Mysore/Mysuru: Kannada and Culture Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi announced that ‘Karnataka Suvarna Sambhrama’ will be a year-round celebration with detailed plans in progress. A final decision regarding the event will be made during a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Siddharamaiah on Sept. 13 or 14. He made this declaration during a press conference at the…
Mayor has no moral right to question meeting cancellation: Ex-Mayor
September 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Former Mayor and Congress Corporator Ayub Khan has criticised Mayor Shivakumar, stating that he lacks the moral authority to question the MCC (Mysuru City Corporation) Commissioner for the postponement of the MCC Council meeting initially scheduled for Aug. 31. During a press conference held at his office in the MCC premises yesterday, Ayub Khan…
Giving up land for industrial development may get you jobs
September 5, 2023KIADB CEO Dr. Mahesh recommends regional offices to give priority to locals when allocating jobs Mysore/Mysuru: The Industries Department of Karnataka is implementing a novel approach to compensate land-owners who surrender their farmland for the development of industrial estates. In this unique initiative, job opportunities are provided to those land-owners who have contributed their land,…
9-year-old boy’s death in tiger attack sparks outrage, concern
September 5, 2023H.D. Kote: A nine-year-old boy, Charan Naik, fell victim to a tiger attack in Kallahatti village, located within the Metikuppe wildlife range of the Nagarahole Tiger Reserve. This heart-wrenching event occurred yesterday. Young Charan, a second-standard student, was in the company of his parents, Krishna Naik and Mahadevibai, in a field within the village, which…
Human-animal conflict spikes in Mysuru, Kodagu, Hassan
September 5, 2023Three including a child killed in separate incidents; Forest Department loses two skilled staff Madikeri/Mysuru: In an alarming sign of escalating human-animal conflicts in the regions of Kodagu, Mysuru, and Hassan, three individuals, including a child, have tragically lost their lives in recent animal attacks. This calls for immediate action by the State Government and…
New Principal for P.E.S College of Engineering, Mandya
September 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Dr. H.M. Nanjundaswamy, Professor and Head of Industrial and Production Engineering of P.E.S College of Engineering (P.E.S.C.E.), Mandya, took charge as the new Principal of P.E.S College of Engineering on Aug. 31, 2023. Born on May 10, 1972 at Harohalli in Mysuru District, Dr. Nanjundaswamy with a multi-dimensional personality, has contributed about 26 years…
City engineer loses Rs. 16.14 lakh to online fraudsters
September 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Online fraudsters have cheated a city engineer of Rs. 16.14 lakh on the pretext of providing part-time job. The engineer, who was cheated, is 34-year-old R. Sunil Kumar, a resident of Nivedithanagar in city. Sunil, who received a message on his WhatsApp about part-time job from Mobile No. 98550-78860, contacted the number and was…
Doctor’s gold finger ring stolen from home stay
September 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A gold finger ring of a doctor has been allegedly stolen from a home stay in city and a complaint in this regard has been lodged lately. One Dr. Appanna Choteira, along with his wife Shobha, had taken two rooms on rent for four months at the home stay in V.V. Mohalla on June…
Loss in finance business: Retired Police Inspector ends life
September 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A retired Police Inspector from Bengaluru has committed suicide by hanging self in a room of a lodge in city leaving behind a death note. The deceased retired Inspector is Gerard Korea (67), who had taken voluntary retirement after serving as an Inspector in the Wireless Division at Bengaluru. He was a resident of…
Two persons go missing from city
September 5, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In separate cases, two persons have gone missing from Saraswathipuram Police limits in city. In the first case, 63-year-old N. Parameshwara, a resident of Janata Nagar, who left his house on Aug. 15 saying that he was going out to get his clothes stitched, has since gone missing, according to the complaint lodged by…















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