Mysuru: Residents went panic when shrubs on a vacant site near Axis Bank on Vishwamanava Double Road in Kuvempunagar here were allegedly set on fire by a few miscreants yesterday with dense smoke billowing from the blaze. Sensing danger, Advocate Venugopal, residing in an apartment nearby, informed the Fire Brigade personnel who immediately arrived on…
National Conference on ‘Infrastructure’ in city
January 17, 2018Mysuru: Basudev Somani College, Kuvempunagar, Mysuru, has organised a one-day National Conference on ‘Infrastructure and Sustainable Development: Issues and Challenges’ in the College auditorium on Jan.19. The conference will be inaugurated at 10 am by D. Bharathi, Registrar, University of Mysore (UoM), Mysuru. Dr. K. Maran, Professor & Director, Sri Sai Ram Institute of Management…
Erratic driving by youth: Four vehicles damaged, woman injured
January 10, 2018Mysuru: Erratic and haphazard driving by a youth has resulted in a woman sustaining injuries and four vehicles being damaged at Kuvempunagar here yesterday morning. It is reported that the youth, driving a Hyundai car (KA-09 MC-9726) from RMP Quarters side tried to avoid hitting a Hero Honda Splendor bike which was moving in front…
Mystery shrouds woman’s death in city
December 1, 2017Mysuru: Mystery shrouds the death of a woman, who was found dead inside the water sump of her house in Kuvempunagar ‘M’ Block here yesterday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Vinutha (26), wife of Vasanth, a KSRTC employee. Daughter of Mohan, a resident of Tonachikoppal here, Vinutha was given in marriage to Vasanth…
Lucky escape for kids as school van catches fire
November 8, 2017Mysuru: Two students travelling in a private school van had a miraculous escape when the van in which they were travelling caught fire and was completely gutted near Vijaya Bank Circle in Kuvempunagar here last afternoon. The van was ferrying students of St. Joseph’s School to their homes and the driver of the van, identified…
Chain-snatching in city
September 24, 2017Mysuru: Taking advantage of less Police personnel in city extensions as majority of them have been deputed for Dasara duty, two bike-borne miscreants have managed to snatch a part of the gold chain from a woman in Kuvempunagar here this morning. The woman who lost her chain has been identified as 45-year-old Anusuya. Anusuya was…
This median does not serve any purpose
August 12, 2017Sir, A majority of city roads have been divided by providing medians. These medians, instead of helping in smooth flow of traffic, have become a nuisance. Take the case of Sahukar Chennaiah Road leading towards Maruthi Temple in Kuvempunagar. This wide road was good enough to take care of the density of traffic throughout the…
Kuvempunagar bus stand building lying idle!
August 11, 2017Sir, Kuvempunagar bus stand complex (a 3-storey building) built under Centre’s JNNURM scheme was inaugurated on 9.4.2011. Since then, the huge complex is lying idle except transit bus stop-over. The property could earn lot of revenue by giving it on rent to banks, offices and shops. Also, the building maintenance will cost a lot to…
Garbage scattered on Gaganachumbi Double Road
August 6, 2017Sir, There is poor waste management in Kuvempunagar (Gaganachumbi Double Road) area opposite Jodi Basava Temple. The MCC workers do not collect the garbage kept on the passage for days together and it gets scattered everywhere. This is an unhealthy practice considering the current scenarios where dengue is spreading across the city through mosquitoes. The…
Theft in electronic showroom
July 31, 2017Mysuru: Miscreants made away with Rs. 10,000 in cash from an electronic company showroom located on Panchamanthra Road in Kuvempunagar in city. The incident came to light this morning when the owner opened the shop and found that Rs. 10,000 cash was missing from the cash box. On receiving information, Kuvempunagar Police visited the spot…
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