Mysuru/Mysore: Police and other department officials have seized 1,592 kgs of rice worth Rs. 50,000, meant for Public Distribution Scheme (PDS), which was illegally stored at a godown in Subhashnagar in Bannur and the have arrested one Haneef in this regard. Following a tip off that PDS rice was stored illegally at a godown to…
UoM Ladies Sports Hostel inaugurated
January 28, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: After launching the e-cars at the University, Yaduveer Wadiyar inaugurated the University’s new Ladies Hostel of the Department of Education and Sports Science, adjacent to Dr. Radhakrishnan Study Centre at Saraswathipuram here. The hostel, equipped with a modern dining hall and better accommodation facilities, has been built at a cost of Rs.1.75 crore and…
Citizens watch Wild Karnataka documentary with awe
January 28, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: Marking Republic Day celebrations, the Forest Department provided a Wildlife treat to Mysureans, by screening documentary ‘Wild Karnataka’ for free on Sunday, that showcased the rich natural heritage of the State. The 54-minute documentary, portraying the rich biodiversity and mesmerising wilderness of Karnataka, was screened for free at two centres — Vision Cinemas at…
Man serving life term under POCSO Act dies of illness
January 28, 2020He was out on parole for treatment Mysuru/Mysore: A man, serving life sentence,under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act has died of illness at his home in city yesterday. The deceased was out on parole for treatment. The deceased is Mahesh (36), a resident of Vidyaranyapuram in city. A city Court, on…
Unidentified bodies found
January 28, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: In two separate cases, Varakod Police and Metagalli Police have found bodies of unidentified persons in their respective jurisdictions and have registered cases. In the first case, a body of an unidentified woman was found near Varakod Gate on T. Narasipur Road yesterday morning. The deceased, aged between 60 and 65 years, with a…
Rathasaptami: Mass 108 Suryanamaskara
January 28, 2020Mysuru/Mysore: As part of Rathasaptami, Mysuru Yoga Okkuta, which is celebrating its 19th anniversary, has organised a mass 108 Suryanamaskara and Surya Yajna in front of Kote Anjaneyaswamy Temple, Palace North Gate, at 5.30 am on Feb. 1. Addressing the media at Pathrakartara Bhavan here recently, Yoga Okkuta President Dr. B.P. Murthy said that more…
Government looking at ways to facilitate registration of revenue sites
January 28, 2020Bengaluru: Revenue Minister R. Ashoka said that the Government is considering a overhaul in the registration of revenue sites, which are agricultural lands that have not been converted for non-agricultural use. Speaking to press persons here recently, Ashoka said that cities, especially Bengaluru and Mysuru, have many revenue sites where houses have been built without…
Simple barricades for beautification
January 28, 2020Sir, Recently I had been to Bhubaneshwar and happened to visit the Market Unit 1 and Unit 2 complexes. Though the complex has avenue for two-wheelers, the authorities of the BMC have installed barricades in the middle of the road, thus avoiding parking of vehicles. They have also installed fountains and benches to sit for…
Government to regularise over 60,000 urban houses on Government land
January 28, 2020Bengaluru: Even as it faces a challenge on Housing for the urban poor, the State Government recently announced that it will soon distribute Record of Rights to 60,061 urban poor families for regularisation of houses built on Government lands, under section 94CC of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act,1964. Speaking to press persons here recently, Revenue…
Heap of empty plastic bottles poses traffic bottleneck
January 28, 2020Mysuru: Even as the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is working towards making the city plastic-free, a heap of empty plastic bottles that fell from a moving Goods auto near the RMC Market junction on New Sayyaji Rao Road posed a lot of inconvenience to motorists travelling on the road here recently. Eye witnesses said that the…















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