Mysuru: In a daring daylight robbery, a gang of around seven persons barged into an office belonging to a businessman and made away with Rs. 29,66,840 lakh in cash in the upmarket Gokulam locality yesterday. The incident that occurred in broad daylight and in a busy area has shocked the residents. The incident was reported…
Despite RBI directive, no takers for Rs. 10 coins…
June 24, 2017Mysuru, June 24 (BCT)- Even after Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announcing that Rs. 10 coin continues to be a legal tender, a majority of people are reluctant to transact and exchange coins. Sorting out arguments between customers and vendors has become a daily feature at markets and shops. While it is a herculean task…
CM hosts Iftar for Muslim brethren
June 24, 2017Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah had hosted Iftar, on the occasion of Ramzan to the Muslim brethren of Myusru, here last evening. The CM greeted everyone at the get-together organised at the Prestige Convention Hall on Mysuru-Bengaluru Road in which thousands of people participated. The Iftar began with a prayer offered by Sir Khazi Mohammed Usman…
CM Siddharamaiah’s ‘Weekend with Ramesh’
June 24, 2017Bengaluru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah will appear in the popular talk show of Zee TV Kannada entertainment channel “Weekend with Ramesh – Season 3” anchored by actor-director Ramesh Arvind this weekend. Siddharamaiah has shared a lot of information on his personal and public life in the reality show, scheduled to be aired today and tomorrow in…
Natl. Consumer Fair opens near Exhibition Grounds
June 24, 2017Mysuru: Mysore Zoo attracts visitors in thousands. But just a stone’s throw away is a new mini zoo that is also catching the eye of the visitors. The venue is the premises behind Dasara Exhibition Grounds where very modern, technologically designed robotic animals are on display. In order to create awareness among children and spread…
Women robbers disguise as beggars; steal cash from unlocked house
June 24, 2017Mysuru: A conwoman disguising as a beggar robbed Rs. 20,000 cash and a mobile phone kept inside the bedroom of a house at Yadavagiri yesterday morning. The incident occurred at the house of Anup Franklin, a resident of Second Main Road. According to the Police, Anup had not locked the main door of his house…
Daughter, grandson abandon elderly woman in cold and flee
June 24, 2017Passers-by find woman near Bandipalya; SOM calls up her son who assures to take her home Mysuru: This news will surely shake your conscience. At a time when the Union government is mulling to increase the amount that is to be paid to parents and senior citizens neglected or abandoned by their children, incidents where…
‘Adopt eco-friendly practice to save nature’
June 24, 2017Two-day ‘My-Green 17’ exhibition begins in city Mysuru: A two-day ‘My-Green 17’ exhibition organised by Builders Association of India (BAI), Mysuru Chapter, began at Jayamma Govinde Gowda convention hall in city this morning. Inaugurating the expo, Principal Scientific Officer of Karnataka State Council for Science and Technology, IISc (Bengaluru), A.R. Shivakumar said that he had…
11,000 contract pourakarmikas will be regularised: Chief Minister
June 24, 2017Bengaluru/Mysuru: Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has said that the State Government will regularise the services of 11,000 contract pourakarmikas in the next three months. Speaking to press persons after a meeting held to discuss the demands of Contract Pourakarmikas in Bengaluru, the CM said Civic Workers will now get a minimum salary of Rs.17,000. The salary…
District Minister tours Mysuru
June 24, 2017Mysuru: PWD and District in-Charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa, who attended Iftar party hosted by CM Siddharamaiah in city yesterday, will hear public grievances today and stay for the night. The Minister will take part in the function organised by Mysuru Zilla Kannada Chaluvaligarara Sangha to felicitate veteran writer Dr. Patil Puttappa (Papu) as part…
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