K.R. Nagar: The annual feast of St. Antony at Dornahalli in K.R. Nagar, coming under Mysore Diocese, was celebrated today. Thousands of people from different castes and creed gathered in large number to honour the Saint and expressed gratitude for the favours bestowed on them and fulfilled their vow made to the Saint. Bishop of…
SP holds interaction with farmers
June 13, 2017Mysuru: SP Ravi D. Channannavar held an interaction programme with the farmers at his office this morning. Addressing the farmers at the auditorium, he said the Police usually contact the farmers only at the time when there was a protest or when a farmer commits suicide. We understand the problems faced by the farmers…
Nurturing institutions
June 13, 2017Two institutions based in Mysuru, one for the noble service of imparting knowledge, the other for enlarging upon available knowledge concerning food through research, have been making news headlines in dailies for both good and bad reasons, going by media reports on the happenings in the institutions. To make things clear, we are talking of…
Trin Trin: Cover bicycles too under traffic regulations
June 13, 2017Sir, It is often observed that bicycle riders do not follow the signals and even the Traffic Police do not object them from jumping the signals. Bicycles pose equal hazard to vehicular movements (perhaps more since they are slow and movements are unpredictable) at traffic junctions. With “Trin Trin” system getting popular, we can see…
Attempt to snatch chains: Public catch miscreant, hand him over to Police
June 13, 2017Mysuru: In separate incidents, miscreants have attempted to snatch chains from a youth and a 50-year-old woman in city. While the public managed to catch hold of one miscreant, the Police have launched a hunt to nab the other. In the first incident, a miscreant, who attempted to snatch a chain, is cooling his heels…
BSY visits old age home, spends time with inmates
June 13, 2017Mysuru: BJP State President B.S. Yeddyurappa, who was in city on Sunday, visited Bravery Award winner Master S.S. Manoj Old Age Home and the home for specially-abled, at Yelwal here and spent some time with the inmates. He assured the Management of the Old Age Home of giving a land to the old age home…
Parking complex near Zoo Allot more space to park buses than two-wheelers
June 13, 2017Sir, It appears that at last the authorities concerned have decided to help the tourists visiting Mysuru by constructing a multi-storey parking complex near Mysuru Zoo, as per the press statement issued by the District in-charge Minister Dr. H. C. Mahadevappa. As per the information, it is proposed to have space to park 20 buses…
Lone consumer at CESC grievances meet!
June 13, 2017Mysuru: The grievances meet for CESC consumers of N.R. Mohalla Sub-Division limits, organised at the office of the Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) in Rajendranagar here yesterday saw only one consumer participating and airing his grievances. Consumer Javeed A. Khan, a resident of Pulikeshi Road here, in his complaint, said that he owned a medical stores…
Gen. Rawat Vs Gen. Dyer: A comparison
June 13, 2017Sir, For the academician who compared the above mentioned two Generals and the activists who supported his view, my request to them is to read history lesson 101. According to text books, during the First World War, Indian National Congress not only slowed down its agitation for independence but supported the British in its war…
Hostel workers protest against direct recruitment
June 13, 2017Mysuru/Bengaluru: Opposing the State Government’s decision to directly recruit Group ‘D’ employees at State-run student hostels and residential schools run by the Backward Classes Welfare Department, hostel workers under the banner of Karnataka State Hostel and Residential Schools Outsourced Employees Association staged a demonstration at Freedom Park in Bengaluru this morning. Around 2,000 hostel workers…














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