June 28, 2017Mysuru: Gurusiddegowda, father of Shobha, is said to have confessed before Police that he himself had killed his daughter and burnt the body. Gurusiddegowda and his wife Mahadevamma were arrested by Police in Ooty based on a complaint by the girl’s lover Krishna with Saragur Police. Gurusiddegowda was said to have confessed that Shobha had…
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