Three MMA fighters of Academy of Martial Science, representing Mysore Combat Sports Association (MCSA), recently participated in MMA National Championships held at Delhi’s Thyagaraj Sports Complex between Sept.21 and 23. N.M. Tharika Muthamma, fighting one weight division up in Feather Weight category was placed second and was declared a winner in Bantam weight category. She…
State Women’s Chess Championship: Facile win for Isha Sharma of DK
October 1, 2018Top-seed WCM Isha Sharma of Dakshina Kannada (DK) (Rating 2012), playing with white pieces on the top board, scored a well-earned win over WCM A.N. Shefali (1) of Mandya, and with two points from two rounds, shared the lead with eleven other players at the end of the second round on the inaugural day of…
Roller Skating Champion feted
October 1, 2018In recognition of her achievements, Indian Roller Skating Champion Varsha Puranik was felicitated by the Narasimharaja Sports Club and the members at R.S. Naidu Nagar in city yesterday.
29th South Zone Senior National Kho-Kho Championships: Karnataka men, women teams emerge winners
October 1, 2018The Karnataka men and women Kho-Kho teams emerged winners in the 29th South Zone Senior National Kho-Kho Championships-2018 held at Mahabubnagar, Telangana, from Sept.28 to 30. In the men’s section, Karnataka beat Kerala 13-12 (by one point) to clinch the title, while in the women’s section, Karnataka once again beat Kerala 9-8 to clinch the…
G.S. Kusuma
October 1, 2018G.S. Kusuma, retd. Professor of Zoology, Maharani’s College, Mysuru and a resident of Cheluvamba Agrahara here, passed away on Sept.29. She leaves behind her husband K.S. Chandrashekhar, a son, a daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at the foot of Chamundi Hill in city yesterday.
Vintage cars on way to Mysuru
September 30, 2018Bengaluru/Mysuru: As many as 50 vintage cars of various companies manufactured between 1920 and 1970, which are taking part in the two-day Vintage Car Rally, organised as part of Dasara festivities, were flagged off by Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy in front of Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru this morning. The CM sat in one of the…
Mild tremors at Maddur
September 30, 2018Maddur: Even as the tsunami killed hundreds in Indonesia’s Sulawesi after an earthquake on Friday, tremors were felt at Maddur taluk this morning. An explosive sound accompanied by mild tremors were experienced at some villages in the taluk. As soon as the tremors were felt at about 7.40 am, anxious people came running out of…
Cops crackdown on illegal use of explosives around KRS Dam
September 30, 2018Mandya: Pandavapura Police have launched a crackdown on two illegal stone quarrying units for using explosives at Baby Betta Kaval limits in Pandavapura Taluk. Baby Betta Kaval falls under 20 kms radius around the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam. On a tip off, Police carried out this crackdown. Police have seized explosives like gelatin sticks,…
Indonesia earthquake, tsunami: Death toll rises to 400, hundreds injured
September 30, 2018Jakarta/Madikeri: Rescue workers in Indonesia continued a desperate search for survivors this morning, two days after a powerful earthquake hit the island of Sulawesi which triggered a tsunami, killing more than 400 people and injuring hundreds after the 7.5-magnitude earthquake hit on Friday. Indonesian Disaster Management Agency has put the death toll at 405 early…
New Look for Bannimantap Torch Light Parade Grounds
September 30, 2018Mysuru: Here is some good news for Dasara visitors, particularly the Torch Light Parade viewers during the grand finale of this year’s Dasara celebrations — the seating capacity of the Gallery at Bannimantap Torch Light Parade Grounds has been increased to 32,000 from 22,000 seats. The District Administration used to find it difficult to accommodate…















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