Mysuru: Pollution Control officials, who raided three illegal dyeing units in city on Wednesday, have seized a total of 10 tonnes of cloth materials from these units. It is reported that one Nataraj, a native of Tamil Nadu, after taking the land belonging to one Marigowda on lease in Kalalawadi on H.D. Kote Road, was…
Cyber Police remove post, launch hunt to trace the culprits
April 20, 2017Mysuru: Following complaints by eight students who are pursuing Science courses in Mysore University that their photographs including their profile and phone numbers have been uploaded in a ‘escort’ website and they have been receiving obscene calls and messages, the Cyber Police have removed the same from the website and have launched a hunt to…
Bike-borne miscreant snatches mobile phone from girl
April 20, 2017Mysuru: An incident of a bike-borne miscreant snatching the mobile phone of a girl has been reported from Vijayanagar 1st Stage in city last evening. The girl, who lost her mobile phone, has been identified as Kumari of Kumbarakoppal and the mobile phone is worth about Rs. 15,000. It is reported that Kumari, who works…
Rana traces Prince’s missing tooth
April 20, 2017Gundlupet: Rana, the German Shepherd sniffer dog at Bandipur, which has created terror among poachers and smugglers, has traced the missing tooth of the celebrity Tiger Prince (14), which was found dead under mysterious circumstances with its face chopped off in Lokkere range in Bandipur. Rana, which was inducted into Bandipur Forest Department to protect…
Jumbo crossing: Forest Department to heighten iron railings by adding solar fence
April 20, 2017Bengaluru: Following the publication of a series of photographs of a jumbo crossing over the iron railing fence at Nagarahole Reserve Forest in newspapers and the pictures doing rounds in the social media, the Forest Department has decided to increase the height of the existing 10 ft tall fence by a foot by adding solar…
Direct recruitment of specialist doctors to Govt. Hospitals
April 20, 2017Bengaluru: The State Cabinet is said to have given approval yesterday to recruit specialist doctors to vacant posts in Government Hospitals through direct recruitment and would be appointed on a special grade with perks. The decision was taken in the wake of many specialist doctors unwilling to work in Government hospitals especially in rural areas….
Heritage City loses another heritage building on World Heritage Day
April 20, 2017Mysuru: The Heritage City of Mysuru has lost one more heritage building and that too on the World Heritage Day. The building, located on Dewan’s Road, was demolished on Tuesday (Apr. 18) by JCB machines. The building was located near the Dolphin Bakery and it earlier housed the Manipal Finance Office. The building was among…
Kids educated on detection of food adulteration
April 20, 2017Mysuru: As part of the ongoing Chinnara Mela summer camp, Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) had organised a programme at Vanaranga in Kalamandira premises here yesterday which featured a demonstration on detection of adulteration in food items. MGP Convenors C.V. Nagaraj and V. Mahesh demonstrated the techniques to identify adulterants in common food items. They pointed…
Stop burning garbage near JSS Law College
April 20, 2017Garbage that is collected and piled up near JSS Law College, next to Bandanthamma Temple in Kuvempunagar, is causing a lot of problems to the public and the residents living in the surroundings as they have to inhale the smoke emanating from the heap which is being set on fire daily. Authorities concerned are urged…
Replace defunct street-lights at Ghousia Nagar
April 20, 2017Most of the street-lights on Sultan Road in Ghousia Nagar have become defunct plunging parts of the road into darkness during nights which is causing a lot of inconvenience to the residents and the public. Residents say that the street-lights are not working since a week and despite complaints, no action has been taken to…















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