Mysuru: The District Administration will be conducting the yearly ‘Jana Mana’ programme to commemorate the completion of 4 years of present State Govt. led by Siddharamaiah, on May 13 at Kalamandira. Similar programmes will be conducted throughout the State on the same day. Speaking during the meeting with various District-level officers at the DC’s office…
Woman bludgeoned to death
May 2, 2017Mysuru: An unidentified woman was found lying in pool of blood on the footpath in front of South Western Railway DRM Office (near City Railway Station) on Irwin Road in city this morning. The Police said that the incident had taken place between 3 am and 4 am today and added that the identification of…
Unidentified body found
May 2, 2017Mysuru: Lashkar Police have found an unidentified body of a man near Veeranagere and Ashoka Road junction in city. The unidentified person is said to be between 35 and 40 years and nothing was found in his person to establish his identity. Lashkar Police, who have registered a case in this regard, have asked the…
Gold mangalya pendant snatched in city
May 2, 2017Mysuru: After a brief lull, miscreants who had snatched a part of a gold chain from a woman who was riding pillion on a bike, a miscreant on Sunday night has snatched a imitation jewellery chain to which a gold mangalya pendant (Thaali) was attached, from a woman in K.R. Police Station limits. The woman,…
National Meet on Information and Technology in Education
May 2, 2017Mysuru: Swami Vivekananda Youth Movement (SVYM), Mysuru, in collaboration with certain key stakeholders such as Government, Academia and Non-Profit Organisations, has organised a two-day National Conference on ‘Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) in Education – Perspectives, Practices and Possibilities’ on May 11 and 12 at Senate Hall, University of Mysore, Manasagangothri here. The objectives of…
Zoo animals adopted
May 2, 2017Mysuru: The following persons have adopted the animals of Mysuru Zoo under “Adoption of Animals” scheme by paying the adoption fee: C. Vikas- Bengaluru (Great Indian Hornbill): Rs. 5,000, Adhithya Shreyas Narayan – Bengaluru (Red-Collared Lorikeet): Rs.2,000, V.S. Sneha Manjunath – Bengaluru (White Peacock): Rs.3,500, P. Chirag Barola, – Mysuru (Love Bird): Rs.1,000, according to…
Calling farmers
May 2, 2017Mysuru: The Department of Horticulture has invited applications from farmers to avail subsidy benefit for the expansion of banana, vegetables and flowers cultivation area, construction of agriculture pond, fruit-ripening unit and cold storage unit and purchase of 20 HP Tractors. The Department has also invited applications from farmers belonging to SC/ST communities to avail the…
Selected for Halabhavi Award
May 2, 2017Mysuru: Senior artist M.G. Vachedamath (in pic.) of Hubballi has been selected for Kalaguru D.V. Halabhavi Award (2016) given by JSS Mahavidyapeetha. He will be presented the award at a function to take place in the city on May 6. Vachedamath, who was born at Lakshmeshwar in Shirahatti taluk of Gadag District, served as a…
Long weekend: Tourists crowd city
April 30, 2017Mysuru: ‘Destination Mysuru’ seemed to be the mantra of tourists who have arrived in the city in large numbers from various parts of the country including Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai. Yesterday and today being weekends and tomorrow (May 1) being a closed holiday for May Day, all roads led to Mysuru. The number of tourists…
Mysuru Passport Office is just a despatch centre !
April 30, 2017Mysuru: The Passport Seva Kendra at Metagalli in Mysuru that was opened with much fanfare has turned out to be a mere application and document despatch centre. It has powers to just collect application forms from people and send it to Regional Passport Office in Bengaluru where it is processed. Once the application is filed…















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