Mysuru: The Fourth AFM Court, on Mar.27, has sentenced a Malaysian National, for overstaying in the country despite his visa being expired on July 4, 2017, to four months imprisonment besides imposing a fine of Rs.10,000 on the foreign national. The accused has been identified as 27-year-old Muhamad Shafiee of Malaysia, who was staying at…
Unidentified man dies in hospital
April 16, 2018Mysuru: An unidentified man, who was found lying sick near Suryanarayana Swamy Temple in Rajivnagar her on Apr. 11 at about 4 pm and admitted to K.R. Hospital, passed away on Apr. 12 at about 4.45 pm in the hospital, after failing to respond to the treatment. The unidentified man, who is aged about 50…
Rapid Action Force takes over city Security
April 15, 2018Mysuru: In the run up to the Assembly election, Rapid Action Force teams, along with other Paramilitary Forces, have taken over city security. The Forces, along with the city Police, are conducting route marches all along the city to instil confidence among the voters and to inspire them to participate in the electoral process in…
In 3 days, Kumaraswamy to cover Chamundeshwari’s 100 villages
April 15, 2018Mysuru: Even as Chamundeshwari Assembly Constituency has turned into prestigious battleground between Congress and JD(S), with Chief Minster Siddharamaiah announcing that he would be contesting from Chamundeshwari, JD(S) State President and former CM H.D. Kumaraswamy kicked-off his second round of poll campaign in the constituency yesterday. The three-day campaign rally covering nearly 100 villages in…
Entry ticket scam at Mysuru Zoo
April 15, 2018Mysuru: Three contract employees of the Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens or Mysuru Zoo including a lady employee have been dismissed from service for irregularities in the ticket collection and checking counters where tourists are allowed inside after accepting the same tickets (mostly sold online) that are sold earlier to different tourists. The scam has caused…
No extension of voting time, says Chief Electoral Officer
April 15, 2018Bengaluru: Chief Electoral Officer Sanjiv Kumar has said that the Election Commission (EC) had no plans to increase time for voting on May 12. Speaking at a media interaction jointly organised by Press Club of Bengaluru and Bengaluru Reporters Guild here yesterday, Sanjiv Kumar said that it was difficult to extend the time since logistics…
Consumer Court asks Railways to pay ex-employee’s medical bill
April 15, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has ordered South Western Railways (SWR) to pay a compensation of Rs. 29,593 with 10 percent interest rate to its former employee as medical reimbursement for not treating him at its hospital in Mysuru. Anantharamu, son of late Krishnoji Rao and a resident of 10th Cross, Hebbal…
Fish death continues at Kukkarahalli Lake
April 15, 2018Mysuru: Varieties of fish at Kukkarahalli Lake continue to die with more than 40 fish found floating in the lake this morning. The lake staff removed the dead fish. It is suspected that sewage water from Paduvarahalli side flowing into the lake is the cause for the deaths. The authorities have collected the samples of…
Trained canines to tackle terror and crime in city
April 15, 2018Mysuru; With the city growing multi-directionally coupled with a proportional growth of population, obviously cases of crimes too will be on the rise. Police personnel for detection of crimes need to have sophisticated gadgets. A Dog Squad plays an equally important role in assisting Police in crime detection. To cite a few examples, bomb blast…
Banana seller’s son qualifies IISc. Junior Scientist Exam
April 15, 2018Mysuru: S. Arun Kumar, a 2nd PUC student of SANKALPA – Gopalaswamy PU College and son of a banana seller in city, has qualified the reputed KVPY (Junior Scientist exam) conducted by IISc. (Indian Institute of Science), Bengaluru. Arun Kumar, son of Shivanna, a banana vendor at Nanjumalige Circle and Manjula, a daily wager, with extremely…















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