Not many will believe that evolving letters for writing is traced to Ethiopia, currently rated as a country with the lowest per capita income in the world. The practice of writing on stones and subsequently on palm leaves dates back to a period as far back as one can imagine, apart from estimating. Now-all-too-familiar the…
Mysuru: Two students travelling in a private school van had a miraculous escape when the van in which they were travelling caught fire and was completely gutted near Vijaya Bank Circle in Kuvempunagar here last afternoon. The van was ferrying students of St. Joseph’s School to their homes and the driver of the van, identified…
Sir, Recently I had been to RTO Mysuru-West Office regarding Transfer of Ownership of my vehicle. Many a time, elaborate procedures at government offices can be very strenuous to the general public, especially senior citizens. I observed that the whole process at RTO Office is streamlined and the officials concerned are very responsive, polite and…
Madikeri: Opposing the celebration of Tipu Jayanti, members of Tipu Jayanti Acharana Virodhi Samiti yesterday staged protests at various places in the district. Over 300 members of the Samiti demonstrated in front of the DC’s office here. They alleged that the Government was hurting the sentiments of people by going ahead with the Jayanti. A…
Sir, Yesterday, I had to study a subject and had to stay awake till early morning! At around 2 am, I saw a Police jeep patrolling our area by making sound similar to an ambulance. I must thank those Policemen who are doing their job in the midnight-early morning hours to safeguard citizens. This act…
Mysuru: One among the two miscreants, who had snatched a silver chain and was fleeing with the same, was caught by a Traffic Police Constable with the help of the public near City Railway Station here on Monday night. On Monday night, one Hazaresaab P. Nadaf was walking towards Dasappa Circle from City Railway Station…
Mysuru: City’s Third Additional Sessions Court Judge S. Surendranath has sentenced two persons to life imprisonment and Rs. 5,000 fine each for murdering a Tamil Nadu-based woman five years ago in T. Narasipur Police limits. Those who were sentenced to life have been identified as Pukaramma and Anand. The two, on Aug. 20, 2012, had…
Victim loses bag containing gold and cash Mysuru: Bike-borne miscreants have snatched a bag containing gold jewellery from a lady passenger travelling in an autorickshaw on Irwin Road here yesterday. The woman, a resident of Hebbal in city, was proceeding to the bus stand to catch a bus to Bengaluru at about 4 am when…
Mysuru: The Forest Mobile Squad (FMS) has arrested a person on charges of poaching two Monitor Lizards and trying to sell the same. The arrested person has been identified as 21-year-old Mahesh, son of Gopalanaika and a resident of Tagadur village in Nanjangud taluk. The accused had poached two Monitor Lizards from the forests and…
A Red Munia caught on camera as it was busy building a nest close to Ring Road at Devanur, Mysuru.[Pics by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav].
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