Mysuru: In a reported incident, the Nazarbad Police have taken a 40-year-old man into custody for questioning, after he was caught posing as an Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF) at the Zoo in city. The man, who visited the Mysuru Zoo this morning, claimed himself as an ACF and asked the staff whether he could…
Students take up cleaning around temple atop Chamundi Hill
August 14, 2018Mysuru: Students and faculty of Sapient College of Commerce and Management, together with members of Let’s do it! Mysore, took up a cleaning programme around the Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hill here this morning. About 200 participants set out from the College premises in Vijayanagar 2nd Stage in open jeeps towards the Hill Temple and…
Entries invited to open ‘Seva Sindhu’ Centres
August 14, 2018Mysuru: The State Government has launched ‘Seva Sindhu’, a programme to provide government services at the doorsteps of people which will also provide employment to educated youth in rural areas. ‘Seva Sindhu’ provides 47 services to rural people covering revenue, food, agriculture and other sectors. Educated people can contact the District Project Officer, e-administration at…
CITU to hold night-long dharna today
August 14, 2018Mysuru: The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), in association with AIKS and AIAWU, will hold a night-long dharna starting from 6 pm this evening (Aug.14) to 6 am tomorrow morning (Aug.15) in front of the Town Hall in support of the cause of farm labourers, who are on a nationwide stir urging fulfilment of…
College student goes missing
August 14, 2018Mysuru: A college girl from Saraswathipuram is said to have gone missing according to a complaint lodged by the girl’s father with Saraswathipuram Police. Monica, a first year B.Com student of JSS Women’s College, is said to have been dropped by her father G.S. Harish Babu at the college on Aug.10 at about 9.30 am….
3 chain-snatchers arrested
August 14, 2018Merchant buying the stolen jewels also arrested Mysuru: Mysuru Rural Police have arrested three persons who had allegedly snatched gold chains in various districts and also the merchant who was buying the stolen jewels. The Police have seized two bikes used for the crime and recovered gold jewels worth about Rs. 15 lakh from them….
Kisan Adhikara Yatra arrives in city
August 14, 2018Mysuru: Kisan Adhikara Yatra, organised by Rishtriya Kisan Mahasangh on a mission from Kashmir to Kanyakumari demanding a fair deal for farmers, arrived in city this morning. The Yatra was welcomed at a function organised by Farmers Associations at Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Asharam on Nanjangud Road. Speaking on the occasion, Sri Ganapathy Swamiji said that…
I-Day Blood Donation Camp by Rotary Mysore tomorrow
August 14, 2018Mysuru: As part of the Platinum Jubilee Year, Rotary Mysore will celebrating Independence Day by conducting a Blood Donation Camp in association with Rotary Mysore Chandrakala Hospital Blood Bank to emphasise the fact that blood has no religion. The camp will be held tomorrow at 11 am at Rotary Centre on JLB Road in city….
AGM of Sneha Nidhi Credit Co-operative Society
August 14, 2018Mysuru: The Annual General body Meeting (AGM) for the year 2017-18 of Sneha Nidhi Credit Co-operative Society, J.P. Nagar, Mysuru, will be held on Sept. 2 at 11 am at the Society’s premises. As part of this, they have invited applications from Society members’ meritorious children who have scored more than 60 per cent in…
POINT BLANK: Complex problem of tree planting in city
August 14, 2018MLA Ramdas forms ‘Co-ordination Committee’ By K.B. Ganapathy, Editor-in-Chief Reading the headline of a news item this morning titled ‘Green Mysuru Initiative from tomorrow — Aim is to increase tree cover of the city and district, says Forest Department,’ my heart leapt in joy for the reason the trees illegally or legally felled in our…















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