Mysuru: There are many ways of displaying one’s admiration to persons who become role models in one’s life and a youth from the city chose to show it by tattooing the face of Infosys Foundation Chairperson Sudha Murty on his chest. The youth, Lokesh, works as a cab driver for his brother’s cars and he…
Devaraj Urs, Rajiv Gandhi remembered
August 20, 2019Mysuru: District Administration celebrated the 104th Birth Anniversary of former Chief Minister late Devaraj Urs at a function held at Kalamandira here this morning. Inaugurating the programme, Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath remembered the contributions of Devaraj Urs for the welfare of Backward Communities and the State as well. She mentioned that every person must follow his…
Cash-strapped MCC to only take up priority Dasara works
August 20, 2019Mysuru: Does the Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) have money to spend for this year’s Dasara? This question is bothering Mysureans as the festival dates are nearing and they are not seeing the annual and ritualistic colourful makeover of the city. They are only a witness to minor road works at some parts of the city. …
Road to Iruppu Falls caves-in due to landslides
August 20, 2019Ponnampet: Even though the Iruppu Falls in Kurchi viiage, South Kodagu, is in splendour, the tourists are deprived of visiting the place as the road leading to the waterfalls has caved in owing to landslides in two different places on the stretch. Tourists may not be able to witness the Falls for the next two…
Perumbadi-Makutta Road open for light vehicular traffic
August 20, 2019Madikeri: Kodagu Deputy Commissioner (DC) Annies Kanmani Joy has said that permission has been given for light vehicular movement on the landslide-hit Perumbadi-Makutta Road till Sept.30. The Public Works Department (PWD) has carried out temporary works to facilitate the movement of vehicles. The vehicles should move at a speed not exceeding 40 km an hour,…
S.M. Krishna visits MM Hills with family
August 20, 2019Hanur (MM Hills): Former Chief Minister S.M. Krishna, accompanied by his wife Prema, daughter Shambavi and other family members, visited MM Hills in Chamarajanagar district yesterday and offered puja to the presiding deity. They arrived at 12.30 pm and left by 2 pm. Krishna, who usually flies in a helicopter to the hill shrine, could…
Familicide case: Omprakash’s gunman Nagesh remanded to judicial custody
August 20, 2019Cops take two other gunmen for interrogation Mysuru: One among the three gunmen of Omprakash, identified as T.V. Nagesh, who had given his licensed .32 calibre pistol to Omprakash has been remanded to judicial custody yesterday. Last week, Omprakash Bhattacharya, a businessman and entrepreneur from Mysuru, had shot dead his parents, wife and son on…
Canara Bank holds senior officers meet
August 20, 2019Discusses on making banking citizen-centric, senior citizen-friendly Mysuru: The Union Finance Ministry has directed the Banking sector to bring in reforms by making Banking citizen-centric as well as more responsive to the needs and aspirations of senior citizens, and others. In order to discuss on these issues, the Senior Officers of several branches of Canara…
Transfers in Police Dept.: Vipul Kumar is IGP Southern Range
August 20, 2019Mysuru: The State Government has issued orders transferring four IPS officers, 14 Dy.SPs and 27 Inspectors. Vipul Kumar, Director, Karnataka Police Academy, Mysuru, has been given the additional charge as IGP Southern Range. Meanwhile, Hassan SP Dr. A.N. Prakash Gowda has been transferred without posting. He has been replaced by Dr. Ram Nivas Sepat, who…
Thora landslide: Efforts to trace missing persons continue
August 20, 2019Madikeri: On Varamahalakshmi festival day, the landslide in Thora village in Virajpet taluk brought down the Manipare hillock killing five persons and another five going missing. The search for the missing persons has been on for the last ten days but in vain. Four excavators and over 50 personnel of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF)…















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