Mysuru: The last rites of a youth from city, who had died under mysterious circumstances in Saudi Arabia about 85 days ago, was performed at the Muslim Burial Grounds near Tipu Circle here yesterday. The youth, identified as Shabbir, a resident of Vidyaranyapuram in city had left Mysuru to Saudi Arabia on July 8, 2016,…
Udupi Krishna Mutt gears up for President’s visit
June 16, 2017Mysuru: President Pranab Mukherjee, who will be inaugurating a private hospital in Udupi, will also visit the famous Udupi Sri Krishna Temple on June 18. The President will also visit Sri Kollur Mookambika Temple before heading back to New Delhi. President Mukherjee will arrive at Mangaluru International Airport and late board a chopper to Udupi…
Karnatak Vocal Concerts at Alwar Kala Bhavan from tomorrow
June 16, 2017Mysuru: Srikrishna Gana Sabha has organised the following Karnatak Vocal Music Concerts at Alwar Kala Bhavan of Srikrishna Temple in Gokulam 3rd Stage on June 17 and 18: June 17 (6 pm): Vid. Vignesh Eswar will perform tomorrow accompanied by Vid. Nishant Chander on violin, Vid. Adhamya on mridanga and Vid. S. Manjunath on ghata….
Information on non-acquired land of villages must be sent through City Planning Cell
June 16, 2017Mysuru: MUDA Commissioner Dr. M. Mahesh has directed the City Planning Cell to itself send reports on acquisition of land in villages and not to refer the files received from the DC office seeking opinion on land conversion and acquisition in villages, to the Land Acquisition Cell. Hitherto, the MUDA was despatching land conversion/acquisition files…
US-returned aeronautical engineer K.T. Cariappa passes away in city
June 16, 2017Mysuru: Karthamada T. Cariappa (83), a resident of Kingsdale Apartment in Siddarthanagar, passed away at a private hospital here yesterday. Cariappa, who worked as an aeronautical engineer in the US for 44 years, settled down in Mysuru along with his German wife Ursula after retirement in 2005. Ursula passed away in 2007. Office-bearers of Kodava…
Pattabhirama Pandit to perform at RAAGA’s 50th concert on Saturday
June 16, 2017To mark its 50th concert, RAAGA Music Academy is featuring acclaimed vocalist Vid. Pattabhirama Pandit on Saturday, 17th June at 6pm, at Mysuru Vasudevacharya Bhavana, Nadabrahma Sangeeta Sabha, JLB Road, Mysuru. Hailing from a family of musicians, Pandit was initiated into music at the age of 3 years by his mother M.S. Nagarathna. He had…
1993 Mumbai Blast Case: Abu Salem and 5 others found guilty
June 16, 2017Mumbai: A Special TADA Court this morning convicted extradited gangster Abu Salem and five others in the 1993 Mumbai Blast case. The court convicted Mustafa Dossa, Firoz Abdul Rashid Khan, Tahir Merchant, Karimullah Sheikh and Riyaz Siddiqui. However, Abdul Quayyum, who was charged with delivering weapons to actor Sanjay Dutt, was acquitted. The Court will…
Mysuru Literary Fest on June 18: Countdown
June 16, 2017The countdown has begun for the first Mysuru Literary Fest organised by the Mysore Literary Association on Sunday, June 18. The venue — Senate Bhavan — in the sprawling, beautiful Manasagangothri campus is getting spruced up as the literati and cognoscenti will descend in large numbers to listen and interact with some of the finest…
Youth ends life over alleged Police atrocity
June 16, 2017Mysuru: A 23-year-old youth whose marriage was to be fixed, committed suicide, at his house yesterday. The atrocity committed by Saraswathipuram Police, is the reason for him ending his life, alleged his relatives. The unfortunate youth is Shankar son of Krishnappa, from Udbur village. He was taken into custody by the Saraswathipuram Police on Wednesday,…
Protest by hearing impaired
June 16, 2017Mysuru: Urging for fulfilment of their various demands, about 60 hearing impaired persons under the banner of Karnataka Association of the Deaf, staged a protest in front of the office of the Deputy Director, Department for Empowerment of Differently Abled and Senior Citizens at Tilaknagar here yesterday morning. The protestors, who locked up the Braille…












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