Mysore/Mysuru: An Officer attached to Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), Mysuru, who tried to play smart by allegedly taking bribe through digital payment on his colleague’s phone, has landed in the net of Lokayukta Police. Lokesh, Mysuru Rural Officer of FSSAI, is the accused who has been arrested on the charges of…
Two women crushed to death between buses in Tumakuru
September 16, 2023Six women from Srirangapatna taluk were on their way to Goravanahalli Temple Tumakuru: In a heart-wrenching incident that unfolded at the KSRTC (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation) bus stand in Tumakuru yesterday, two women from Srirangapatna lost their lives as they were crushed to death between two buses. The victims, identified as Puttathayamma (67) and…
Baara-Roz-Ijlaas celebrations in city from this evening
September 16, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Baara-Roz-Ijlaas celebrations, organised as part of Hijri 1445, Jashne Eid Meelad-Un-Nabi – the Birthday of Prophet Muhammad will be held from Sept.16 to 28 at various Masjids in city, according to Sarkar Mehaboob Subhani Foundation Convener Hafeezulla Shariff. Also, lectures will be held at Masjids which are as follows : Daily after Namaz-e-Fajr Salath:…
‘Craft Lord Ganesha, Win a Prize’
September 16, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Ganesha Chaturthi is one of the most prominent festivals of India but in recent years, it is observed that Ganesha the Vignahartha (the destroyer of obstacles) is turning out to be Vigna-Kartha. This is happening due to the ignorance of people celebrating the festival using Ganesha idols made of inorganic materials. Many organisations are…
One killed, two injured as goods vehicle rams bike at Koorgalli Industrial Area
September 16, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A man was killed, while two others sustained injuries when their motorcycle was allegedly hit by a goods vehicle near Excel Public School in Koorgalli Industrial Area here on Thursday. Swamy Gowda (32) of Dodda Maragowdana Halli (DMG Halli), Mysuru taluk, is the deceased, while the injured are B. Manjunath, 35 and Kumar, 33…
Former Premier League Champions Make Excellent Start to Championship Campaign
September 16, 2023Leicester City produced one of the biggest upsets in the history of professional sport in the 2015/16 campaign when they won the Premier League title. They were +50000 outsiders with the bookmakers that year, but under manager Claudio Ranieri they overcame the giants of English football to lift the title. The Foxes, who are a…
Never too late to bloom… An afternoon of inspiration
September 16, 2023Last week, one of our city’s few ‘creative’ industrialists, Shabir Vagh of MAS Furniture, called me and said, “I have an interesting person you should meet.” When Shabir says someone, or something is interesting it usually is. So, I accepted his invitation and landed up at an industrial shed on Hunsur Road yesterday afternoon. The…
Boycott & Ban Just because you can?
September 16, 2023On Thursday, the Opposition alliance did something as gimmicky as their acronym I.N.D.I.A. They released a list of 14 TV anchors they will boycott, accusing them of conducting ‘hate-filled’ news debates. Congress party, which is leading I.N.D.I.A., has a long history of banning things while running to the West to complain about the lack of…
Who will repair the damaged service road adjacent to Ring Road?
September 16, 2023Sir, In my earlier letter that was published in this column, I had brought the issue of iron pipes being offloaded on service road probably for piped gas connections and observed that the newly tarred service road adjacent to Ring Road in Kanakadasanagara would be dug up. As anticipated the road has been dug to…
Long Lease, Aldgate and Galaticus win events at Betway Mysore (Monsoon) Races 2023
September 16, 2023Pic. 1: Raian F. Irani, former Steward, Mysore Race Club (MRC) Ltd., presenting ‘The F.K. Irani Memorial Million’ trophy to Rajesh Narredu, trainer of Long Lease, which won the event in the 4th day of The Betway Mysore (Monsoon) Races 2023 held at Mysore Race Club (MRC) in city yesterday. The winning horse, owned by…















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