Madikeri: After pounding the district hard for over 24 hours, rain gave a respite to Kodagu this morning. Though it was a temporary break, it provided people the much needed relief. For officials, it was time to assess the damage and provide relief. The District Administration had said that the rain was due to cyclone…
Depressed over husband’s death: TV Anchor’s wife kills son, attempts suicide
May 31, 2018Bengaluru: Depressed over the death of her husband, who was a popular anchor with a private TV channel, a woman is battling for life at a city hospital while her son died after both of them consumed acid at their residence in Doddaballapur near Bengaluru late last night. Meena, 38, wife of late TV anchor…
Pub assault case: No bail for Mohammed Nalapad; completes 100 days in jail
May 31, 2018Bengaluru: Mohammed Haris Nalapad, son of Shanthinagar MLA N.A. Haris, the main accused in the Feb. 17 brawl at Farzi Café in UB city, will continue to be lodged at Parappana Agrahara prison, as his bail plea was rejected again yesterday afternoon. Special Public Prosecutor Shyam Sundar had pointed out that the assault which left…
Gauri Lankesh murder: SIT files first chargesheet
May 31, 2018Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) formed by the Karnataka Police to investigate the murder of journalist-activist Gauri Lankesh is close to solving the case. Four more persons linked to the radical right-wing outfit Sanathan Sanstha and its sister outfit Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to kill rationalist-writer Prof….
Budding filmmaker drowns during photoshoot
May 31, 2018Mangaluru: A budding film director Santosh Shetty Kateel (36) met a watery grave at Ermayi Falls in Ujire, Belthangady taluk yesterday. Santosh, who was wearing a special designed costume, died after he accidentally slipped into Falls while he and his team had gone there for a photoshoot. He had won laurels for his children movie–…
‘Clean Cauvery’ awareness rally from Mysuru to Srirangapatna on June 5
May 31, 2018Mysuru: In order to create awareness on maintaining hygiene and sanctity of River Cauvery, the lifeline of crores of people in the Cauvery basin, Cauvery Nadi Swachhata Andolana will take out a ‘Clean Cauvery’ campaign rally from Mysuru to Srirangapatna on June 5. Announcing this at a press meet here yesterday, Campaign Convenor M.N. Chandramohan…
World Environment Day 2018: Theme – “Beat Plastic Pollution”
May 31, 2018Urgent need to protect environment, ban plastic usage: Mysuru DC Mysuru: There is an urgent need to create awareness among people to protect environment in the current situation and ban usage of plastic. Hence, the officials of various Departments should chalk out programmes in the month of June, said Deputy Commissioner (DC) Abhiram G. Sankar….
Ideal Jawa Rotary School celebrates Golden Jubilee tomorrow
May 31, 2018Police Band and Arjun Janya to perform at Open Air Theatre on June 1; Unveiling of Founder-Principal Sheila Irani’s bust at the School on June 2 Mysuru: Ideal Jawa Rotary School on JLB Road will celebrate its Golden Jubilee tomorrow (June 1) at the Open Air Theatre in Manasagangothri campus at 6.15 pm. Infosys Mentor…
Awareness rally marks World No Tobacco Day in city
May 31, 2018Mysuru: Marking World No Tobacco Day, the Department of Health and Family Welfare, District Surveillance Unit and District Tobacco Control Unit together had organised an awareness rally in city this morning to spread a message on the ill-effects of consumption of tobacco. The rally was flagged off by Additional DC T. Yogesh in front of…
Entries invited from scribes for PII-ICRC Annual Awards
May 31, 2018Mysuru: The Press Institute of India (PII) and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) have organised a competition for the best three articles and best three photographs on a humanitarian subject — 12th edition of PII-ICRC Annual Awards — and has invited entries from scribes for the same. For the first time, this year,…















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