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Eight killed in dynamite blast at Shivamogga; two arrested
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Eight killed in dynamite blast at Shivamogga; two arrested

January 22, 2021

Shivamogga: At least eight people were killed in a major blast that shook Shivamogga town last night. The blast was heard across Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa’s home district at around 10.15 pm. The explosion was reported at a Railway Quarry site in Shivamogga District where a vehicle was carrying explosives.  As per reports, the massive…

Splendour of ancient city Balligave in Shivamogga
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Splendour of ancient city Balligave in Shivamogga

December 26, 2020

By Prof. A.V. Narasimha Murthy former Head, Department of Ancient History & Archaeology, University of Mysore About ten years ago myself and my friends planned to visit some interesting places in Shivamogga town. It was also our desire to visit Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Shivamogga Kendra. We learnt that Balligave is very near and hence we…

Former Bhadravathi MLA Appajigowda passes away
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Former Bhadravathi MLA Appajigowda passes away

September 3, 2020

Shivamogga: Senior JD(S) leader and former Bhadravathi MLA M.J. Appajigowda passed away at a Shivamogga Hospital late on Wednesday evening. He was 69. He had reportedly tested positive for Coronavirus and was admitted to the Hospital a few days ago after developing chest pain. Appajigowda, a three-time MLA was elected on a JD(S) ticket in…

Old Railway Station gets new look as Museum Malgudi
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Old Railway Station gets new look as Museum Malgudi

August 10, 2020

As a tribute to the makers of ‘Malgudi Days,’ SWR Mysuru renovates Old Station at Arasalu in Shivamogga Mysore/Mysuru: TV serial ‘Malgudi Days‘ based on the novel of R.K. Narayan, was one of the trend setters in the Indian small screen in 1980s. Kannada cine actor, director and visionary Shankar Nag had adapted the novel…

Mysuru to get cancer care centre and geriatric unit
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Mysuru to get cancer care centre and geriatric unit

February 5, 2020

Bengaluru: Cancer treatment Centres will be established in five districts including Mysuru to provide treatment to patients in their own districts. The other districts are Ballari, Shivamogga, Bengaluru and Hubballi. These Centres will be managed by Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology (KMIO), Bengaluru, a Regional Cancer Centre. It is a recognised exclusive tertiary Cancer care…

Water-logging in Shivamogga
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Water-logging in Shivamogga

August 9, 2019

Shivamogga: The low-lying areas in Shivamogga city such as Tipu Nagar, Rajendra Nagar, Bapujinagar, Manjunatha Layout, Ashwathangar and Vidyanagar witnessed water-logging owing to heavy rainfall for the past three days. The flood water entered the houses forcing many residents to vacate the area. In Shivamogga, all major rivers including Tunga, Bhadra, Varada, Sharminavati, Malati, Mavinahole,…

Three killed as bus topples
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Three killed as bus topples

April 20, 2019

Shivamogga: Three persons, including a mother and daughter duo, were killed on-the-spot and more than eight passengers were injured when the private bus in which they were travelling toppled near Ullur Cross in Sagar taluk here on Thursday. The deceased have been identified as Sujata (40), a resident of Karki of Honnavara taluk, her daughter…

Bypolls tomorrow for 3 MP and 2 MLA seats
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Bypolls tomorrow for 3 MP and 2 MLA seats

November 2, 2018

Mysuru: With the by-election to Mandya, Shivamogga and Ballari (ST) Lok Sabha (LS) seats and Ramanagara and Jamkhandi Assembly seats scheduled to take place tomorrow (Nov. 3), political parties are making last ditch efforts to woo the voters by going on a door-to-door campaign today. The public campaigning ended yesterday. The bypoll to Mandya LS…

Man says daughter was forced into inter-religious marriage
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Man says daughter was forced into inter-religious marriage

December 20, 2017

Mysuru: The father of a 20-year-old woman from a reputed family in Shivamogga, who opted for inter-religious marriage, has lodged a complaint with Jayanagar Police in Shivamogga that his daughter has gone missing. Arvind Hegde, a music teacher, has alleged that his daughter, Anusha Hegde, wedded to one Javed Khan, a Civil Engineer from Mysuru,…

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