Mysuru lad Vasisht Cheruku, taking part in the AITA Men’s 1 Lakh Tennis Tournament being held at Chennai, entered the quarter-finals by registering a good 6-1, 2-0 (retd.) win over Gokul Suresh in the Men’s Singles event at Chennai yesterday. In another pre-quarter-final match, Bengaluru’s B.R. Nikshep beat Mysuru lad Manish Ganesh 6-4, 3-6, 6-2…
Open Chess Championship on Jan. 26; Entries invited
January 23, 2020Mysore District Chess Association (MDCA) will be conducting an Open Chess Championship at Lions Club Hall, opposite Oval Grounds, in city, on Jan.26 in U-17, U-13, U-10 and U-8 age categories for both boys and girls. Entry fee is Rs.400. Spot entry will also be accepted at 9 am on the event day. For details,…
Football: Jaffer, Suffien shine in Mysore Muslims FC’s win
January 23, 2020A brace each by right-out Jaffer (17, 68) and left-out Suffien (25,69) and a goal by centre-forward Arbaz (27) helped Mysore Muslims FC to register a big 5-1 win over Nethaji FC in the MDFA ‘B’ Division Football League 2019-20 played at the University Football Grounds here yesterday. RESULT Mysore Muslims FC: 5 (Jaffer 17,…
Condolence meeting held
January 23, 2020A meeting was held at the Department of Studies (DoS) in Physical Education and Sports Science auditorium, Sports Pavilion, University of Mysore, last evening to condole the death of M. Vijaykumar, Proprietor, Meghana Screens & Sports, Mysuru and former Mysore University kho-kho team captain, who was also the Treasurer of UoM Sports Persons’ Alumni Association,…
Chikkamadamma
January 23, 2020Chikkamadamma, a resident of Old Kesare Kasaba hobli, passed away yesterday at her residence. She leaves behind her children, grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Kesare village this afternoon, according to family sources.
Thermal Drones to battle wildfires at Nagarahole
January 22, 2020Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (drone) with real-time connectivity detects fires at early stage; alerts rescue teams Mysuru / Hanagodu: Probably for the first time in the history of preventing forest fires in Mysuru, Hunsur and Kodagu regions, the Forest Department is using Thermal Drones to keep an eye on vast swathes of jungles of the Nagarahole…
Supreme Court refuses stay on CAA
January 22, 2020New Delhi: The Supreme Court this morning made it clear that it will not grant any stay on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) without hearing the Centre and said it may refer pleas challenging the validity of the Act to a larger Constitution Bench. A Bench headed by Chief Justice S.A. Bobde is hearing a batch…
Mangaluru Airport bomb scare: Accused surrenders
January 22, 2020Bengaluru: The suspect who had allegedly made a bomb hoax call to the Mangaluru Airport on Monday has surrendered himself to the Police in Bengaluru at the office of the State Police Chief Neelamani N. Raju. The accused, identified as Aditya Rao, 36, a native of KHB Colony in Manipal, landed in DG and IGP…
Woman gives supari to eliminate hubby
January 22, 2020Accused arrested within a few hours; Pistol, dagger seized Cops nab two accused at Channarayapatna Bus Stand Mandya: A 27-year-old man has been murdered in front of his wife and children at his house in Vidyanagar 2nd Cross on Monday night and Channarayapatna Police have arrested two persons at Channarayapatna Bus Stand, while they were…
Religious fervour and grandeur at Suttur
January 22, 2020Nanjangud: The annual Suttur Jathra Mahotsava at Suttur Srikshetra began on a grand note yesterday. Sri Shivarathri Deshikendra Swamiji, head of the Mutt, took the lead in conducting special rituals and offered prayers as a prelude to the inauguration of the fair. Exhibition, agricultural and cultural fairs, desi games, boating, rangoli and sobane pada competitions,…














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