Being a Sunday today coupled with Guru Purnima, thousands of devotees visited Shankar Mutt in Fort Mohalla here this morning to receive blessings from Sringeri Mutt Seer Sri Bharathi Theertha Swamiji and junior pontiff Sri Vidhushekara Bharathi Swamiji who arrived in city yesterday. Early in the morning, the Seers went to Srirangapatna to perform Ayushkarma…
Two women among six arrested: Extortion bid through honey trap
March 12, 2017The City Crime Branch (CCB) Police have arrested six persons including two women for trying to extort Rs. 25 lakh from a Kerala businessman who was honey trapped. The arrested have been identified as Yousuf, resident of Shankarapura in Chikkamagaluru, Lathif of Marthalli in Bengaluru, C.P. Naushad, a native of Kannur district in Kerala, presently…
Room boy arrested for stealing cash from customer
March 12, 2017Lashkar Police have arrested a Room Boy of a lodge on Rave Beedhi in city on charges of stealing cash of a customer and he has been remanded to judicial custody. The arrested Room Boy has been identified as Siddaraju, a resident of Gundlupet. It is reported that one Manak Rao, a businessman, had come…
2 killed as car crashes into KSRTC bus
March 12, 2017An 11-year-old boy and a 37-year-old man were killed on the spot when the car in which they were travelling towards Bengaluru rammed against a KSRTC bus in Srirangapatna town this morning. While two persons, who were also travelling in the car, sustained grievous injuries, one person escaped with minor injuries. The incident occurred at…
‘Tenants’ force elderly woman drink pesticide, loot gold ornaments
March 12, 2017Police seek expert help to scan CCTV footage The V.V. Puram Police have sought the help of technicians to make the blurred CCTV footage clear to help them trace and arrest two women, who after making a 72-year-old woman consume pesticides forcibly, made away with gold ornaments weighing about 140 grams worth Rs. 4.2 lakh…
Bike rally marks World Plumbing Day
March 12, 2017Marking World Plumbing Day, Plumbers in city took out a bike rally yesterday. MUDA Chairman D. Dhruvakumar flagged off the rally in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple near the Palace North Gate here. Speaking on the occasion, Dhruvakumar said that the Plumbers Day should not be restricted to just one day and the interests of…
Sringeri Seers accorded grand welcome in city
March 12, 2017Sringeri Sharada Peetham Senior Pontiff Sri Bharathi Theertha Swamiji and his junior Sri Vidushekhara Bharathi Swamiji were accorded a grand welcome upon their arrival in city last evening. The Seers were reverently received by city Mayor M.J. Ravi Kumar, Deputy Mayor Rathna Lakshman, former Minister S.A. Ramdas, Mysuru Brahmin Association President D.T. Prakash, Shankar Mutt…
Scribes, including Mysooru Mithra Sub-Editor A.C. Prabhakar honoured
March 12, 2017A total of 20 journalists in the State, including ‘Mysooru Mithra’ Sub-Editor A.C. Prabhakar, were honoured with ‘Madhyama Academy Awards (2016)’ by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah at a function held at Vidhana Soudha Banquet Hall here yesterday. The award carries a cash prize of Rs. 20,000, a memento and a citation. The other awardees including senior…
K.R. Police arrest multi-faceted cheat
March 12, 2017K.R. Police have arrested Sadath Khan, 26, an ITI drop out from Hassan, who had allegedly duped one Umesh of city by promising to get him a job in the Railways for Rs.10 lakh. Umesh allegedly transferred Rs. 2.8 lakh to an account number provided by the accused while the balance Rs. 7.2 lakh was…
Tumakuru hostel food poisoning case: Security guard succumbs
March 12, 2017Security guard Ramesh (45), who was being treated at the District Hospital here, after he seriously fell ill following consumption of food at Vidyavaridhi Residential School near Huliyar in Chikkanayakanahalli taluk of the district, succumbed at the hospital this morning. Three children died within a few hours after having dinner at the School on Wednesday…
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