Mysuru/Mysore: Following complaints from the public that a few auto drivers were refusing to come to their desired destinations with a few even demanding excess fares, the Mysuru City Traffic Police, who conducted ‘Operation Decoy’against autorickshaws for refusing to go for hire and for demanding excess fares, yesterday, have registered a total of 26 cases,…
‘Overuse of mobile phones causing health issues in youths’
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: “Overuse of mobile phones is causing multiple health problems including depression and anxiety in youngsters,” opined District Co-operative Union President H.V. Rajeev. He was speaking after inaugurating the district level Sports meet jointly organised by Department of Youth Empowerment and Sports, Nehru Yuva Kendra, Sri Talakaveri Mahila Vidya Samsthe and Sri Talakaveri Seva mattu…
Mysuru girl among ‘Grand Prize Winner’ of Global Start-up Business Plan Contest
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: The team, consisting of Swati Hegde, an 8th semester student of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology (VVIET), Mysuru, has emerged the ‘Grand Prize Winner’ of the Launchpad Global Start-up Business Plan Competition ‘Ground Reality’ held at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad. Swati Hegde, along with Nihal Konan, Data Analyst COE…
Man electrocuted
March 5, 2020Nanjangud: A man, who was electrocuted at Kadabur village in the taluk on Tuesday and admitted to K.R. Hospital in Mysuru for treatment, has breathed his last at the hospital. The deceased is Chikkadevanayaka (31), a resident of Kadabur village. The deceased, along with his friends, had gone to Nugu River for fishing, when he…
Honest auto driver returns purse found on road
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: An auto driver has displayed honesty by returning the purse that he found lying on the road to its rightful owner. The auto driver who returned the purse is Rafiq. Yesterday morning, Rafiq was passing on Bamboo Bazaar Road when he saw the purse lying on the roadside. Rafiq, who picked up the purse,…
Woman’s gold chain snatched at bus stop
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Bike borne miscreants, in the pretext of seeking an address, have snatched the gold chain from a woman, who was waiting for a bus at a bus shelter in Srinagar at the outskirts of city last evening. The woman, who lost her gold chain, is Jayamma, residing in Varuna Police limits. She had come…
Auto driver commits suicide
March 5, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: A 24-year-old Auto driver has committed suicide by hanging self at his house in V.V. Mohalla on Mar. 3. The deceased is Siddarth. He committed suicide when no one was present at home. V.V. Puram Police, who have registered a case, are investigating.
Disturbing distrust
March 5, 2020Chroniclers may have to burn the proverbial midnight oil to work on their narrative about the goings on in the country, which amounts to history in present tense. While more regions across the world, including India, are joining the currently most populous country China in battling the life-threatening virus, most of the regions across India…
Plea to rename KSRTC’s fleet of Flybus brand
March 5, 2020Sir, KSRTC began its airport shuttle services from Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport to Mysuru, Manipal and Madikeri in 2014. The inter-city shuttles from Bengaluru airport to various destinations have immensely benefited many overnight travellers to reach in the early morning. KSRTC has also branded its airport shuttle buses as ‘Flybus’ services and is highly appealing…
MCC Water Tanker ill-equipped
March 5, 2020Sir, Water scarcity has started and water is not being supplied to Aravindanagar properly for the past four days. MCC Commissioner had recently said that “Tanker Water will be arranged immediately in case of any crisis in any part of the city.” But the worst part is that the Water Tanker of MCC is not…















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