Mysuru: New Year revellers at the Mysore Palace felt like they were in a fairy-land as fireworks lit up the midnight sky at the Palace. Crowds cheered “Happy New Year” at the stroke of midnight and they were awestruck by the 20-minute fireworks display. What made this fireworks display special was that it was sound-less,…
Lakshmi N. Rao passes away
January 1, 2018Mysuru: G. Lakshmi N. Rao (87), wife of late science writer (Guddehithlu) G.T. Narayana Rao (GTN) and a resident of ‘Athri,’ #8, Kamakshi Hospital Road, Saraswathipuram, passed away early this morning. Incidentally, today happens to be her birthday as well. Daughter of (Adamane Pallathadka) A.P. Subbayya and Parvathi, she leaves behind sons G.N. Ashokavardhana, Anandavardhana…
Vidwan S. Mahadevappa no more
January 1, 2018Mysuru: Renowned violinist Vidwan S. Mahadevappa (87), a resident of Kuvempunagar, passed away at a private hospital in city this morning. He leaves behind his wife Kamalamma, sons Mysuru M. Nagaraj and Mysuru M. Manjunath (both renowned violinists), a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at the Veerashaiva burial grounds in Lalithadripura…
‘Not too difficult to win Karnataka’: Amit Shah addresses party leaders in Bengaluru
January 1, 2018Bengaluru: Maintaining that it will not be difficult for the BJP to win the forthcoming Karnataka Assembly polls, BJP National President Amit Shah has stressed on the need for unity among party leaders in the State to achieve victory. Addressing the party leaders at a hotel near Yelahanka on the outskirts of Bengaluru on Sunday,…
Teen among four killed in Mandya, Hunsur
January 1, 2018Mandya/ Hunsur: Four persons were killed in separate accidents in Mandya and Hunsur since the last 48 hours. The latest accident occurred in Hunsur this morning where a school teacher was killed. The victim has been identified as 35-year-old Mahesh, the son of Swamy Gowda of Kothegala village. He was working as a teacher at…
16 IPS Officers including Mysuru SP Ravi D. Channannavar, promoted
January 1, 2018Bengaluru: In a major shake-up of the Police Department, the State Government yesterday promoted 16 IPS Officers, including Mysuru SP Ravi D. Channannavar and transferred 30 other senior IPS Officers. The promoted IPS Officers, most of whom are SPs, include Ravi D. Channannavar, Belagavi SP B.R. Ravikanthegowda, Labhuram, Abhishek Goyal, Kushalendra Kumar, Raman Gupta, R….
Swachh Bharat Campaign: Ramakrishna Ashrama completes 40 weeks of cleaning drive
January 1, 2018Mysuru: As part of Swachh Bharat campaign, Ramakrishna Ashrama had organised its 40th and tentatively the last cleaning operation (held every Sunday so far) at Ramakrishnanagar Circle here yesterday morning with a theme ‘Swachh Mysuru, Swastha Jeevana.’ Wielding brooms, Swami Atmajnananandaji and Swami Mokshatmanandaji of Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama along with about 1500 students, general public…
City crime rate dips by 15%; Rs. 2 crore worth stolen goods seized
January 1, 2018Mysuru: Compared to last year, the crime rate in Mysuru city has declined by 15% in 2017, thanks to the new initiatives launched by the Police Department. As per the information released to the media by City Police Public Relation Officer, the Police have recovered stolen items worth Rs. 2 crore, besides collecting Rs. 8.5…
Russian Professors laud Women’s Engineering College in city
January 1, 2018Mysuru: Two Russian Professors from Moscow State University, who attended the second International Conference on Electrical, Electronics, Communication, Computer Technologies and Optimization Techniques (ICEECCOT-2017) at GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, here recently, lauded the efforts of the Institute in organising such an event with good number of paper presentations. Dr. Mestetskiy Leonid,…
Tusker dies of illness at Kantapura Elephant Camp
January 1, 2018Hunsur: A tusker, which was suffering from illness since about 20 days died at Kantapura Elephant Camp in Nagarahole National Park. The 47-year-old tusker named Sidda, was suffering from swollen stomach, throat and trunk where water was collected resulting in Sidda suffering from oedema. It had stopped consuming food and had grown weak. Though Veterinarian…















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