Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) has decided to open the multi-level pay-and-park facility at Town Hall premises temporarily for public during this Dasara. The parking lot will be open from Oct.10 to Oct.20. For the record, the works of parking lot began way back in 2011 and has been caught in politician-bureaucrat-contractor quagmire. The…
Mysuru: In a heart-rending incident, a 25-year-old youth, unable to pay the hospital bill of his ailing father, committed suicide by hanging self at his room in city yesterday. Unfortunately, his father also passed away last night at the hospital not responding to the treatment. While the deceased son is Manju (25), who was working…
Mysuru: The Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre (KSNDMC) in Bengaluru has submitted a report to Mandya DC (a copy of which is with SOM) regarding loud sounds and vibrations experienced in Mysuru, Mandya, Pandavapura regions surrounding the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) Dam on Sept. 25. The high-intensity sound was heard on Sept.25 at 2.37…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court by 2:1 majority has decided this afternoon that a Three-Judge Bench would soon begin hearing in the Ayodhya land dispute, pending in the top court for last seven years. The Court declined plea to refer the Ismail Farooqui case (Mosque not essential for Namaz) to the larger Bench. Thus, Ayodhya…
Mysuru: The ‘Cannon Squad,’ comprising 30 Policemen from City Armed Reserve (CAR) this morning conducted cannon firing test for Dasara Jumbos to acclimatise the elephants and horses to the bombarding sound. The Squad was led by CAR DCP B.V. Kittur, ACP Suresh and ASIs Nagaraj and Kumar. All 12 Dasara elephants and 12 horses were…
Mysuru: Ahead of Dasara, Mysuru District Minister G.T. Devegowda, Tourism Minister S.R. Mahesh and Deputy Commissioner Abhiram G. Sankar called on Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, member of erstwhile Mysore royal family, at Mysore Palace yesterday. During their talks, the Ministers sought the royal family’s support for the successful celebration of Dasara. Mahesh also informed Pramoda Devi…
Police Band to perform in the backdrop of illuminated Palace this evening Mysuru: The Mysore Palace came alive on the occasion of World Tourism Day today jointly organised by the District Administration, Tourism Department, Palace Board, Mysuru Travels Association (MTA) and Mysuru Hoteliers Association in the Palace premises. District Minister G.T. Devegowda (GTD) and Yaduveer…
Mysuru: In response to the Nationwide strike call given by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) and The Karnataka Chemists and Druggists Association (KCDA), in protest against the Centre’s stand on online sale of medicines, all medical shops will observe a one-day bandh in the city on Sept. 28 (tomorrow). While Mysuru…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) this morning unanimously struck down Section 497 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) that makes adultery a punishable offence for men. In four separate but concurring judgments, the Five-Judge Bench of the Supreme Court said the 158-year-old law was unconstitutional and fell foul of Article 21 (Right to life…
‘Congress Grass’ comment blown out of proportion Mysuru: Primary and Secondary Education Minister N. Mahesh of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) that has an alliance with JD(S) in Karnataka has asked his party workers to get ready for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Mahesh was speaking to party workers after inaugurating the BSP District office on…
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