Mysuru: A bike rider was killed on-the-spot and the pillion rider suffered serious injuries when a goods vehicle rammed into the bike near Hosakote in Yelwal last evening. While the deceased is Avinash (23), a resident of Dadadakallahalli, his seriously injured friend is Deepak. Yesterday evening, Avinash and Deepak were proceeding towards Dadadakallahalli from KRS…
Transit hostel facility for women travellers, job-seekers in Bengaluru
June 9, 2019Mysuru: The Department of Women and Child Development (DWCD) has arranged transit hostel facility for woman travellers at Bengaluru in search of jobs, interview, seeking entrance for their children and various other purposes. During their maximum three-day stay, the Department will provide free food, bed and hostel facility at 13 identified hostels by the DWCD….
World Day against Child Labour on June 12
June 9, 2019Mysuru: Additional DC G. Anuradha has directed the officials of Department concerned to sensitise the school students and public by holding awareness programme on account of World Day against Child Labour to be held on June 12 in city. Presiding over the preliminary meeting at the DC Office on Friday, she wanted the officials to…
Specially-abled children among nine persons missing from city
June 9, 2019Mysuru: In separate incidents, two specially-abled children are among nine persons, who have gone missing from city. In the first incident, two specially-abled children have gone missing from the Deaf and Dumb School Hostel at Tilaknagar here since May 27. The missing children are 16-year-old Neeraj Chouhan and 14-year-old Nawaz Kumar, both inmates of the…
Prohibitory orders for II PUC supplementary exam
June 9, 2019Mysuru: The Second PUC supplementary exam will be held at seven centres across the city from June 11 to 20. The centres are Sarada Vilas PU College, Krishnamurthypuram, St. Philomena’s PU College, Bannimantap, D. Banumaiah PU College, Sayyaji Rao Road, Maharaja’s PU College, SBRR Mahajana PU College, JSS PU College for Girls, Saraswathipuram and Maharani’s…
Power line on farm lands: Farmers to stage protest on June 11
June 9, 2019Mysuru: Farmers under the aegis of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) and Hasiru Sene will stage a protest in front of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) Office near Mydanahalli in the taluk on June 11 at 11 am opposing the action of PGCIL in drawing power lines either above the agricultural land or…
Stray dogs menace ‘again’ in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage
June 9, 2019Sir, Stray dogs have increased in huge numbers in and around Vijayanagar 2nd Stage and surely in other parts of the city. It is for several years, a repeating ‘menace’ that the citizens have been facing. There were many plans of controlling stray dogs in the city but time and again, the problem resurfaces troubling…
A lurking health issue
June 9, 2019Sir, An overflowing drainage is soaking the bricks (see picture) that labourers each morning, with unprotected hands, lift and use for constructing a building. They are unaware of the lurking health issues, hand bruises that can result in serious diseases like tetanus, gas gangrene and several other illnesses. Complaints to the City Corporation has not…
ICC World Cup – 2019: Roy shines in England’s win
June 9, 2019An inspiring century by opener Jason Roy (153, 121b, 14×4, 5×6) enabled England, the hosts to register a big 106-run win over Bangladesh in the ICC 2019 Cricket World Cup match played at Cardiff on Saturday. Put into bat by Bangladesh, England got off to an excellent start with their openers Jason Roy (153) and…
French Open: Barty ends Australia’s 46-year wait for title at Roland Garros
June 9, 2019Thiem ends Djokovic history bid; To face Nadal in final today Ashleigh Barty ended Australia’s 46-year wait for a French Open Singles title on Saturday by thrashing nervous Czech teenager Marketa Vondrousova in a one-sided women’s final. Eighth seed Barty got off to a strong start and never looked back, winning 6-1, 6-3 after only…












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