Nagamangala: Depressed over his wife having an affair, a man allegedly killed his two daughters before committing suicide at his house in Hanchinakoppal village, Honakere hobli in the taluk. While the man has been identified as Jayaramu (45), his daughters have been identified as Sowbhagya (4) and Ashika (2). It is learnt that Jayaramu had…
‘Antarya’ musical evening at NIE Complex on Aug. 26
August 24, 2017Mysuru: ‘Antarya,’ a musical evening by Sriharsha, Sanchith Hegde and Mythri Iyer (all SaReGaMaPa Season-13 contestants), has been organised at Diamond Jubilee Sports Complex of National Institute of Engineering (NIE), on Manandavadi Road in city on Aug. 26 at 5.30 pm, under the aegis of Magic Touch Creations. Announcing this at a press meet at…
Awareness rally on eco-friendly Ganesha held
August 24, 2017Mysuru: Leo Club Members of Pragathi Vidya Kendra, in association with Lions Club of Mysore, Indra Nagar, had organised an awareness rally to create awareness on the use of eco-friendly Ganesha here recently. Dr. Ravi, HOD of Communication and Journalism, JSS Women’s College, Saraswathipuram, who was the guest of honour, spoke on the ill-effects of…
Poor family in city to get house, thanks to CM’s tweet
August 23, 2017Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah, through his twitter handle ‘CM of Karnataka’ (@CMofkarnataka) has come to the rescue of a family which is living in abject poverty in Mysuru and has directed Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep to look into the issue and provide shelter to the family that is living in a pathetic condition. Some residents…
Heavy rush at city markets for Gowri, Ganesha
August 23, 2017Mysuru: It is the Bhadrapada month of the Hindu calendar for which the Hindus across the world eagerly wait. This is the time when people welcome Goddess Gowri and her son Lord Ganesha to their houses. While Gowri festival is celebrated on the third day of Bhadrapada month (Thrithiya) which falls on Aug. 24 (tomorrow),…
Malegaon blast case: Lt. Col. Purohit out on bail after nine years
August 23, 2017Mumbai: Lt. Colonel Shrikant Purohit walked out of jail this morning after nine years behind bars as an accused in the Malegaon blast case. He will join the Army unit in Pune where he was posted before his arrest in 2008. Purohit left prison two days after the Supreme Court gave him bail. He was…
Five arrested for honey-trapping; woman, two others absconding
August 23, 2017Nanjangud: Honey-trapping, where women are being used to trap men who are robbed later, has spread its tentacles in and around Mysuru. Gangs that are experts in such crimes target men and many a time, complaints are not lodged due to the fear of social shame and bad publicity. One such gang of five members…
CM gives green signal for vacating encroached University lands in State
August 23, 2017Bengaluru: Thousands of crores worth lands belonging to many Universities in the State, including the lands in University of Mysore, have been encroached. The State Government has given direction for vacating such encroached lands. Responding to the request of the Higher Education Department, which had brought this issue to the notice of Chief Minister Siddharamaiah,…
CM writes to PM Modi, seeks affiliation renewal to KSOU
August 23, 2017Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has at last come to the rescue of the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), where lakhs of students are suffering after the University was de-recognised. He has written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting his intervention for the renewal of affiliation to the beleagured University. In the letter, he…
Governor rejects VC nominations
August 23, 2017Bengaluru: The Higher Education Department had recommended a name for the Vice-Chancellor’s post of University of Mysore. However, with the Governor rejecting the name, there is a silent tussle going on between the Chancellor and the State Government. The Governor has not given the approval for the names recommended by the Government for the four…
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