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City Police review cases registered under POCSO Act
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City Police review cases registered under POCSO Act

August 9, 2017

Mysuru: Following directions from the State DG&IGP, the City Police have reviewed cases booked under POCSO (Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences) Act and have updated status in the  Police IT. As per the statistics, there are a total of nine cases which are under investigation, six cases before the Assistant Public Prosecutors (APP) perusal,…

Nine held for horse betting outside Race Course
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Nine held for horse betting outside Race Course

August 9, 2017

Rs. 1,71,900 cash, race books, other materials seized Mysuru: The City Crime Branch (CCB) Police, acting on a tip off that some persons were indulging in horse betting outside Mysore Race Course premises, raided the place on Aug. 7, and have arrested nine persons, besides seizing Rs. 1,71,900 cash, race books and other materials from…

Gold chain kept on kalasa goes missing
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Gold chain kept on kalasa goes missing

August 9, 2017

Mysuru: A 12 grams gold chain used for decorating a Kalasa during Varamahalakshmi Festival has reportedly gone missing. One Ramesh, a resident of HMSR Quarters in Siddarthanagar, on Aug. 4, had decorated a kalasa with the gold chain to celebrate Varamahalakshmi Festival in his house. But when he went to remove the gold chain after…

Man sentenced to life for murder
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Man sentenced to life for murder

August 9, 2017

Mysuru: A City Court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment besides imposing a penalty of Rs. 5,000 on him for brutally killing his friend following a dispute over sharing of labour wages. Vijay alias Viji is the one who has been sentenced. Labourer couple Mary Regina and her husband Raja stayed at a shed…

Vid. Swaramurthy V.N. Rao Memorial Concert on Aug.11
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Vid. Swaramurthy V.N. Rao Memorial Concert on Aug.11

August 9, 2017

Mysuru: Ganabharathi has organised a veena concert in memory of Vid. Swaramurthy V.N. Rao at its premises on Adichunchanagiri Road in Kuvempunagar on Aug. 11 at 6 pm. Vidu. Rakshitha Ramesh will render a veena concert. She will be accompanied by Vid. Saishivu Laxmi Keshav on mridanga and Vid. Raghunandan Vyasa Rao on ghata. Artiste’s…

Labourer electrocuted
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Labourer electrocuted

August 9, 2017

Mysuru: A labourer, who was helping in survey of MUDA land in Lal Bahadur Shastri Layout, died of electrocution, when the measuring iron rod he was holding came in contact with a live wire. The deceased has been identified as Mahesh (28), a resident of Champanapura in Chamarajanagar. Though he was rushed to K.R. Hospital,…

Two-year-old child killed as tempo hits
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Two-year-old child killed as tempo hits

August 9, 2017

Periyapatna: In a tragic incident, a two-year-old girl child was killed on the spot when a tempo carrying LPG cylinders ran over her while she was playing at Bootanahalli village in Periyapatna taluk last evening. The deceased girl has been identified as Vaishnavi (Kruthika), daughter of Kumara  (Thimma), a resident of Bootanahalli. The tempo (KA-12…

Gambling: 9 arrested, Rs. 1.07 lakh cash seized
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Gambling: 9 arrested, Rs. 1.07 lakh cash seized

August 9, 2017

Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police, acting on a tip off that gambling was going on at an empty space in SRS Layout here, raided the place and arrested nine persons indulged in gambling besides seizing Rs. 1.07 lakh cash from them. A case has been registered at Vijayanagar Police Station in this regard.

KRS touching 100-ft mark is no child’s play !
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KRS touching 100-ft mark is no child’s play !

August 8, 2017

Mysuru/Mandya: How often do you see children playing cricket in a canal that supplies water to thousands of hectares of fertile land? Some children were found playing inside the Visvesvaraya Canal (Chikkadevaraya Canal) at Achappanakoppalu near Srirangapatna yesterday, reminding us of a grim situation that we are in where Karnataka is staring at a drought…

Gajapayana on Aug. 12: Entry to Mysore Palace on Aug. 17
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Gajapayana on Aug. 12: Entry to Mysore Palace on Aug. 17

August 8, 2017

Mysuru: Gajapayana, the traditional march of elephants from jungle camps to Mysore Palace for the annual Dasara festival, will be held on Aug. 12 at Nagapura camp near Hunsur. Earlier, the district administration had planned Gajapayana on Aug. 14. District Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa will flag off the march. The first batch of eight Dasara…

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