Mahadeva (58), a resident of Nanjumalige Circle, who was staying at an Ashram in Haridwar, passed away on Sunday. He leaves behind his mother, wife, two daughters, a brother, three sisters and a host of relatives and friends. Mahadeva, who was accused in the murder of Vijay Kumar, a financier in the 90s, was in…
Bus-tipper collision
October 29, 2018Hanagodu: Over 35 passengers had a providential escape this morning when a KSRTC bus in which they were travelling collided with a tipper near Bilikere Bus Stop. The impact of the accident was such that the tipper overturned and the bus driver was thrown out of the bus while an alert passenger sat on the…
Jaguar-cobra fight to death at Mysuru Zoo
October 29, 2018Mysuru: In a rare incident, a cobra that strayed into the Mysuru Zoo was bitten by a jaguar yesterday afternoon and the cobra in turn bit the jaguar. Later, the reptile died due to bite injuries and the feline died due to snake venom. The jaguar was one among the two jaguars sheltered in the…
Boeing 737 crashes in sea off Jakarta
October 29, 2018Jakarta: Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said this morning a Lion Air passenger flight from Jakarta, the capital, to the city of Pangkal Pinang off the island of Sumatra, had crashed into the sea. There were 189 people on board. “It has been confirmed that it has crashed,” Yusuf Latif, a spokesman for the agency,…
Missing minor boy from K.R. Pet found as transgender
October 29, 2018Mandya: A minor boy, who had gone missing about eight months back was found begging as a transgender at K.R. Pet in the district. The missing boy is 16-year-old Kumar (name changed), a native of Hakkimanchanahalli in K.R. Pet taluk, who was studying in 10th standard at BBMP High School, Bengaluru. He was found begging…
Lantern Park a big draw for visitors
October 29, 2018Mysuru: A first-of-its-kind ‘Lantern Park’ was inaugurated in city last evening by Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh. The park has been set up at Dasara Exhibition Grounds near the Zilla Panchayat Block and has been implemented by the Department of Tourism at a cost of Rs.1.50 crore at an area of 15,000 square feet. Apart from…
Supreme Court adjourns Ayodhya matter to January
October 29, 2018New Delhi, Oct.29 (UNI)- In yet another delay in the 500-year-old case, the Supreme Court this morning adjourned the crucial case of Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid dispute to January 2019 and said that an appropriate Bench would be constituted to hear the matter. Further dates for the hearing will be decided in January, Chief Justice Ranjan…
Foundation Day and Open Day at CFTRI
October 29, 2018Mysuru: The Foundation Day and Open Day celebrations of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research and the Central Food Technological Research Institute (CSIR-CFTRI) were held at CFTRI campus here this morning. MP Pratap Simha’s wife Arpitha Simha was the guest of honour. Dr. Anil Semwal, Director, Defence Food Research Laboratory and Defence Research and…
Elephant menace: Periyapatna villagers living under threat
October 29, 2018Periyapatna: Accusing Forest Department Officials of failing to check wild elephant menace, villagers living in forest border areas in Periyapatna taluk have vented their ire against official apathy. Uthenahalli is one of the most affected villages with wild elephants repeatedly straying into agricultural lands along the forest borders, destroying crops such as ragi, paddy, banana…
Former Delhi CM Madan Lal Khurana passes away
October 29, 2018Two-day State-Mourning in Capital New Delhi: The mortal remains of former Delhi Chief Minister Madan Lal Khurana (82), who passed away on Saturday following a prolonged illness, were consigned to the flames on Sunday evening, with several top politicians paying homage to the veteran BJP leader. The Delhi Government, as mark of respect, has declared…















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