Mysore/Mysuru: In an early morning operation on Monday, the taluk administration cleared the encroachment of a bullock-cart path that ran in the middle of an agricultural field at Kesare village in the taluk. Following a complaint, the officials cleared the bullock-cart path encroachment (measuring 20’x50’) coming under Kesare Survey Nos. 522, 521, 605, 606 and…
Farmer dies after falling into canal
January 18, 2022Srirangapatna: A farmer, who had been to the mini canal of CDS Canal to water his crops, was drowned after he slipped and fell into the canal at K. Shettahalli on Sunday afternoon. The deceased is Shivanna (55) of K. Shettahalli. As Shivanna did not return home even in the evening, his family members and…
Unidentified man dies at hospital
January 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: An unidentified man, who was found lying sick near the bridge at Mudikatte, next to Kapila River in Nanjangud on Dec. 31 and admitted to K.R. Hospital, has passed away in the hospital on Jan. 14 morning. The deceased is aged about 70 years, 5.5 ft. tall, normal built, oily red complexioned and was…
MMC&RI Teachers Assn. gets new team
January 18, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The following were unanimously elected as the new office-bearers of Mysore Medical College & Research Institute (MMC&RI) Teachers Association, Mysuru, for the year 2021-2022: President: Dr. B.N. Anandaravi; Hon. Secretary: Dr. N. Sreenivas; Treasurer: Dr. K.H. Hemanth Kumar; Immediate Past President: Dr. Shobha; Vice-Presidents: Dr. P.L. Basavanna & Dr. M.M. Sumanth; Joint Secretary: Dr….
Suspected rape and murder: Woman’s body found in agricultural field
January 18, 2022Nanjangud: A body of a married woman, suspected to have been raped and murdered, was found in the agricultural field near Masage village canal in the taluk on Monday. The deceased woman’s mother, suspecting that her daughter was raped and murdered, has lodged a complaint at Nanjangud Rural Police Station. In her complaint, the deceased…
A Welcome Book of Assertive History
January 18, 2022By T.J.S. George A remarkable anthology has come out. It is misleadingly titled as “Two hundred years of English prose.” The main title of the book is just as erroneous: “The Book of Indian Essays.” This book is more than just “English prose” and “Indian essays.” It is an assertive history of India, outlined by…
Bad Road to Worst Road !
January 18, 2022Sir, Udayaravi Main Road in Kuvempunagar, about a kilometre stretch from Kavitha Departmental Stores on Paduvana Road, is in a very bad condition. The road was not relayed with tar for more than a decade. It is filled with potholes and craters. This is the route I usually commute to reach my office, as it…
Vid. Hemmige Prashanth and team enthral music lovers at Heritage Music Fest
January 18, 2022Vidwan Hemmige Prashanth presenting a vocal concert at 8th Cross, V. V. Mohalla, last evening (Jan. 17) as part of the 60th Heritage Music Festival organised by Sri Prasanna Vidya Ganapathi Mandali Charitable (SPVGMC) Trust. He is accompanied by Vid. Keshav Mohan on violin, Vid. Ravishankar on mridanga, Vid. Sharath Kaushik on ghata and Vid….
Mir Mushthaq Ali
January 18, 2022Mir Mushthaq Ali alias Iqbal, retired KSRTC employee and a resident of Mandi Mohalla, passed away yesterday in city. He was 93. He leaves behind his wife, three sons, one daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Namaz-e-Janaza was held at Jaffariya Masjid on Akbar Road today (4.30 pm), followed by the burial at…
T.K. Chandramouli
January 18, 2022T.K. Chandramouli (85), a resident of J.P. Nagar, passed away on Monday morning at his residence in city. A native of Talakad, he leaves behind his wife, two daughters and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at the foot of Chamundi Hill this evening, according to family sources.















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