Mysuru: K. Raju of Chinnamballi village in Nanjangud has been appointed as an ex-officio Director of Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Limited (KREDL), Bengaluru. Earlier, the State Government had annulled the appointment of M.A. Krishnamurthy of K.R. Pet in Mandya as KREDL Director.
Authorities play by the rulebook as trains pass over suicide victim’s body
June 28, 2017Mysuru: A 48-year-old man committed suicide by throwing himself in front of a train in the city on Sunday. While the suicide shocked his family members, what was more shocking for them is that the dead body was not removed from the tracks and two more trains were allowed to run over it. The problem…
Teenager goes missing from city
June 28, 2017Mysur: Meghana, a 16-year-old girl is missing from the city and a complaint has been lodged at Vijayanagar Police in this regard. Meghana is a resident of Chamundeshwari Layout, Koorgalli Village. Her family members have stated in their complaint that on June 24, Meghana left home saying that she would visit the house of one Lakshmamma…
Unidentified body found
June 28, 2017Mysuru: The Railway Police, on June 25, have found a body of an unidentified person aged about 40 years on Platform No. 1 in City Railway Station. The unidentified person is 5.5 ft. tall, oily-red complexion, has the image of Anjaneya and the name Saroj tattooed in Kannada on his right hand and was wearing…
Heavy rains in Kodagu
June 27, 2017Mysuru: After weeks of lull, it has been raining in most parts of Kodagu, raising hopes of a normal monsoon this year. Large parts of the district, especially the Northern and Southern parts have been receiving moderate to heavy showers, feeding the Cauvery catchment areas with the much-needed moisture and water for the parched Krishna…
Man attacks dog brutally for barking at him
June 27, 2017Mysuru: There is an aphorism in journalism — “When a dog bites a man, it is not news, but if a man bites a dog it is news.” Rarely do we hear a man biting a dog. But on Sunday last (June 25), it was not a man biting a dog, but something more blood-curdling…
Five arrested in Kodagu for honey-trapping, extortion
June 27, 2017Ponnampet (Kodagu District): A gang that used to extort money by honey-trapping gullible businessmen has been arrested in Kodagu district. Then five-member gang used to target businessmen and the Police have seized Rs. 96 lakh cash from them. In this case, a resident of Kerala was honey-trapped by the accused who hailed from Kodagu, Dakshina…
Man leaps to death from Jayadeva Hospital building
June 27, 2017Mysuru: A man committed suicide by jumping off the fourth floor of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research building inside K.R. Hospital campus yesterday. He has been identified as 36-year-old Manjunath, a resident of Udayagiri. Manjunath worked as a daily wager at a fruit shop at Udayagiri and had known a woman in…
Three injured in Somwarpet as rowdy-sheeters clash
June 27, 2017Somwarpet: Three persons were injured in a clash between rowdy-sheeters on Somwarpet Main Road on Sunday. They have been identified as Veekshit of Janata Colony, Ajan and Noushad of Bajegundi village. In his complaint, Veekshit told the Police that Karim Baig, Asim Baig and Sameer from Janata Colony assaulted them with lethal weapons in front…
Beef-eating marks opening of Charvaka Trust Conference
June 27, 2017Mysuru: Beef-eating marked the opening of a conference, here on Sunday. Litterateur and thinker Prof. K.S. Bhagawan (who also tasted beef) has criticised the Centre for imposing restrictions on eating habits of the people. Terming it unconstitutional, he said that the Government cannot come in the way of what people should eat and not eat….
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