Mysore/Mysuru: A two-wheeler, which was parked on the side of Ashoka Road has been lifted on Apr. 4 morning. One Srinivas, a resident of Agrahara in city, had parked his Honda Dio scooter near Mahalakshmi Sweets on Ashoka Road in the morning. When he returned at about 12 noon, he found his scooter missing and…
The glorious past of a present-day landmark!
March 17, 2024By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD My last article was about the striking similarity in the Torquay Fountain in England and its identical twin that we have here in our city. I had already said that our ‘migrant’ fountain, that now stands as a mute witness to the history of our city, at the Northern…
Kerala contractor’s robbery case: Police seize gold sold to a jewel store on Ashoka Road
December 12, 2023Kodagu Police teams up with Mysuru Police to probe smuggling links; past robbery cases under scanner Madikeri/Mysuru: The Kodagu District Police have seized the gold that was sold to a jewellery shop on Ashoka Road in Mysuru in the case where a gang had waylaid a contractor from Kerala and had robbed Rs. 50 lakh…
Miscreant steals gold chains posing as customer
August 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: A miscreant, who entered a jewellery store on Ashoka Road on the pretext of purchasing gold jewellery, has allegedly fled with two gold chains from the store. The incident took place at Srihari Jewellers on Ashoka Road at about 7.40 pm on Aug. 7. The miscreant, after entering the jewellery store at about 7.15…
Narrow escape for six as building collapses
November 18, 2021Tea stall man injured while running for safety Dilapidated building on Ashoka Road reduced to debris Rain continues to wreak havoc in city Mysore/Mysuru: Two incidents of building collapse occurred in the city last evening and in all, seven persons had a providential escape. While it was a close shave for six persons in the…
Elderly man goes missing
August 5, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: A 76-year-old man has gone missing from city, according to the complaint lodged by S.N. Chandrashekar with Lashkar Police on Aug. 3. The missing person is Neelakanta Shetty, a resident of Ashoka Road. Those having any information about the missing person may contact Lashkar Police Station on Ph: 0821-2418107/307 or contact Police Control Room…
He opens the ATM machine with ease, within seconds
November 2, 2019Mysuru: A daring ATM theft was captured on CCTV camera where the thief is seen opening the machine with ease and expertise. The criminal has, however, been arrested and being probed. The theft took place on Oct. 31 at the State Bank of India Automated Teller Machine (ATM) on Ashoka Road, in the heart of…
Pathetic condition of Ashoka Road East Cross in Lashkar Mohalla
October 25, 2019This is the condition of the Ashoka Road East Cross behind the Bishop’s House in Lashkar Mohalla. With the sides of the road dug up long back and not asphalted, the wheel of a car got stuck and the car owner had to summon others to get his car removed from the slush caused by…
BEADING: Unsung Beadstringers of Ashoka Road
September 14, 2019By Shadan Muneer Beadwork is the use of beads in fabric decoration and ornamental design. Beads were used decoratively in ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome and during the Indus Valley civilisation. However, today, the art that is handmade is becoming increasingly hard to find, which is reflected in its price point in the marketplace. Beadwork,…
UGD work: Traffic ban on Ashoka Road
August 24, 2019Mysuru: The laying of Underground Drainage (UGD) on the busy Ashoka Road has begun and hence the traffic movement has been banned for a few days. The laying of new pipeline for the UGD from Ashoka Road’s Lashkar Police Station to Meelad Bagh has begun from the last three days. The work was lying unattended…
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