Mysore/Mysuru: Upset over non-repayment of loan by debtors, a businessman from Mysuru has committed suicide by jumping into Souparnika River in Udupi district on Thursday. According to Police, the deceased has been identified as Madhu (40), a resident of Vani Vilasa Mohalla, who was running a petrol bunk in Nagamangala town in Mandya district on…
Rowdy-sheeter hacked to death
October 31, 2020Mandya: A rowdy was hacked to death by a gang of miscreants near Basavanagudi 4th Cross, at Guttal in Mandya city yesterday. According to Police, the deceased has been identified as Sumanth alias Kulli (22), a milk vendor and a resident of Swarnasandra in city. The incident occurred when he had gone on his two-wheeler…
Tourist guide ends life at Bandipur
October 31, 2020Gundlupet: A 56-year-old tourist guide, who was said to be depressed in life, committed suicide at a resort near Bandipur, where he stayed, late on Thursday night. Kuttappa (56) of Masinagudi in Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu, bordering Karnataka, is the deceased. Kuttappa, who was also a naturalist, worked as a tourist guide for over…
Kodagu ADC Dr. C.V. Sneha transferred to Kolar
October 31, 2020Madikeri: In a surprise move, the State Government on Friday transferred Kodagu Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Dr. C.V. Sneha and posted her as Kolar ADC. Dr. Sneha, a Senior Grade KAS Officer, was serving as Kodagu ADC for the past one-and-a-half years. Now she has been transferred as ADC of Kolar with immediate effect. However,…
Former FKCCI President alleges large scale land grabbing along Highways
October 31, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Alleging that a large scale land grabbing along the four Highways connecting the city is silently going on, former FKCCI (Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry) President Sudhakar S. Shetty has urged the authorities to put an end to it. In a press release, Sudhakar Shetty said that Mysuru is an important…
Call-Out Culture
October 31, 2020For a few days now one video has been making the rounds on WhatsApp. The video shows some empty pizza boxes strewn alongside a road in Kodagu and you can hear a local Gram Panchayat’s (GP) former President angry with tourists from Mysuru who threw that trash. What happens next is interesting. The ex-GP member…
Open Gangothri campus for morning walkers
October 31, 2020Sir, The sprawling Manasagangothri campus, often awash with morning walkers and joggers, wears a deserted look. The Government has unlocked the economy; domestic flights, buses, metros are operating. Even gyms and theatres were given a go-ahead signal. At a time when everybody has access to everything and anything, health conscious people who are often wedded…
RR’s remarkable run-chase earns 7-wicket win over KXIP
October 31, 2020Rajasthan Royals (RR) did a remarkable job in the run-chase as they beat Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) by seven wickets in IPL at Sheikh Zayed Stadium yesterday. Needing 186 runs to win, RR were off to a flying start as Ben Stokes cut loose to bring up the fastest fifty for any team in the…
A.B. Nataraj
October 31, 2020A.B. Nataraj (62), a retd. teacher and a resident of Government Employees Layout in Periyapatna, passed away here yesterday. Starting his career as a teacher at Bekkare Government Higher Primary School, Nataraj had served for 20 years as a teacher. A native of Attigodu village of the taluk, he leaves behind his wife, a daughter,…
G. Doreswamappa
October 31, 2020Gitagaya Doreswamappa (97), a resident of Devanuru in the taluk, passed away yesterday. He leaves behind three sons including Sri Gurumalleshwara Seva Samiti President and retd. Professor Sadashivamurthy and a daughter. Last rites were held at his native village this afternoon.















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