Grandeur lost to neglect: Built in 1895 during British rule, this gateway needs repair works Mysuru: The heritage gateway on Krishnaraja Boulevard, near the Old Deputy Commissioner’s Office, has been crying for attention. One of the oldest gateways in the heritage city of Mysuru, it is believed to have been built in 1895 during British…
Abhimanyu nears retirement; Prashanth, Gopi, Dhananjaya and Mahendra next in line Mysuru: The selection of elephants for this year’s Dasara festivities has reached the final stage, with Forest Department officials preparing to train four elephants, Prashanth, Gopi, Dhananjaya and Mahendra, alongside veteran Ambari carrier Abhimanyu for the prestigious task of carrying the 750-kg Golden Howdah….
Mysuru: The 5th Additional District and Sessions Court has sentenced a man to four years rigorous imprisonment and has imposed a fine of Rs. 10,000 after he was found guilty of murder. While the accused who was convicted for murder is 43-year-old Srinivas, a resident of Ramanahundi village, Jayapura hobli in the taluk, the deceased…
Mysuru: Thieves, who broke into Sri Chamundeshwari Temple at Mahadeshwara Layout, have decamped with cash offered by devotees. On Aug. 14 night, thieves who gained entry into the temple on High Tension Road by breaking open the lock of the temple door, broke open the hundi (offering box) in which devotees had offered cash and…
Mysuru: Vijayanagar Police have arrested a man for his involvement in flesh trade racket and have rescued a woman. The arrested is 32-year-old Dilip alias Chandu. Following a tip off that Dilip was running a flesh trade racket from a rented house at KHB Colony in Belawadi, Vijayanagar Police raided the house and arrested him…
Eight deaths in 8 months; operation to drive jumbos back into forest at Virajpet today Virajpet: Human-elephant conflict continues to escalate in Kodagu, with a coffee estate worker killed and another seriously injured after a wild elephant attacked labourers near Maldare in Virajpet taluk yesterday. The conflict has claimed eight lives in Kodagu so far…
Mysuru: Mix-ups in online orders are not uncommon, but a city resident was in for a shock when the glucometer he had ordered was replaced with women’s innerwear, costing him Rs. 800. The person who received the wrong parcel is District Chutuku Sahitya Parishat Founder Dr. M.G.R. Urs. Dr. Urs said he received repeated WhatsApp…
Madikeri: Anger over the State Government’s failure to check the growing human-elephant conflict in Kodagu spilt onto the streets yesterday with District BJP leaders and workers staging a protest at the Forest Department Office in Madikeri, demanding immediate action. By noon, BJP leaders and workers had gathered at the Aranya Bhavan, raising slogans against the…
Mysuru: Alleging that their recruiting agency had failed to disburse pending salaries running up to over four months, more than a 100 contractual (outsourced) cleanliness workers, security guards and other house keeping staff serving at K.R. Hospital, Cheluvamba Hospital and all other hospitals coming under Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI), staged a demonstration…
Mysuru: The NSS Unit of Sapient College, Mysuru, in association with Lions Blood Centre Jeevadhara had organised a blood donation camp on Aug. 14 at the College campus on KRS Road. The camp was organised with the objective of encouraging the spirit of voluntary blood donation among students, faculty members and staff, while creating awareness…
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