Mysuru: A City Court has granted bail to the three accused in the murder of Dattagalli Chanakya School owner Krishna. The deceased Krishna’s wife Radha and her alleged accomplices Manjunath and Arun are the ones who have been granted bail by the city’s First Additional Sessions Court Judge Basavaraj. Krishna died last year when it…
State-level workshop for Assistant Professors of Kannada at CIIL
December 30, 2017Mysuru: The National Testing Service-India (NTS-I) of Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL) is conducting a five-day training-cum-workshop on Testing and Evaluation and Question Item Writing for the newly-recruited Assistant Professors of Kannada, Department of Collegiate Education, Government of Karnataka, from Jan. 1 to Jan. 5 at CIIL, Mysuru. Prof. H.M. Maheshwaraiah, Vice-Chancellor, Central University…
Motorcyclist killed in accident
December 30, 2017Mysuru: A motorcyclist was killed on the spot while another rider sustained injuries, when the two-wheeler they were travelling on, was knocked down by a city bus at Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Circle (Hardinge Circle) in the city yesterday. The deceased motorcyclist has been identified as Nandusharma (45), a resident of Bengaluru. Pillion rider Prasanna Kumar, a…
Devotees throng temples on Vaikunta Ekadashi
December 29, 2017Mysuru: There was unprecedented rush at most temples, particularly those dedicated to Lord Vishnu in his myriad forms, in the city this morning on account of Vaikunta Ekadashi which was marked by special prayers and elaborate rituals. Vaikunta Ekadashi is an important festival dedicated to Lord Vishnu and it occurs in Dhanur Masa (December-January). It…
Prof. J.R. Lakshmana Rao passes away
December 29, 2017Mysuru: Renowned Science Writer Prof. J.R. Lakshmana Rao (96) passed away early this morning at a private hospital in city. He was ailing for some time. A resident of 12th Main, Saraswathipuram, he leaves behind his wife Jeevu Bai, son J.L. Anil Kumar, and three daughters, Brinda Nagaraj, Vidya Shankar and Anuradha Rao and a…
New Year Eve: 1 am deadline set for hotels, clubs and revellers
December 29, 2017Mysuru: While picnics, family get-togethers, parties and merry makings have lined up for the New Year celebrations, consumption of liquor in gallons would be the centre of attraction of all these revelries. Looking at the celebration mode of the people, City Police have come up with certain precautionary measures to ensure that the festivities end…
EC plans EVMs with paper trail for 2018 Assembly elections
December 29, 2017Bengaluru: The demand of the ruling Congress Government in Karnataka for replacing Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) with ballot papers is unlikely to cut much ice with the Election Commission (EC) as the poll body has already initiated the process to introduce EVMs equipped with Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) for the forthcoming Assembly elections…
English Sound and Light Show at Mysore Palace from Jan. 2018
December 29, 2017Mysuru: The Sound and Light Show (Son et Lumiere) of the six-hundred-year history of Wadiyar dynasty in English will unfold in the first week of January 2018 at the Mysore Palace. The Hindi version will also be shown shortly. The Mysore Palace Board and the District Administration is already showing the city’s cultural history in…
Mysuru Winter Festival: Fashion show at Open Street Festival tomorrow
December 29, 2017Mysuru: This year’s ten-day Mysuru Winter Festival has been a great hit among the tourists as well as the local residents. People have been thronging Mysore Palace and other venues to witness cultural programmes and flower show as well. Now, as part of the winter extravaganza, the District Administration and Department of Tourism have organised…
Officials spray anti-septic agents at Kokkare Bellur
December 29, 2017Mysuru; To prevent the deaths of spot-billed pelicans, the Forest Department has started the process of spraying anti-septic liquids at Kokkare Bellur in Mandya. They will next spray around the Kukkarahalli Lake in Mysuru. Officials from the Veterinary Department have clarified that the spray is not anti-bacterial and anti-viral agents. Both water bodies have reported…















Recent Comments