Only six officials from the Indian contingent are allowed to take part in the opening ceremony of Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday (Aug. 24), Chef de Mission Gursharan Singh said yesterday. India will thus have 11 members participating in the opening ceremony, the remaining five being athletes. The Opening Ceremony is scheduled to begin around 4.30…
Two nabbed for stealing batteries from pathology lab
August 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Narasimharaja (NR) Police, on Aug. 14, have arrested two persons who had stolen eight batteries installed to a UPS at a diagnostic centre pathology lab on Shivaji Road in N.R. Mohalla on Aug. 11 and have recovered the stolen items from them. The accused, identified as 31-year-old Fayaz Pasha of Usmania Block in Kesare…
Footpath encroachment clearance drive: 53 cases booked, 60 notices issued, Rs. 8,500 fine collected in three days
August 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysuru City Traffic Police, continuing their drive against footpath encroachers, conducted drives on Aug. 12, 13 and 14 across city and have booked a total of 53 cases, besides issuing 60 notices and collecting a total of Rs. 8,500 as fines in three days. On Aug. 12, Devaraja, Krishnaraja (KR), Narasimharaja (NR), Siddarthanagar…
Who are the oldest players in the NBA right now?
August 9, 2021It’s a funny time of year for basketball fans. The season is done and attention turns to free agency and the hype from the draft. It’s really easy with the latter to pour all your focus onto the new blood arriving in the league. We’re not here for that though. Oh no. Here we’re taking…
Free COVID vaccination drive tomorrow
August 9, 2021Al-Khalid Charitable Trust, Bannimantap, Mysuru, has organised a free COVID Vaccination drive (1st and 2nd doses) for the public tomorrow (Aug. 10). The drive will be held at Abdul Rahman Saheb Talim Garadi Trust at Mission Hospital Circle in Mandi Mohalla between 10 am and 4 pm for people in the age group of 18…
Entry to Srirangapatna Temples banned on select days
August 1, 2021Srirangapatna: With the number of devotees visiting the famed Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangapatna and Nimishamba Temple at Ganjam increasing by the day of late, the Taluk Administration has imposed restrictions on entry to the two temples as a precautionary and safety measure in the wake of a possible third wave of attack of the…
Dacoits loot gold, cash after tying up family members in Hunsur
July 27, 2021Hunsur: A gang of five dacoits, who barged into a house after brandishing a pistol, have reportedly decamped with gold ornaments and cash from the house yesterday night after tying up the family members. The dacoity took place at the house of Mumtaz Ahmed, near Mangala Bhoodi Mantap in the town. Details: On Monday at…
Open Town Hall multi-level parking facility to public soon, Minister directs MCC
July 16, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: If everything goes well, owners of four-wheelers and two-wheelers can safely park their vehicles inside the Town Hall multi-level parking facility in city soon. After inspecting the multi-level parking area, Urban Development Minister Byrathi Basavaraj directed the authorities of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to complete the pending works and make it available to public….
GTD open to option on fielding supporters as independent candidates in ZP, TP polls
July 12, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Chamundeshwari JD(S) MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD), who has maintained a distance from the party for the past several months, said that he was open to the option of fielding his supporters as independent candidates in the forthcoming Zilla Panchayat (ZP) and Taluk Panchayat (TP) polls after discussing with his followers. Speaking to press persons…
Two killed as lorry rams into scooter
May 31, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Two elder citizens were killed when a LPG cylinder lorry rammed into the scooter they were riding near Lalithadripura-Ring Road Junction yesterday afternoon. The deceased are Chandrappa (60) of Lalithadripura and Chinnaswamy (62), of Police Layout in city. Yesterday afternoon at about 2.30, Chandrappa and Chinnaswamy were proceeding on the scooter from Ring Road…
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