Mysore/Mysuru: Varuna Police have found a body of an unidentified woman floating in Varuna Lake on Tuesday morning and have registered a case. The deceased, aged between 50 and 60 years, is 5 ft. tall, oily red complexioned, normal built, oval faced and was wearing a yellow colour saree with green design. Those having any…
Buddha Poornima celebrated in city
May 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Buddha Poornima was celebrated this morning in city without traditional large gatherings due to restrictions. At Vishwa Mythri Buddha Vihara located near Ashoka Circle (Ballal Circle), devotees offered prayers in small groups. Kalyanasiri Bantheji graced the occasion. Chamarajanagar MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad and former Mayor Purushotham were present. Buddha Vandana, Dhamma Vandana, Sangha Vandana,…
Two arrested for murdering youth in drunken brawl
May 7, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Udayagiri Police have arrested two youths, who had murdered a 23-year-old youth in a drunken state over petty reasons on Monday night and had gone absconding. The Police have arrested the accused within 12 hours of them committing the crime. The accused are 20-year-old Madhu and 22-year-old Kiran, both construction workers and residents of…
Biggest, Beautiful and Brightest Full Flower Supermoon tonight
May 7, 2020By Dr. S.A. Mohan Krishna, Observational Astronomer On May 7, Indians will have an opportunity to witness the spectacular, resplendent, and last Supermoon of this year. This is known as lunar perigee and a normal lunar perigee averaging a distance of 362,479 kilometers happens once every orbital period. This event can be referred as “Supermoon.”…
Dharma During Crisis
May 7, 2020By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist As we go through a global pandemic which demands a major change in our lifestyle and which will have a major impact on the economy, it is a good time to remember a conversation in the Mahabharata, where Bhishma tells the Pandavas, about Apaddharma, or dharma…
Liquor sale during COVID-19 erased social distancing
May 7, 2020Sir, Whatever it may be the reasons for opening liquor shops amid COVID-19 in the country, social distancing has taken a back seat in many parts of the nation. It is feared that it may lead to spread of infection, if any one person in that group is symptomatic and contact tracing is also not…
S. Sharadha
May 7, 2020S. Sharadha (9), daughter of N. Srinivas and T. Sowmya and a resident of Ganesh Nagar, passed away yesterday at a private hospital in city after a brief illness. She leaves behind her parents, sister Abhishree Nag, grandmother Nagamma and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Kailaspuram Burial Grounds this…
B.C. Vijayanand
May 7, 2020B.C. Vijayanand (61), a resident of Dattagalli, passed away on Tuesday in city. He leaves behind his wife, one son and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Veerashaiva Burial Grounds in Vidyaranyapuram on Wednesday, according to family sources.
G. Shivamma
May 7, 2020G. Shivamma (85), a resident of Vijayanagar 1st Stage, passed away on Tuesday morning in city. She leaves behind her sons M. Ramachandra, JD(S) leader Ln. M. Pratap and M. Nataraj, daughters M. Vasanthamma and M. Padmavathi, daughters-in-law, sons-in-law, grand children, great grand children and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed…
Tight vehicle screening at 5 Mysuru District borders
May 6, 2020COVID stickers pasted on vehicles; indelible seal stamped on symptomatic travellers Mandatory 14-day quarantine for outside State visitors; asymptomatic persons let off Mysore/Mysuru: Determined to take stringent measures against spread of Coronavirus infection even after the State Government decided to allow one-time, two-way inter-district passes to facilitate people stranded in other cities to return home,…















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