Mysore/Mysuru: As part of International Women’s Day celebrations, Dr. Nagalakshmi Choudhary, Chairperson of the Karnataka State Women’s Commission, launched a free HPV vaccination drive at the Bharath Hospital and Institute of Oncology (BHIO) — Bharath Cancer Hospital — in Mysuru on Friday. The initiative, introduced by Dr. B.S. Ajaikumar, Chairman of BHIO, aims to create…
Mysore/Mysuru: H.K. Sharada (81), wife of veteran litterateur Dr. C.P. Krishnakumar (CPK) and a resident of Vinayakanagar (Paduvarahalli) in city, passed away at a private hospital here yesterday following brief illness. A native of Dodda Hanasoge village in K.R. Nagar taluk, Sharada got married to Dr. CPK in 1962. She leaves behind her husband Dr….
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has sentenced four migrant workers to life imprisonment in the triple murder case that had shocked Bengaluru 17 years ago. The judgment was delivered by a Division Bench led by Justice H.P. Sandesh after allowing an appeal filed by the prosecution against the acquittal order passed by the 65th City…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Department of Botany (UG & PG) in association with IQAC, Teresian College for Women, Mysuru, is organising an International Conference on “Intellectual Property Management in the Era of Scientific Advancements” tomorrow (Mar. 17) at 9.30 am at its Ave Maria Golden Jubilee Auditorium in Siddarthanagar. The Conference will be inaugurated by keynote speaker…
Mysore/Mysuru: A girl travelling in a KSRTC city bus has lost her cash and gold jewellery worth over Rs. 1.30 lakh. On Feb. 23, the girl, an office admin at a private company in city, wanted to go to her native to take part in village festival and packed her clothes. She also kept 13.14…
Mysore/Mysuru: A theft case has been registered at Vijayanagar Police Station after gold ornaments worth about Rs. 1.44 lakh were stolen from a house in Chamundeshwari Nagar. The complaint was filed on Mar. 9 by 27-year-old Saraswathi, wife of Siddappaji and a resident of Chamundeshwari Nagar behind Belawadi Church. She lives with her two children…
Mysore/Mysuru: A case of cyber fraud has been registered at Metagalli Police Station after a resident lost Rs. 2,71,662 from his bank account through unauthorised OTP transactions. In his complaint, M. Jayashankar, a resident of Bhyraveshwara Nagar, stated that he received multiple OTP messages on his mobile phone around 8.30 pm on Mar. 8. Soon…
Forest Department auction on Mar. 25; base price Rs. 1.25 crore; bid value to go up to Rs. 3 crore Mysore/Mysuru: For the first time in more than 10 years, the Karnataka Forest Department will auction sandalwood logs stored at the Government Sandalwood Depot (Sandal Koti) at Aranya Bhavana in Mysuru. According to a notification…
Skewed sex ratio: Of 78 elephants in 8 camps, 64 are males, 9 are females, 5 are female calves Mysore/Mysuru: Elephant camps in Kodagu and Chamarajanagar districts that supply elephants for the Mysuru Dasara festival are facing a noticeable shortage of female elephants. According to data available with the Forest Department, of the 78 elephants…
Mysore Royal Family puts up ‘Private Property’ boards Mysore/Mysuru: The erstwhile Mysore Royal Family has begun fencing the open grounds in front of Lalitha Mahal Palace Hotel, popularly known as Lalitha Mahal Grounds, asserting that the land is their private property. Signboards declaring the land as ‘Private Property’ are also being installed. Cement poles are…
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