Pusthaka Mela (Book Expo), Institution of Engineers-India (IEI), JLB Road, up to 8.30 pm.
National-level Wrestling Tournament: 45 pairs vie for honour
August 6, 2018Late Basavaiah Wrestling Committee had organised a National-level Wrestling Tournament at BGS Stadium in K.G. Koppal here yesterday, with 45 pairs vying for the honour. Santosh Darod of Kolhapur was adjudged the winner in the ‘Mar-pit’ (fight to finish) Wrestling, walking away with the Late Basavaiah Trophy and a silver mace. The bout between Santosh…
State U-17 Open Boys & Girls Chess Championship: Jagadish, Prasiddhi Bhat win titles
August 6, 2018Jagadish of Bengaluru with eight points from nine rounds and Mysuru girl Prasiddhi Bhat with 7.5 points from nine rounds won the Karnataka State Open U-17 Boys & U-17 Girls titles respectively on the concluding day of the three-day Karnataka State Chess Championship conducted by Mysore Chess Centre under the aegis of the UKCA at…
Cheryl De Rozario
August 6, 2018Cheryl De Rozario (62), wife of Hillary De Rozario and a resident of Vijayanagar, passed away on Aug. 4 at Bahrain following a brief illness. She leaves behind her husband and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral was held at the Catholic Cemetery on Mahadevapura Road in Gandhinagar here today.
Hanuma Bai Mangipudi
August 6, 2018Hanuma Bai Mangipudi (84), wife of late M.V. Sastry, who was a research scientist at CFTRI and a resident of Jayalakshmipuram, passed away yesterday at a private hospital in city. She leaves behind two daughters, Shanti and Pari Poorna, a son Rtn. Krishna Mangipudi and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed…
T.D. Nanjundaswamy
August 6, 2018T.D. Nanjundaswamy (77), a resident of Tippur in K.R. Nagar taluk, passed away last night at his residence. He leaves behind three daughters, one son and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were held at Tippur today.
Mysuru-Bengaluru train travel time to be cut by 20 minutes
August 5, 2018Mysuru: Come August 15, the speed of some trains that run between Mysuru and Bengaluru will increase, thereby decreasing the travel time from 5 minutes to 20 minutes. By speeding up these trains, the journey time between Mysuru and Bengaluru will be reduced to less than 2 hours and 30 minutes. At present, it takes…
Florists run from pillar to post for a place to do business
August 5, 2018Mysuru: Florists on Valmiki Road, who have been asked by the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) to shift to Cheluvamba Park, are in a quandary as residents of the area have opposed to their presence there. The florists can neither open their shops on Valmiki Road now nor can they shift to an alternative place. Facing…
Jumbo squad getting ready for this year’s Dasara festival
August 5, 2018Mysuru: With Dasara festivities closing in, the Forest Department has decided to introduce two new elephants into the squad of 12 elephants for which the Department has prepared a list of 15 elephants for this year’s grand finale the ‘Jumboo Savari.’ This year’s Dasara festivities will be held from Oct.10 to 19 and the Forest…
Provide water connections abandoned by JUSCO: MLA
August 5, 2018Mysuru: MLA S.A. Ramdas has asked the officers from the MCC to complete the water connection works abandoned in the past and asphalt the roads that have been dug up to provide water connections within 15 days at Ward Number 55, Krishnaraja Assembly segment. Inspecting the areas, the MLA directed the officers to complete the…














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