H.V. Balaji (75),  retired Professor of Commerce, Maharani’s College, passed away at his Saraswathipuram residence on Jan.5, following a brief illness. He leaves behind his wife Padma, son-Bhartanatyam artiste Badari Divya Bhushan, daughter-in-law Dr. Anjana Bhushan, daughter Ramya, son-in-law Shashidhar, grandchildren, Abhyuday, Abhignan Lakshmi & a host of relatives and friends. Funeral was held at…

Somashekar (54), Asst. Manager – Public Relations at BEML, Mysuru and Secretary of Mysuru District Basketball Association, passed away this morning. Owner of Manjula Lights and Sounds and a resident of R.R. Nagar in city, he leaves behind his wife, a son and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be performed at…

V.K. Sai Kumar (45), who was working as Subedar in Pune and had come to city on a two-day leave, passed away following cardiac arrest. A resident of Bamboo Bazar – Medar Block, he leaves behind his wife Vasantha Kumari, son Roopesh and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites will be performed at…

Lily Karunakaran (84), retired Principal of Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysuru, passed away yesterday. She leaves behind her daughters, sons-in-law, grand-children and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at the CSI Bartholomew Church cemetery this afternoon.

Khamarunissa (57), a resident of Rajiv Nagar, passed away yesterday following brief illness. She leaves behind a daughter, four sons including SDPI Mysore District Council Member Matheen Baig and a host of relatives and friends. Namaz-e-Janaza was held at Masjid-e-Azam on Ashoka Road at 1.30 pm today followed by the burial at the Muslim Burial…

Bapu Khan (88), retd. Foreman-CFTRI, Mysuru and a resident of Udayagiri, passed away this morning. He leaves behind eight children and a host of relatives  and friends. Burial will take place at Idgah Kabristan in city at 4.30 pm.

Anand, retd. Assistant Commissioner, Central Excise and Customs (Mumbai) and President of RBN Cricket Club, Mysuru, passed away at Srirangam in Tamil Nadu, yesterday. He leaves behind his wife and a son. Last rites will be held in Bengaluru tomorrow at 9 am, according to family sources. His body has been kept at his residence…

Nagaraju (45), newspaper distributor and a resident of Chayadevinagar in Udayagiri, passed away on Dec. 30, 2017. He leaves behind his wife L. Gayathri, son N. Abhishek, daughter N. Amulya and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at his native Haniyamballi near Immavu village in Nanjangud taluk, according to family sources.

Anup Kumar (50), formerly Bureau Chief of ETV Kannada, Mysuru, passed away in the wee hours of today at Manila in Himachal Pradesh. A Senior Journalist, who had also served at India Today in New Delhi, Anup was on a tour with his family when he suffered a massive cardiac arrest and died en route…

Bernard George D’Souza (76), a resident of Chamundi Vihar Layout, passed away this morning following heart attack. He leaves behind his wife, two sons, one daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral will be held at the Catholic Cemetery on Mahadevapura Road, Gandhinagar here, at 5 pm today.