Bengaluru: ‘Friday The 13’ was bad for Bengaluru, India’s ‘Silicon City.’ Eight people were killed due to heavy rains, a man was severely injured as a wall collapsed on him while he was on his bike. The city was almost flooded causing traffic snarls all over besides inundating thousands of houses. Four people including a…
Dreading Justice
October 14, 2017In November 2013, a Special CBI Court in Ghaziabad, headed by a Judge, who was to retire that month, left with a judgement that has come back to embarrass him. Judge Shyam Lal had declared that Dr. Nupur and Dr. Rajesh Talwar, parents of Aarushi, were guilty of murdering their daughter and their house help…
Former PM H.D. Deve Gowda visits ailing MLA Chikkamadu at city hospital
October 14, 2017Mysuru: Former Prime Minister and JD(S) Supremo H.D. Deve Gowda visited ailing H.D. Kote JD(S) MLA Chikkamadu who is being treated at a private hospital here yesterday and enquired about his health. Later speaking to press persons, Deve Gowda said that he had talked to the doctors treating the MLA and according to them Chikkamadu…
Rally to demand Cauvery Taluk for Kushalnagar on Oct. 30
October 14, 2017Kushalnagar: Residents and activists of Kushalnagar, the fastest growing town in Madikeri district, are angry at the State Government after the town failed to make it to the list of newly-created Taluks once again. This means that Kushalnagar is stuck in Somwarpet Taluk for the foreseeable future. The demand for a separate Cauvery Taluk with…
Hunsur Road straightening work to begin from Oct. 16
October 14, 2017Mysuru: The controversial work on the straightening of the Hunsur Road that curves near Jaladarshini Guest House adjacent to Kukkarahalli Lake, which is accident-prone, claiming every year lives and limbs of many motorists will begin from Oct. 16. It may be recalled that District in-charge Minister Dr. H.C. Mahadevappa had announced recently that the foundation…
Wife, paramour among three arrested for murder of man
October 14, 2017Hunsur: The Hunsur Rural Police have arrested a woman and two others for the murder of her husband. The arrested have been identified as Nagamani, her paramour Suresh alias Sudesh and Harish of Chikka Hunsur village. Nagamani, a native of K.R. Nagar taluk, was married to one Mahadev of Hootagalli in Mysuru about 13 years…
Theatre artistes oppose GST on handmade products
October 14, 2017Mysuru: It was a gathering for a different purpose at Kalamandira premises here yesterday. Many theatre enthusiasts, members of both professional and amateur theatre troupes, writers and progressive thinkers had assembled to take part in the ‘Kara Nirakarana Satyagraha’ launched by renowned theatre personality and former Rangayana Director Prasanna demanding the Central Government to withdraw…
Conman poses as CCB sleuth; cheats youth
October 14, 2017Mysuru: A conman posed as a City Crime Branch (CCB) sleuth and managed to blackmail a youth who ended up in paying money to the conman. The incident that occurred at Hootagalli a few days back has come to light now as the victim has lodged a complaint. According to Police, Hemanth, a resident of…
A one-stop-shop for colourful and exotic lamps…
October 14, 2017It is Deepavali time yet again. Time to indulge in the vibrancy of colours, see your homes exude radiance and indulge in the exuberance of everyone’s favourite festival. Nevertheless, it is none but those beautiful diyas – the oil lit lamps that actually bring in a special glow to homes with their natural light as…
‘Appacha Kavi’s contributions to Kodava language is evergreen’
October 14, 2017A memorandum will be submitted to the State government to name the Kodagu District Central Library and Government First Grade College in Napoklu after Appacha Kavi, along with establishing a study chair on Appacha Kavi either in the University of Mysore or in Mangalore University. Virajpet: Haradasa Appaneravanda Appacha Kavi has done notable contributions to…















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