Mysuru: His night shift at a tyre factory was to end at 7 am and was to return home after that. But fate willed otherwise and he entered the jaws of death, leaving his family members and colleagues shell-shocked. Mysuru woke up to this tragic story of a youth who was crushed to death by…
CM, KPCC Chief confident of Cong. victory in Assembly polls
November 16, 2017Belagavi: Asserting that the Congress would return to power in the 2018 Assembly polls, Chief Minster Siddharamaiah has urged the party Legislators to be more connected to the people. Addressing the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting at Suvarna Soudha Hall here yesterday, the CM reiterated that the party would form the next Government, whatever hue…
Dy.SP M.K. Ganapathy’s death : CBI probe picks up pace
November 16, 2017Bengaluru: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the death of Dy.SP M.K. Ganapathy has picked up pace and yesterday, the CBI sleuths grilled the Police officer’s sister Sabitha. Ganapathy’s body was found hanging in the room number 315 of the Vinayaka Lodge near the Madikeri Private Bus Stand on July 7, 2016. Ganapathy…
Death toll rises to 17 in State as doctors continue strike
November 16, 2017Bengaluru: The standoff between the State Government and the striking private doctors regarding the proposed KPME Bill is causing untold misery to the public resulting in loss of many lives. Yesterday 13 people had lost their lives in the State and today, since morning, it has mounted to 17 with four more deaths reported. …
Illegal white marble mining rampant in Gundlupet
November 16, 2017Gundlupet: There has been a rampant increase in the illegal white marble mining at Gundlupet in Chamarajanagar district. The official apathy is such that despite being witness to the transportation of white marble in tippers every day, they have turned a blind eye on the issue. People involved in illegal mining have also been exporting…
Khadi Utsav begins in city
November 16, 2017Manufacturing and wearing of khadi coming down regrets MP Mysuru: Khadi Utsav-2017 organised by the Karnataka State Khadi and Village Industries Board at J.K. Grounds was inaugurated yesterday. The utsav will be on till December 4. MP R. Dhruvanarayan speaking after inaugurating the Utsav said that to encourage production of Khadi, Mahatama Gandhi gave a…
DC seeks postponement of UoM exams, holidays to schools, colleges
November 16, 2017Mysuru: DC D. Randeep has requested the University of Mysore (UoM) to postpone examinations scheduled during Nov. 24 – Nov. 26 to enable students and faculty to be a part of Kannada Sammelana. He said that the loud speakers installed during the Sammelana at Maharaja’s College Grounds could disturb college students. Hence, he has requested…
Procession rehearsal on Nov. 20
November 16, 2017Mysuru: A full-fledged rehearsal of the procession, to be taken out as part of 83rd Akhila Bharatha Kannada Sahitya Sammelana, will be held at the Palace premises here on Nov.20 at 9 am. This was disclosed by Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep during a meeting held on Tuesday at his office to review the preparations for…
Grievances pour in at DC’s phone-in
November 16, 2017Mysuru: Grievances poured in at the Deputy Commissioner’s phone-in programme held at his office this morning. In all, 22 callers from the district and city aired their problems. DC D. Randeep holding the programme for the first time asked officials to come out with remedial measures for grievances within three weeks. Mahesh of Bannur alleged…
Goods vehicle stuck due to shabby works
November 16, 2017Mysuru: The rear wheel of a goods vehicle got stuck in a trench due to shabby works near ESI dispensary behind LIC office this morning. A trench was dug yesterday to lay pipes during which a water pipeline was damaged. But instead of rectifying the damage, the workers closed the trench with mud. This morning,…















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