* Periyapatna woman had written to President seeking mercy killing * Alleges that Police have failed to trace her missing husband Periyapatna: A team led by Periyapatna Tahsildar Kunhi Mohammad visited the house of a woman who had written to the President of India seeking permission for mercy killing as she was unable to support…
‘Trin Trin’ picks up 11,000 members in 18 months
January 14, 2019Mysuru: Public Bicycle Sharing (PBS) system ‘Trin Trin,’ introduced 18 months ago has become popular in city with 11,000 people becoming members and covering 11 lakh kilometre distance so far with about 1,200 people using the facility daily. About 40% of school and college students are using the cycles as a mode of transport thereby…
Conmen posing as cops relieve seniors of their valuables in 3 incidents
January 14, 2019Mysuru: In three separate incidents, conmen posing as CID, CBI and Police officers, have relieved gold ornaments of three senior citizens in city. In the first incident, 62-year-old Mahadev, who was walking in front of a bank on Vinaya Marga in Siddarthanagar was relieved of his gold chain and three finger rings on Saturday morning….
Students protest against UoM’s CBCS scheme, seek clarity
January 14, 2019Mysuru: Hundreds of students under the banner of Akhila Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishat (ABVP) staged a demonstration in front of Crawford Hall here this morning seeking clarity from the University on the newly-introduced (2018-19) CBCS (Choice Based Credit System) scheme in the first grade colleges coming under the University of Mysore (UoM). Claiming that the CBCS…
GTD holds public contact programme in Chamundeshwari Constituency
January 14, 2019Mysuru: Taking a cue from coalition government’s ambitious initiative of taking the government to the doorsteps of people, District in-charge Minister and Chamundeshwari MLA G.T. Devegowda (GTD) embarked on a day-long public contact programme in his assembly segment last Friday. At first, GTD toured several villages coming under Yelwal constituency, including Shettanayakanahalli, Manikyapura, Kamaralli, Doddamaragowdanahalli,…
Mysore Welfare Trust joins hands with MCC for Cleanest City tag
January 14, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is making all efforts to regain the top spot in the Swachh Bharat rankings by joining hands with many voluntary organisations. One of the partners among them is Mysore Welfare Trust through whom hundreds of volunteers will gather on Jan.17 and take up cleaning work in various parts of the…
Kala Mela, a special attraction at Bahuroopi Festival
January 14, 2019Over 1,000 paintings on display till Jan.18 Mysuru: For the first time, Bahuroopi, the annual National Theatre Festival hosted by Rangayana here, has also included a ‘Kala Mela’ featuring a vast spread of paintings including abstract paintings, landscapes, natural wonders and historical idols. The art exhibits range from contemporary to Tanjore style and in short,…
World Braille Day at Joyalukkas Scholarships distributed to visually impaired degree students
January 14, 2019Mysuru: UNO has declared Jan.4 as World Braille Day to mark the birth anniversary of Louis Braille, the French educator and inventor of a system of reading and writing for use by the blind or visually impaired. His system remains virtually unchanged to this day, and is known worldwide simply as Braille. To commemorate this…
Malabar inaugurates new showroom in Chikmagalur
January 14, 2019Mysuru: Malabar Gold & Diamonds, one of the top jewellery brands in the world, is on an expansion-spree. Noted Kannada film actor Sriimurali inaugurated the new showroom at Chikmagalur recently in the presence of MLA C.T. Ravi, Malabar Group Executive Director Majeed, Zonal Head Karnataka – Filsor Babu and other Management Heads of Malabar Group….
Farmer commits suicide
January 14, 2019Hunsur: A 42-year-old farmer of Honnenahalli, Hanagod taluk in Hunsur, who had attempted suicide by consuming pesticides at his field on Saturday as he was unable to repay the loans taken from various Banks and private finance firms, breathed his last at K.R. Hospital in Mysuru yesterday. The deceased farmer is Ashwath, son of Venkatesh…















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