Mysore Chess Club has organised Under-15 Open Chess Tournament for boys and girls (born on or after Jan.1, 2003) on Aug. 1 at 5.30 pm at Gopalaswamy Shishuvihara Institutions, near Nanjumalige Circle, Lakshmipuram, Mysuru. Interested players may enrol their names at the venue. Players should carry their own chess set and Date of Birth (DoB)…
Puttaswamy
July 28, 2018Puttaswamy (77), a retired teacher and a resident of Gayathripuram, passed away yesterday. He leaves behind his wife Parvathamma, daughter Pushpalatha T.B. Chikkanna (former Mayor), two sons and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at the foot of Chamundi Hill this morning.
N. Vatsala Devi
July 28, 2018Vatsala Devi (78), wife of late Somarajan and a resident of J.P. Nagar in city, passed away yesterday. She leaves behind five daughters and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at the foot of Chamundi Hill this morning.
Truckers strike: Markets shut
July 27, 2018Mysuru: Trucks remained off roads for the eighth consecutive day today to press for their demands even as the government said truckers cannot hold the government to ransom. Lakhs of trucks (over 4,500 in Mysuru) have been off the roads since July 20 as truckers are protesting against high diesel prices, removal of all toll…
PIL against Railway lines via Kodagu: High Court gives two weeks to Govt. to make its stand clear
July 27, 2018Government has to either say Yes or No to the project or it must say that the project is under consideration or underway NOTE: The Railway Ministry’s ‘advice’ to the Kerala government to ‘seek specific approval’ from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to carry out a survey for the proposed Thalassery-Mysuru…
Kerala CM’s office pushed for Thalassery-Mysuru Project
July 27, 2018Meanwhile it has now come to light that Railway Ministry had ‘advised’ the Kerala government to ‘seek specific approval’ from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) to carry out a survey for the proposed Thalassery-Mysuru Railway Line. The Ministry’s directive came in the wake of the Kerala government requesting the Ministry to…
MLA Ramdas lands in K.C and J.C Layouts
July 27, 2018Mysuru: MLA S.A. Ramdas has instructed the officials concerned to immediately take steps to provide all basic facilities including drinking water to K.C and J.C. Layouts besides instructing officials to relocate saplings planted under power lines. The MLA instructed the officials after inspecting the two layouts along with officials in MCC Ward No. 52 (Earlier…
Writer heaps praises on Ministers N. Mahesh and GTD
July 27, 2018Mysuru: Writer and retired professor K.S. Bhagawan has welcomed Primary and Secondary Education Minister N. Mahesh’s idea to introduce ‘Open Book’ system, which allows students to refer to text books while writing exams. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, Bhagawan said that such ‘Innovative thinking’ will help in reviving the text book reading habit among…
Yeddyurappa admitted to Jindal Nature Cure Centre
July 27, 2018Bengaluru: Seeking a break from hectic political activities, State BJP President B.S. Yeddyurappa has got admitted to Jindal Nature Cure Centre on the outskirts of the State Capital, for a five-day rest. Yeddyurappa who seems to be physically tired from hectic campaigning during the Assembly polls and also from the State-wide tour he undertook post…
Thousands climb Chamundi Hill steps on Second Ashada Friday
July 27, 2018Mysuru: Thousands of devotees thronged Sri Chamundeshwari Temple atop Chamundi Hills on second Ashada Friday (Ashada Shukravara) today, which coincides with lunar eclipse. However, the footfall was far less as compared with first Ashada Friday on July 20. The Ashada Friday rituals commenced as early as 3 am under the guidance of the Chief Priest…














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