Mysuru: District Minister G.T. Devegowda conferred the State Government’s ‘Sangeetha Vidwan’ Award on Sarod Maestro Pandit Rajeev Taranath at a programme organised amidst Bahuroopi National Theatre Festival at Rangayana premises here on Monday. Speaking after receiving the award, Rajeev Taranath said he dedicates the award to his Guru Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Noting that his…
Fake site documents: Couple allegedly cheats kin of Rs. 70 lakh
January 16, 2019Mysuru: A couple from city have allegedly cheated their kin of Rs. 70 lakh by selling a site after creating fake documents and the victim, after coming to know that he has been cheated has lodged a complaint at Udayagiri Police Station in this regard. While the victim is identified as R. Manjunath of Bengaluru,…
Home Stay Rave Party: All five accused get bail
January 16, 2019Madikeri: All the five accused persons in the Kodagu Rave Party incident, where a huge quantity of ganja (marijuana) and other banned substances were seized at a Home Stay, have been released on bail. The bail was granted on Jan. 13. The accused are M.A. Appanna, the owner of the Home Stay, Jude Pereira of…
Police Transfers
January 16, 2019Bengaluru: Even as the alliance partners — JD(S) and Congress — are busy in thwarting the efforts of the Opposition BJP to pull down the Coalition Government, the State Government on Monday transferred 15 Dy.SPs and 46 Police Inspectors across the State. In Mysuru, K. Santosh has been posted as Vidyaranyapuram Police Inspector, while V.V….
Sandesh Nagaraj lauds Pratap Simha again
January 16, 2019Mysuru: At a time of political turmoil when our Karnataka BJP MLAs are holed up at a plush resort in Gurugram near New Delhi and at a time when a couple of Congress MLAs are said to be ‘out of touch’ with their party bosses, the remarks made by JD(S) MLC Sandesh Nagaraj lauding Mysuru-Kodagu…
Organisations seek capital punishment for culprits
January 16, 2019Kollegal: Members of various Progressive Organisations staged protest in the town on Monday, demanding capital punishment for the culprits in Hanur Sulwadi Temple Tragedy. The protesters have also urged the Government to set up Special Fast Track Court to ensure speedy justice to award punishment for the accused. They felt that delay in the judgement…
Bereaved families still grief-stricken
January 16, 2019Mysuru: The bereaved families who have lost their kith and kin in the Sulwadi Temple Tragedy are still grieving over their loss. A pall of gloom has descended on Sulwadi, Bidarahalli, Vaddaradoddi, Martalli and other villages which lost many lives. Though the Police had arrested four accused — Salur Mutt Junior Pontiff Immadi Mahadevaswamy, Ambika,…
Two killed, two others injured as bikes collide head-on
January 16, 2019Hunsur: Two bike riders were killed on the spot and two pillion riders sustained injuries when their bikes collided head-on near Pattaladamma Lake Road close to Tenkalakoppal village, coming under Bilikere hobli, in the taluk on Monday night. While the deceased have been identified as Kiran (27) of Tenkalakoppal village and Rohith (16) of Bilikere…
I am a capable candidate for LS polls: Vijayashankar
January 16, 2019Mysuru: Maintaining that he was the most capable candidate to fight the LS polls from Mysuru-Kodagu seat, former MP and Congress leader C.H. Vijayashankar has said that his rich experience as a LS Member for two terms had made him the front-runner for the seat. Replying to press persons here recently to a question on…
Film Director Roopa Iyer to contest elections
January 16, 2019Mysuru: Noted Film Director Roopa Iyer has said that she would like to contest Lok Sabha polls from any one of the seats (Mysuru-Kodagu, Bengaluru or Udupi-Chikmagalur) in the forthcoming elections. Speaking to press persons here recently, she said all the major political parties were in touch with her. “I have held talks with all…















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