Sreekanth, a II year B.Com student of the Vishwakavi Kuvempu First Grade College, Jayalakshmipuram, has won first prize in the inter-college Kannada debate contest held at Basudeva Somani College during Somani Sambhram- 2017 recently.
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Man killed as heavy marble slabs come crashing down
March 4, 2017A worker, who was shifting heavy-weight marble slabs, died in city yesterday evening as marble slabs fell on him while they were being unloaded from a truck. He died on the spot due to severe bleeding as the slabs fell on his head. The incident occurred at Lakshmipuram at the godown of Rajasthan Marbles…
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Six deer found dead in BRT Reserve
March 4, 2017Close on the heels of the death of five spotted deer and seven wild goats at the Nagarahole National Park, six deer were found dead yesterday at Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Tiger (BRT) Reserve. Like in Nagarahole, here too, the deer died after they drank water that was mixed with pesticide. The carcass of three stags and…
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Excise contractor and youth found dead under mysterious circumstances
March 4, 2017An Excise contractor from Mandya was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his hotel yesterday. The deceased Excise contractor has been identified as Rangaswamy. Rangaswamy, who is also the proprietor of Jyothi International Hotel located at Kallahalli in Mandya, slept at a room of the hotel on Thursday night. But as Rangaswamy did not come…
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Power lines burn crops; CESC asked to pay Rs. 3.86 lakh relief
March 4, 2017The Mysuru District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum has asked Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) to pay a compensation of Rs. 3.86 lakh to a farmer whose sugarcane crop was burnt in a fire caused by overhead electricity cables in Periyapatna. CESC was also directed to pay Rs. 3,000 towards mental agony and deficiency in service…
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JK Tyres ready to start production at Falcon Tyres
March 4, 2017In a major relief to the harried employees of Falcon Tyres, JK Tyres has expressed its interest to run and start production at the defunct Falcon Tyres that has stopped production since the last two years. Mysuru-based Falcon Tyres, owned by the Ruia Group headed by Pavan Kumar Ruia and located at Metagalli in city,…
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Body of unidentified woman found
March 4, 2017The body of an unidentified woman aged about 50 years was found lying on a stone bench between platforms 4 and 5 at city Railway Station yesterday. A case of unnatural death has been registered and relatives of the deceased have not been found during investigation. The woman is 5ft tall, lean built, wheatish complexion…
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Housewife ends life: Parents allege dowry harassment
March 4, 2017A 22-year-old housewife reportedly committed suicide by hanging self at her residence in Kurubageri, Lashkar Mohalla here on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Amruta, a native of Adagur village in K.R. Nagar taluk. Amruta, said to be a distant relative of former MP A.H. Vishwanath, was married to Lohit, a resident of Kurubageri…
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Elected to KPTCL Co-op. Society
March 4, 2017The following have been elected as Directors of KPTCL (Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited) Employees Credit Co-operative Society Ltd., Mysuru, for a five-year term (2018-22): H.V. Sandeep, M.M. Thangamma, Eerajanayaka, A.S. Basavaraju, Krishna, K. Malati, A.S. Ashoka, Mohammed Shabbir, B.C. Mathure Gowda, P. Manju, C. Raju, S. Mahesh, Rangaswamy, R. Mahadeva, Sanne Gowda, O.K. Vinaykumar…
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Utilise SCP, TSP funds appropriately: DC
March 4, 2017DC D. Randeep has said that the review meeting on the progress made by various Departments for the development of SC/ST communities by utilisation of funds under SCP&TSP (Special Component Plan and Tribal Sub Plan) schemes, will be held every month instead of once in three months. Presiding over a meeting of district level officials…
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