A petrol pump attendant returned a suitcase that contained gold jewels worth more than Rs. 5 lakh to Rs. 6 lakh (a conservative estimate) to the actual owners. The suitcase was left on the main road by two women who had alighted a bus from Bengaluru in Kushalnagar. On the night of Thursday (Nov. 4)…
Here is Why buying Gold on Akshaya Tritiya is considered Auspicious
May 10, 2021Once a wise man said, “Gold is no longer an investment. It is no longer a portfolio item. Gold is your lifeline and I mean it literally.” And who better than the Indians would acknowledge the Power of Gold. Be it childbirth, festivals, housewarming, or marriage occasions; each special event is marked by the purchase…
Gold Con: Inter-State ‘cheap gold selling’ racket busted
January 15, 2021Seven including one from Mysuru, three from Kerala and three from Kodagu arrested Mysore/Mysuru: The City Police have cracked two cases of cheating where gullible people were targeted by inter-State gangs, who cheat by offering to sell gold at low prices. Seven persons have been arrested and cash amounting to Rs. 15 lakh has been…
City engineer falls prey to fake gold racket, loses Rs. 30 lakh
July 20, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: While COVID-19 has put brakes on many occupations and businesses, it has not stopped the business of cheating. An engineer, residing in city was duped to the tune of Rs. 30 lakh after being promised gold ornaments and coins worth crores of rupees at a cheaper price. The conmen, posing as construction workers, claimed…
Pune man wears mask made of gold worth nearly Rs. 3 lakh
July 4, 2020Pune: A resident of Pimpri-Chinchwad of Pune district, Shankar Kurade, has got himself a mask made of gold worth Rs. 2.89 lakh amid the Coronavirus pandemic. “It’s a thin mask with minute holes so that there is no difficulty in breathing. I am not sure whether this mask will be effective,” said Kurade. Kurade loves…
Steady rise in Gold price since December 2019
January 12, 2020Begins at Rs. 35,490 per 10 grams (22 carat) on Dec. 1, touches Rs. 38,600 on Jan. 8 Mysuru: Gold price in city has seen a steady increase since December 2019. It was Rs. 35,490 per 10 grams 22 carat on Dec. 1 and the price of the yellow metal on Jan. 9, 2020 was…
Sweeping for Gold !
September 21, 2019Mysuru: When most of Mysuru is fast asleep, a group of men and women set out on a gold hunt on city streets that are dominated by jewellery shops like the Ashoka Road. Along the narrow alleys, they scrape a living scouring the dust and even the drains for specks of the yellow metal. Armed…
Sweeping Gold
September 21, 2019By M.T. Yogesh Kumar [Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] The gold-diggers of Unnao found nothing. In Mysuru, however, several men and women — almost 50 of them — find gold on jewellery streets, sewage drains, dirty alleys and every nook and corner of a dusty street. Every morning, a group of men and women make…
Since generations, they are lured by the shine
September 21, 2019By Vinay Karekura There is another group of coin-and-treasure hunters at Paschimavahini in Srirangapatna. The speciality of this group is that they go in search of places where people come to immerse the ashes of their loved ones and perform ‘Pitru Paksha’ rituals every year at the designated auspicious season. This group too hails from…
GOLD in the GUTTERS
September 21, 2019If the holy grail of medieval alchemists was turning lead into gold, how much more magical would it be to draw gold from grime-filled streets? Gold, as microscopic particles, has long been known to concentrate on streets dominated by jewellery shops. While there are a set of people who collect gold-laced mud from the roads…
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