Mysuru: India is a country of festivals and holidays. If the holidays fall at the end of the week, then everyone plans on long weekend holidays. Luckily, August has two long weekends and Mysuru being a tourist city, there is a rush of visitors that began two days ago. It was second Saturday (a holiday on…
Actor Jaggesh’s son stabbed in road rage
August 14, 2017Bengaluru: Gururaj, the elder son of cine actor Jaggesh, was reportedly stabbed on his leg by miscreants at R.T. Nagar in Bengaluru this morning. It is said, Gururaj had gone to drop his son to school in a car, when he entered into an altercation with a group of persons over parking of vehicles. Even…
Amit Shah visits Adichunchanagiri Mutt
August 14, 2017Mandya: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Amit Shah, who is on a three-day visit to the State to strengthen the party unit’s organisational structure, yesterday visited the Adichunchanagiri Mutt at Bellur in Nagamangala taluk of Mandya district, a major religious centre for the Vokkaliga community. Shah was given a rousing welcome by Mutt students,…
Modi-Shah poll strategies will not affect Congress: CM
August 14, 2017Kalaburagi: Maintaining that no matter whatever strategies Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP National Chief Amit Shah devise in Bengaluru ahead of the ensuring Assembly elections, the Congress will not be affected by them, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah claimed that the BJP was opposed to social justice. The Chief Minister was speaking at Aland town in…
Mystery shrouds woman Congress leader’s death in Kodagu
August 14, 2017Virajpet: A prominent woman Congress leader was found dead under suspicious circumstances at her home in Virajpet town yesterday. The deceased has been identified as Mukkatira Anita Machaiah (52). Anita Machaiah, who had deserted her husband, was living alone at her residence in Gandhinagar of the town. As Anita did not come out of her…
Meti episode: Woman attempts suicide after being threatened
August 14, 2017Bagalkot: The woman, who was in a sleaze video clip with former Minister H.Y. Meti, aired by a TV channel in Dec. 2016, attempted suicide by consuming sleeping tablets here yesterday after being allegedly threatened by Meti’s supporters. Vijayalakshmi, the woman, was taken to the District Hospital and is now out of danger, according to…
Independence Day: Police issue guidelines
August 14, 2017Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police have issued guidelines for the public to follow during the Independence Day celebrations at Torchlight Parade Ground in Bannimantap here, tomorrow. The Police have instructed the management of educational institutions to provide security to their students by deploying additional security and also instructed the students and public not to touch…
‘Walk of Joy’ enters city: Britisher on a mission to raise funds for Indian farmers
August 14, 2017Mysuru: He is on a mission to address the woes of the farmers who have been committing suicide owing to drought and debt. But, he is not an Indian. He is a British and his name is David Atthowe, who has been travelling across India to learn more about the problems faced by Indian farmers….
BJP Chief holds meeting with RSS leaders
August 14, 2017Bengaluru: BJP National President Amit Shah, who is on a 3-day visit to the State to lift the spirit of the party workers ahead of the 2018 Assembly polls, held a breakfast meeting with RSS leaders at the State RSS Headquarters in Chamarajpet this morning. Shah is said to have interacted and taken feedback from…
Floral tributes to Sangolli Rayanna in city
August 14, 2017Mysuru: Floral tributes to the portrait of freedom fighter Sangolli Rayanna marked Krantiveera Sangolli Rayanna Jayanti celebrations organised under the aegis of Mysuru Kannada Vedike at Freedom Fighters Memorial Hall in Subbarayanakere this morning. C Shivakumar, Planning Co-ordinator, Integrated Tribal Development Planning Council, inaugurated the event. Social worker K. Raghuram, Film Producer Ln. Venkatesh, writer…














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