Mangaluru: Days after battling for his life, 47-year-old Basheer who was attacked following the death of 27-year-old BJP activist Deepak Rao, succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital in Mangaluru this morning. The State Government has released a solatium of Rs. 10 lakh for Basheer’s family. Basheer, a fast-food joint owner, was injured after…
Green activists oppose Regional Science Centre at Kukkarahalli Lake
January 7, 2018Mysuru: The Union and State Government’s ambitious plan to establish a Regional Science Centre on the banks of Kukkarahalli Lake has invited the wrath of environmental activists and Green Groups. They have now written to the Gaurav Gupta, Principal Secretary, Department of IT, BT and Science & Technology, asking him to relocate the Centre from…
Nalwadi statue’s damaged turban restored
January 7, 2018Mysuru: The damaged metal pendants in the turban of Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar’s Italian marble statue have been replaced and the works were carried out by sculptor Arun Yogiraj based on the direction from the Deputy Commissioner D. Randeep. The statue of Mysuru Maharaja Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar at the main junction abutting Mysore Palace was found…
Three Pelicans found dead at Sulekere Lake
January 7, 2018Mandya: The villagers of Madarahalli in Mandya district have found the carcass of three Pelicans in the Sulekere Lake, here yesterday morning sending fear of Avian Flu among the villagers. The Sulekere Lake like Kokkare Bellur, also in the same district, has hundreds of Pelicans. A few Ornithologists, who visited the spot said that the…
Slain Deepak Rao’s mother gets over Rs. 31 lakh in two days
January 7, 2018Mangaluru: Tributes have been pouring in for murdered BJP activist Deepak Rao, not only in kind words but in cash too. Deepak’s mother Premalatha, who holds an account at Katipalla’s Syndicate Bank branch, has received to over Rs. 31 lakh in just two days, according to friend of Deepak. This amount does not include the…
Case against cop for sending obscene messages to woman
January 7, 2018Mysuru: Alleging that a Head Constable was posting obscene messages on her facebook page, a woman has lodged a complaint against the Head Constable at Lakshmipuram Police Station here yesterday. The Head Constable (HC) against whom the complaint has been lodged has been identified as P.S. Raju, attached to Lakshmipuram Police Station. It is learnt…
Classical Kannada Centre to continue in Mysuru
January 7, 2018Mysuru: The confusion over the location of the Classical Kannada Centre has been cleared as Chief Minister Siddharamaiah himself has directed that the centre continue in Mysuru. It might be recalled here that a pressure group was lobbying for its relocation to Bengaluru. At some point of time, the scholars fighting for retaining the centre…
Lalithadrinagar Layout: Provisional seniority list announced
January 7, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) has announced the provisional seniority list of site allottees of Lalithadrinagar (North) Layout. The list has been published in the MUDA office Notice Board and as well as in MUDA website: www.mudamysore.gov.in. MUDA Chairman D. Dhruvakumar said that the MUDA norms, the member of attempts and the shelter…
ISKCON’s Sri Krishna-Balarama Ratha Yatra held in city
January 7, 2018Mysuru: Sri Krishna-Balarama Ratha Yatra, organised for the 20th year International Society For Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), was launched by former MLC G. Madhusudan in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple in city yesterday. Speaking on the occasion, Madhusudan said that the work on construction of Rama Temple will be taken up in Ayodhya immediately after the…
Yaduveer Wadiyar performs special puja at Kote Maramma Temple
January 7, 2018Mysuru: In the context of being blessed with a child, Yaduveer Wadiyar offered special puja at Kote Maramma Temple near Gun House here yesterday by performing Abhisheka on the deity with milk, curd and tender coconut water. Yaduveer was accompanied by his wife Trishika Kumari Wadiyar along with their child. Kote Maramma Temple is abutting…















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