Mysuru: An incident of a bike being charred in an accidental fire, has been reported near old RMC in Bamboo Bazaar here yesterday night. It is reported that a man, who was riding a bike near Bamboo Bazaar noticed fire in the bike and immediately stopped the vehicle. Though he tried to douse the fire,…
Student commits suicide
April 20, 2018Mysuru: Yashasvini (20), a final year BSc student at Yuvaraja’s College, committed suicide by hanging self at the residence of her sister in Jayadevanagar here on Tuesday. She was a native of Gundlupet. It is learnt that she was depressed and committed suicide when the members of the house had gone out. Metagalli Police, who…
Caught in caste cauldron
April 20, 2018India is a caste-less, classless country, as per the harangue featuring speakers of all hues that people at large are hearing on many occasions from public platforms. Nothing can be farther from truth given the current goings on across the country in general and Karnataka in particular while the State is heading for the poll…
Check fleecing autowallahs
April 20, 2018Sir, I am a frequent visitor to Mysuru and I wish to share my experience with autos. The auto meters are tampered beyond imagination. Recently, even for short distance of 5 km, I was forced to pay Rs. 110. Most of these autowallahs use bad languages to get their demanded money, particularly those who cannot…
Glut of vehicles on Roads
April 20, 2018Sir, The letter by Melkote B. Jayaram titled ‘Check increasing vehicle population’ in som dated Apr. 14 is timely and also the need of the hour. Rich class of the society having spacious bungalows with ample parking space can afford to have their own vehicles (car) including two-wheelers which are commonly used by everyone today…
Parasayyanahundi junction: Disaster waiting to happen
April 20, 2018Sir, Parasayyanahundi, where the Outer Ring Road intersects with H.D. Kote Road, is chaotic to say the least during peak hours. Vehicles pouring in from all directions, vegetable and fruit vendors doing brisk business, food carts churning out the day’s specials and people waiting for bus on one side, alighting the bus on the other,…
Chris Gayle’s ton helps KXIP to score over SRH
April 20, 2018Chris Gayle scored the first ton of the 2018 IPL season as Kings XI Punjab registered a comfortable 15-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in Mohali on Thursday. The big-hitting Jamaican smashed an unbeaten 104 which helped Punjab reach 193/3 in their allotted 20 overs. He hit 11 sixes and just 1 boundary in the innings,…
Trekkers’ Cyclothon creates awareness on voting
April 20, 2018Tiger Adventure Foundation, in association with The Mountain Goat, had organised a Cyclothon on Apr.15 to create awareness on voting rights of an individual. City Police Commissioner Dr. A. Subramanyeswara Rao flagged of the Cyclothon which saw participation of about 70 trekkers from Mysuru, Coorg, Hospet, Bengaluru, Chikkballapur and Hassan. The trekkers, carrying placards like…
MDFA ‘A’ Division Football: Facile win for Kickers FC
April 20, 2018Kickers FC registered a 4-2 win over Rovers FC in the MDFA ‘A’ Division football league 2017-18, for the Achutharao Memorial Trophy played at the University grounds here on Thursday. Results: Kickers FC 4 (Ziyad 13, Usman 18, Rehan 53, Affu Pasha 60) bt Rovers FC 2 (Saleem 46, Prasad 78).
Monthly Science Lecture by MSF tomorrow
April 20, 2018As part of its Monthly Science Lecture Series, Mysore Science Foundation (MSF), has organised its 61st lecture on ‘Role of Microbes on Human Health’ at Maneyangala, Kalamandira premises on Apr. 21 (tomorrow) at 5. 30 pm. Dr. S. Umesh, Professor, Department of Biotechnology, University of Mysore will be resource person. Interested students, teachers and general…














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