Mysuru: A mother and her daughter has been reported missing from June 19 from city. The mother identified as 33-year-old Deviramma is 5 ft. tall, oily red complexioned, has a mole below the left ear, speaks Kannada and was wearing a red coloured saree. The daughter identified as five-year-old Lakshmi is 3 ft. tall, oily…
House burgled: Rs. 2.5 lakh gold ornaments stolen
June 30, 2017Mysuru: Miscreants, who entered a house by breaking the door, have made good with gold ornaments worth about Rs. 2.5 lakh in Hootagalli. Shivanna, the owner of the house on Marigudi Street in Hootagalli had locked the house on June 27 morning and had gone out for some work. When he returned the next day…
Man kills his mother with dosa tawa
June 30, 2017Mysuru: In a fit of rage, a 50-year-old man murdered his 85-year-old mother in city this morning by repeatedly hitting her head with a cast-iron dosa tawa. After committing the crime, he coolly went to the Police Station and told the cops that he had killed his mother. The incident occurred at Sunnadakeri 9th Cross…
Prof. S.K. Ananda Thirtha Memorial All India FIDE Rating Rapid Chess Tournament
June 30, 2017The Mysore District Chess Association (MDCA) in association with the Hoysala Karnataka Sangha under the aegis of the UKCA and AICF will be conducting the Prof. S.K. Ananda Thirtha Memorial All India FIDE Rating Rapid Chess Tournament at Hoysala Karnataka Sangha here on July 1-2. Addressing the mediapersons at the Pathrakarthara Bhavan yesterday Dr. C….
Bank clerk commits suicide
June 30, 2017Mysuru: Darshan (30), a native of Aggudu in Arasikere taluk of Hassan, committed suicide by hanging self at a lodge in city. The incident came to light yesterday afternoon after room boys got suspicious and informed the Police. The Police said that Darshan, who worked as a clerk with Vijaya Bank in Nanjangud, was married…
Gokulam Dacoity: Cops get vital clues
June 29, 2017Mysuru: All the seven persons who had barged into the office of a businessman and looted Rs. 29,66,840 lakh cash in the upmarket Gokulam locality on June 23 were locals. The V.V. Puram Police have obtained vital clues about the dacoits and the arrest will be made in a day or two. Police sources said…
Theatre artiste Sreekanta Gundappa passes away
June 29, 2017Mysuru: Senior theatre artiste Sreekanta Gundappa passed away at a private hospital in Bengaluru yesterday following a cardiac arrest. He was 70. His body was brought to his residence in Bogadi yesterday and was kept for public viewing. Members of various theatre groups offered tributes to the departed soul. Sreekanta Gundappa leaves behind his wife,…
City Police geared up for Ashada Shukravara rush atop Ch’Hill
June 29, 2017Mysuru: More than 300 Police personnel will provide security to lakhs of devotees who will congregate at Chamundeshwari temple atop the Hill on Ashada Shukravara beginning tomorrow (June 30). The K.R. Sub-Division under whose limit the Chamundi Temple comes has made bandobust. Traffic ACP K.N. Madaiah is in charge of traffic management at the Helipad…
Vandalism of Elephant Circle: MCC clarifies
June 29, 2017Mysuru: Following the publication of a letter titled ‘Elephant Circle vandalised yet again. Will City Corporation act?’ (Star of Mysore dated June 27) and KBG’s Point Blank titled ‘Vandalising iconic public sculptures, buildings etc.’ (SOM dated June 28), the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) Public Relations Officer, in a press release, has clarified that the civic…
Manual scavenging: Chamundi Hill GP President dismissed
June 29, 2017Mysuru: The Karnataka Rural Development and Panchayat Raj yesterday issued orders to dismiss Chamundi Hill Gram Panchayat President S. Geetha for allegedly forcing a civic worker to clean a manhole in Tavarakatte village, falling under the Panchayat limits on June 7. On that day, Geetha and Panchayat Development Officer (PDO) Anand allegedly forced a civic…















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