Mysuru; Thousands of devotees thronged the Chamundeshwari temple atop Chamundi Hill this morning to pay their obeisance to the deity on the last day of the three-day Kumbhabhisheka, marking the renovation of Rajagopura, Vimana Gopura and Dhwaja Sthambha of the hill temple. About 70 sculptors and other skilled workers from Tamil Nadu had been working…
Man assaults girl returning from party
June 25, 2018Mysuru: Even as the pub assault case of Mohammed Nalapad, son of MLA N.A. Haris, in Bengaluru is fresh in the minds of people, a girl student has been allegedly assaulted by her friend’s husband and his accomplices near a Pub in V.V. Mohalla here on Saturday evening. The girl, who was assaulted, has been…
Effective waste segregation helps Hunsur bag Best City Award in Solid Waste Management
June 25, 2018Mysuru: Hunsur has won the South Zone Award for Best City in Solid Waste Management (SWM) while the Heritage City of Mysuru has slipped into eighth position in the Swachh Survekshan 2018 from the fifth position it achieved in 2017. The rankings were released in New Delhi on June 25 by the Union Ministry of…
Education Minister thinking to introduce ‘open book exam’ system
June 25, 2018Chamarajanagar: Primary and Secondary Education Minister N. Mahesh did some loud thinking of introducing ‘open book exam’ system where the students will look into the text books and write the exams. He was speaking at the Pratibha Puraskar function organised by Bahujan Vidyarthi Sangha (BVS) as part of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar’s birth anniversary celebrations to…
Unduwadi drinking water project to Mysuru may find mention in budget
June 25, 2018Mysuru: Minister G.T. Devegowda’s ambitious project of bringing drinking water to the city from Hale Unduwadi may see allocation of funds in the State budget to be presented by CM H.D. Kumaraswamy, who also holds the Finance portfolio, on July 5. GTD as Chamundeshwari MLA had exerted pressure on the previous Congress government for executing…
Two killed, two injured as KSRTC bus rams into two bikes
June 25, 2018Bherya: Two persons were killed on the spot, while two others suffered serious injuries when a KSRTC bus rammed into their bikes on Hassan-Mysuru Highway near Chikkavaddara Gudi village yesterday. Those who died on the spot have been identified as Madhu (40), a resident of Gandhanahalli village in K.R. Nagar taluk and Padmamma (60), wife…
H.K. Patil likely to be KPCC President?
June 25, 2018New Delhi/Bengaluru: Senior Congress leader H. K. Patil is likely to be made the KPCC President as AICC President Rahul Gandhi is keen on giving representation to North Karnataka region. Though KPCC Working President Dinesh Gundu Rao, former Minister T.B. Jayachandra, former Union Minister K.H. Muniyappa, Rajya Sabha member B. K. Hariprasad and Water Resources…
Elephant chases bus to protect calf
June 25, 2018Gundlupet: A female elephant, which was crossing the road with her calf near Molehole in Bandipur Tiger Reserve on Sunday, chased the Calicut-bound KSRTC bus for a distance to allow her calf to cross the road. A video of the incident which went viral on the social media yesterday shows the mother and her calf…
BJP National Spokesperson Dr. Sambit Patra visits city
June 25, 2018Mysuru: BJP National Spokesperson Dr. Sambit Patra visited the Chamundi Hill yesterday and offered prayers to Goddess Chamundeshwari. Later, he presented the booklet of four years of Modi’s rule titled ‘Saaf Niyat Sahi Vikas’ to the temple’s Chief Priest Shashishekar Dikshit. He also witnessed the illumination of the Mysore Palace. MLA L. Nagendra, former Mayor…
Srirangapatna youth given ‘supari’ to kill Prof. K.S. Bhagawan?
June 25, 2018Mysuru: Even as the SIT, which is probing the murder of senior journalist Gowri Lankesh, who was shot dead at her residence in Rajarajeshwarinagar, Bengaluru, on the night of Sept. 5, 2017, has succeeded in cracking the case, with the arrest of over four key suspects, Naveen Kumar alias Hotte Manja of Maddur, who was…











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