SP Seema Latkar rules out any communal angle; initial investigation points at personal enmity T. Narasipur: In a significant breakthrough, the Police have apprehended six individuals in connection to the murder of Venugopal Nayak, a member of the Yuva Brigade. The arrested individuals, identified as Manikanta alias Koole Mani, Sandesh, Anil Nayak alias Galli, Shankaregowda…
Priyanka Vadra may contest from Mysuru or Chikkamagalur in 2024 LS polls
July 11, 2023Indira Gandhi’s victory from Chikkamagalur in 1978 gives hope to Congressmen Bengaluru: Is the Congress party preparing for a larger role for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as the Lok Sabha (LS) elections approach, considering Rahul Gandhi’s uncertain electoral future due to a ban on contesting polls? Party insiders indicate that Priyanka has moved to the forefront…
CBI teams begin probe into Rs. 250 crore scam in KSOU
July 11, 2023Misappropriation took place between 2009-10 and 2015-2016; Sleuths to come to Mysuru soon By S.T. Ravikumar Mysore/Mysuru: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated a probe into the alleged misappropriation of over Rs. 250 crore in the Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) between 2009-10 and 2015-2016. The funds were purportedly collected under the guise…
Going 54 years back to re-live the past as a journalist
July 11, 2023There was a magazine in Bombay (now Mumbai) called ‘Imprint’ in the 1960s and 1970s. Those were the days of Congress hegemony and the rise of Indira Gandhi. The magazine had invited articles from its readers on the subject, “What life will be like in India in the 70s. I decided to participate, wrote the…
New Musical Fountain to open soon at KRS
July 10, 2023Four-time bigger fountain with water jets spewing mist and fire to alluring laser lights By Vinay Karekura Srirangapatna: The renovation and restoration of the popular Musical Fountain at Brindavan Gardens in Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam are currently in their final stages and a new and uniquely-designed fountain will be thrown open to the public…
Will MUDA hear their pleas at least now?
July 10, 2023Lalithadrinagar (North) has 500 plus sites, but only two have built house; basic amenities elude them still, with repeated pleas to authorities going unheard from six years Mysore/Mysuru: A site to build a dream home with better amenities is the wish of many. But barring the joy of building a house, the only two dwellers…
Emergency Helpline ‘112’: City Cops respond to 11,585 distress calls from January 2023
July 10, 2023FIRs registered for 597 cases; average response time is five to six minutes Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Police have promptly responded to a staggering 11,585 emergency calls received on the dedicated ‘112’ Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) from January this year till date, effectively safeguarding lives and properties. On an average, 112 receives over 65…
Conman arrested: He posed as doctor on matrimonial websites, married over 15 women
July 9, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A conman who posed as a doctor on matrimonial websites including the portals that are meant exclusively for doctors has been arrested by the Kuvempunagar Police. Initial investigation has revealed that the accused married and cheated over 15 women in Mysuru and Bengaluru. Surprisingly, only one woman came forward to lodge a Police complaint…
KRS Dam water level rises slowly
July 9, 2023Still short of 36.92 ft when compared to 2022 level of 121.42 ft; maximum level 124.80 ft Srirangapatna: After causing deep concern over the depleting water level at Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district owing to deficient rainfall in the catchment areas of Kodagu, the water level is slowly rising,…
MCC’s shelter for the destitute still on paper
July 9, 2023Hotel which supplied food for male destitute shelter for one year during COVID not paid yet Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has been unsuccessful in providing shelter to the destitute who have been wandering around the city without any assistance. Despite conducting rapid surveys twice a month through MCC’s Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods…















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