Mysuru: If thirty-year-old Major Khushboo Kanwar, daughter of a bus conductor from Jaipur in Rajasthan created history by commanding the all-woman contingent of the Assam Rifles in the 70th Republic Day Parade at Rajpath in New Delhi yesterday, M.R. Chandana, the daughter of a tea vendor in Mysuru, made the city proud as she marched…
Unidentified bodies found
January 20, 2019Mysuru: In separate incidents, K.R. Police and Ashokapuram Police have found the bodies of unidentified persons in their respective jurisdictions. In the first incident, K.R. Police have found the body of an unidentified woman in a partially burnt state in Chamundi Hill Forest on Thursday. Forest Guards L. Jagadish and Virupaksha, who were on regular…
Happy Anniversary: Mysuru Indira Canteens turn one…
January 11, 2019Indira Canteens, launched by previous government headed by Siddharamaiah, have served lakhs of meals to Mysureans since the past one year. The scheme was launched exactly a year ago (Jan.11, 2018) and the consensus so far: It’s a healthy, tasty and affordable option for all, but especially for the poor and those who need to…
Delhi Engineer on foot march to end child begging
January 10, 2019Mysuru: From traffic signals to Railway Stations, child beggars in our country are a ubiquitous sight. While we cringe and complain, a Mechanical Engineer from Delhi is doing something about it. Meet Ashish Sharma, a twenty-nine-year-old techie-turned-child rights activist, who left his job at a multi-national corporation to walk 17,000 kilometres on foot for achieving…
Purams of Mysuru
January 5, 2019Jayalakshmipuram, Chamundipuram, Chamarajapuram, Saraswathipuram, Lakshmipuram, V.V. Puram, Ashokapuram, Krishnamurthypuram, Vidyaranyapuram, Gayathripuram… The Heritage City of Mysuru has a host of Purams like sweet slices of mango, if the whole mango fruit is considered to be Mysuru. Despite the advent of many ‘Nagars’, these Purams are one of the most loved areas in Mysuru as they…
Swachh Survekshan: Mysuru gears up for a tough one this time
January 5, 2019Mysuru: Mysuru City Corporation (MCC) is making all efforts and arrangements while it is gearing up for the Fourth Swachh Survekshan Survey to make a bid for the Cleanest City Tag in the country at least this time. Having to be satisfied with the best ‘Cleanest Medium City’ award last year, after winning the ‘Cleanest…
Rabid dog attacks children, elders at three villages
January 5, 2019Mysuru: In a biting spree, a rabid dog bit more than 15 people in three different villages in Mysuru taluk on Thursday evening. The dog started its attack around 4 pm at Pillalli where it bit a lot of villagers whose names have not still been identified. The villagers, on seeing the attack, chased the…
They came to buy cigarettes but fled with gold chain !
January 5, 2019Mysuru: Women shop-keepers, beware. Criminals might come to your shop to buy items and might snatch your expensive gold chain, like this incident where one woman became a victim to two chain-snatchers. The incident occurred last evening at 9th Cross HanchyaSathagalli Zone B at a small shop manned by one Bharathi. At around 4.45 pm,…
Fighting the biting cold…
January 3, 2019Farmers, who camp at the Vegetable Market on M.G. Road (behind Exhibition Grounds) at night with their produce, light a camp fire to brave the biting cold yesterday. Pic. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav
Cold weather hits Mysuru
January 2, 2019District records 14 Degree Celsius on Tuesday To be between 14-16 degrees Celsius in next four days Mysuru: City woke up to a chilly New Year morning as temperature plummeted due to cold conditions in many parts of India. The minimum temperature was recorded at 14 degree Celsius in Mysuru district as on Tuesday,…
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