Prof. B.K. Banker, who served in the Department of English, University of Mysore, for more than two decades, passed away in Murudeshwar on May 1. He was ailing for some time. The funeral was held in Murudeshwar. He leaves behind his wife Sheela Banker and a host of relatives and friends. Condoled: Prof. Banker’s colleagues…

Channappa (85), Hon. President of Chikkaveeradeshikendra Swami Student Hostel in city, passed away on Tuesday here. He leaves behind a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Veerashaiva Burial Grounds in Bannimantap here.

Syed Altaf Hussain (60), proprietor of Mughal Durbar Hotel on Sayyaji Rao Road and a resident of #8/1A, 2nd Main, 8th Cross, Yadavagiri, passed away here last evening. He leaves behind his wife, two sons, one daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Namaz-e-Janaza was held after Zohar (2.20 pm) at Hilal Masjid, Eidgah,…

Venkatesh Rao Sulake (Mukesh), retired Mechanical Supervisor at Government Textbook Printing Press at Saraswathipuram and a resident of Kabir Road in city, passed away yesterday at his residence. He was 83. He leaves behind his wife, a son, daughter-in-law, a daughter, grand children and a host of relatives and friends. Venkatesh Rao Sulake had represented…

Ramesh (50), a Civil Engineer and a resident of Gangothri Layout, passed away yesterday in city. He leaves behind his mother Kamalamma, wife Shobha, son Karthik and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Veerashaiva Burial Grounds in Vidyaranyapuram here this morning, according to family sources.

Mahadev, son of Pailwan Siddaiah of K.G. Koppal, passed away yesterday in city. He leaves behind his wife, son, daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at K.G. Koppal Burial Grounds here this morning, according to family sources.

Cherumandanda Kamini Joyappa (Mandachanda), wife of C.K. Joyappa and a resident of V.V. Mohalla in city, passed away at her native place Parane in Kodagu on Sunday. She was 77. She leaves behind her husband, two sons, a daughter, daughters-in-law, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed in Kodagu yesterday,…

Mubarak Ali Khan (68), a fish merchant and proprietor of Royal Medicals in Udayagiri here passed away yesterday following brief illness. He leaves behind his wife and a host of relatives and friends. Namaz-e-Janaza was held at Masjid-e-Bilal at Udayagiri this morning, followed by the burial at the Muslim Burial Grounds near Tipu Circle.

Shankar Rao Kadam (81), retired Assistant Executive Engineer at KPWD and a resident of Moksha Marga in Siddarthanagar 1st stage, passed away on Thursday in city. As Shankar Rao had registered to donate his body to Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI) on May 5, 2009, his body was donated to MMC&RI by his…