Takes gold mangalya and returns fake one Mysuru: A priest, in the pretext of performing puja to ward off evil that was lurking on her husband, took her 60 grams gold chain to perform the puja and returned a fake gold chain to her at Ramakrishnanagar in city. The woman, who was conned by the…
Ramakrishnanagar, J.P. Nagar direct city bus service: KSRTC clarifies
November 4, 2019Mysuru: In response to a letter that appeared in the Voice of the Reader column in Star of Mysore recently regarding the demand for a direct bus service between Ramakrishnanagar and J.P. Nagar, the KSRTC has clarified that it is operating 24 trips daily on J.P. Nagar and Gurur routes from Kuvempunagar Depot. But these…
Miscreants steal sandalwood tree in Ramakrishnanagar
October 23, 2019Mysuru: Miscreants have chopped a sandalwood tree close to the Police Station at Ramakrishnanagar here yesterday. The miscreants, after felling the tree, have carried away the trunk measuring about 9 ft. and worth lakhs of rupees. The tree was grown in front of the house of one Rajagopal on the Cross Road opposite the Church…
Scary moment
September 23, 2019A huge Gulmohar tree came crashing on an SUV this noon at Ramakrishnanagar E&F Block, in front of KPTCL Quarters compound. The vehicle was parked under the tree and the tree was uprooted as the soil had softened due to rain. Fortunately no one was inside the vehicle when the incident occurred. The entire stretch…
Two women commit suicide in city
July 30, 2019Mysuru: In separate incidents, two women committed suicide by hanging self in city. In the first incident, Sitara alias Smitha (25), wife of Anil Kumar and a resident of Ramakrishnanagar ‘K’ Block, committed suicide by hanging self at her residence yesterday. Sitara, a resident of Gandhinagar, was given in marriage to Anil Kumar of Ramakrishnanagar…
Mobile phone snatched at Ramakrishnanagar
March 24, 2019Mysuru: Bike-borne youths have snatched the mobile phone of a PU College lecturer on Thursday night at Ramakrishnanagar here. The lecturer, identified as S.S. Ramesh, a resident of Ramakrishnanagar I-Block, was walking on the 9th Cross after dinner, when the youths who came on a bike from behind, snatched the mobile phone and sped away….
Dog goes wild, on biting-spree in Ramakrishnanagar
September 8, 2018Mysuru: A dog that went wild attacked a child and many others injuring them, in Ramakrishnagar on Thursday. The dog attacked and bit the four-year-old grandchild of Nataraju, a resident of Ramakrishnanagar H Block, playing in front of the house. Later, the same dog has bitten another resident of E&F Block. The residents on seeing…
Elderly man commits suicide, leaves Rs. 40k cheque for last rites
June 21, 2018Mysuru: A retired government employee from city, who was suffering from illness, committed suicide by hanging at Srirangapatna on Tuesday night and the incident came to light yesterday morning. He has left a cheque for Rs. 40,000 for his kin to perform his last rites and also left a suicide note asking his family members…
Residents decide to redefine meaning of the word ‘Park’
April 1, 2018Mysuru: The Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), with the support of local residents, is renovating a neglected park with many constructions including an open air theatre and two spacious rooms, thereby redefining the very word park. The irony is, however, this park is being named after environmentalist and green crusader Salumarada Thimmakka. Residents, however, are defending…
Fire destroys household articles in Mysuru
March 7, 2018Mysuru: An accidental fire has destroyed household articles worth lakhs of Rupees at Ramakrishnanagar here yesterday afternoon. The fire mishap took place at the house of Gayathri in Ramakrishnanagar E&F Block. Though the Fire and Emergency Services personnel rushed to the spot and doused the fire, the fire had already reduced the household items to…
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