‘Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam’ Chennai: Tamil actor ‘Thalapathy’ Vijay launched his political party named ‘Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK),’ ahead of Lok Sabha polls, here this morning. He made the announcement after his fan club, Vijay Makkal Iyakkam, gave a nod to formation of political party in a meeting held in Chennai last week. In a statement…
B-town actor Poonam Pandey dies of cervical cancer
February 2, 2024Mumbai: Model-turned Bollywood actor Poonam Pandey died of cervical cancer at Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday night. She was 32. The model’s team also posted a statement on her official Instagram page which read as follows; “This morning is a tough one for us. Deeply saddened to inform you that we have lost our…
Mystery shrouds techie’s death in Pandavapura
February 2, 2024Mandya: A techie was found dead under mysterious circumstances at the bathroom of his house in Pandavapura, here yesterday. The deceased has been identified as T.S. Gangadhar (42), son of Shivanna and a native of Kerethonnur village, in Pandavapura, who was working as a software engineer with a Chennai-based company. The Police said, Gangadhar had…
Jatha to eradicate leprosy
February 2, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Deputy Commissioner Dr. K.V. Rajendra has sought people’s cooperation to eradicate leprosy in the district. He was speaking after flagging off ‘Sparsha Jagruti Jatha’ to create awareness about leprosy organised jointly by the District Administration, Zilla Panchayat and Department of Health and Family Welfare at the premises of Kote Anjaneyaswamy temple in the city,…
Teacher’s Death Certificate issued
February 2, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Finally, the next of kin of a deceased teacher are a relieved lot as their application for her death certificate has been considered. Muktha K. Murthy, a resident of Hebbal in the city was a teacher at a Government School. She was killed in a road accident 45 days ago, but her only daughter…
12-year lock-up!
February 2, 2024Wife rescued from hubby’s home confinement Mysore/Mysuru: A woman who was allegedly kept under home confinement by her husband from 12 years was rescued by H.D. Kote Police, at Hyrige village, H.D. Kote taluk in the district on Thursday. Police have arrested the woman’s husband, besides shifting her to her parents house. Sannalaiah had allegedly…
Release of Cauvery water: Agitation completes 87 days in city
February 2, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: The Cauvery agitation launched by the city’s Cauvery Kriya Samiti in front of Town Hall in the heart of the city, in protest against release of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, has completed 87 days. Addressing the protestors on Thursday, Samiti President Jayaprakash (JP) alleged that the Tamil Nadu Government is intentionally placing hurdles…
Mandya to host 87th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana in June
February 2, 2024Bengaluru: The 87th Kannada Sahitya Sammelana should be organised in a meaningful and befitting manner, said Chief Minister Siddaramaiah here yesterday. Presiding over a preliminary meeting, the CM advised the Kannada Sahitya Parishat representatives to conduct the event, scheduled to be held in Mandya in the first week of June, taking the Mandya District Administration…
Youth killed, younger brother injured as tractor rams mobike
February 2, 2024Srirangapatna: A youth was killed on the spot while his younger brother sustained serious injuries when a tractor allegedly hit the motorbike they were riding near Palahalli village on Srirangapatna-KRS Road yesterday morning. While the deceased is Kaushik (18), son of Mahadevu of Hulikere village in the taluk, the injured is Pavan. Kaushik was pursuing…
UoM researchers demand scholarship
February 2, 2024Mysore/Mysuru: Demanding the release of scholarships, the research scholars attached to the University of Mysore held a protest in front of Kuvempu statue at the main entrance of Manasagangothri campus in the city yesterday. Alleging that the University, through SC/ST Special Cell, had not invited scholarship applications for the academic year 2022-23, the protestors said…















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