Mysore: A new scheme of Mysuru City Corporation ‘Yogalakshmi’ is likely to be implemented from June 1. A meeting of Mayor Pushpalatha Jagannath, Deputy Mayor Shafi Ahmed, MCC Commissioner Shilpa Nag and other officials was held at MCC premises here on Wednesday to discuss points highlighted in the 2019-20 budget. Discussion was also held on…
Bumper sale of 2.06 lakh kg mangoes at Mango Mela
May 31, 2019Mysuru: The mango and jackfruit mela organised by the Horticulture Department saw a sale of whopping 2,06,773 kg of mangoes in five days. This mela was organised with the aim of selling mangoes ripened through natural process or with environment-friendly ethylene gas, directly by the farmers to the customers. There were 40 stalls put up…
International Yoga Day on June 21
May 31, 2019City all set to create record by assembling 1.25 lakh people at a single venue; Meeting on June 4 Mysore: Mysuru is once again making a bid to enter the Guinness Book of World Records in yoga by assembling a large number of people on June 21 to mark the International Day of Yoga. The…
Plea to admit children to Maharaja’s High School
May 31, 2019Mysore: The President of Maharaja’s High School and PU College B.S. Sridhara Raj Urs has appealed to the people in city to admit their wards to the 186-year-old institution with a rich history. “Maharaja’s High School was started in the year 1833 as Raja’s Free School at Nazarbad by the then Maharaja Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar….
ISKCON-type hot food for hostel students planned
May 31, 2019Decision taken at University of Mysore Syndicate meeting Mysore: The University of Mysore (UOM) has come forward to serve food to hostel students from a centralised kitchen. This decision was taken at the Syndicate meeting chaired by Vice-Chancellor Prof. G. Hemantha Kumar at the Crawford Hall, here yesterday. In order to provide quality food to…
Birth anniversary of Nalwadi on June 4
May 31, 2019Mysuru: The District Administration has decided to celebrate the 135th birth anniversary of visionary ruler ‘Rajarshi’ Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar on June 4 in city. A decision to this effect was taken at the preliminary meeting chaired by Additional Deputy Commissioner G. Anuradha to discuss the preparations at DC Office Court Hall on Tuesday. The…
Eidgah Maidan being spruced up for Ramzan prayers
May 31, 2019About 80,000 Muslim brethren to offer prayers on holy day Mysore: Nearly 80,000 Muslim brethren will assemble at the sprawling Eidgah Maidan in Tilaknagar to offer prayers Ramzan which will be celebrated on June 5 (depending on the sighting of the moon) and the Eidgah Maidan is being spruced up for the occasion. Disclosing this…
Wife and paramour accused in man’s murder, say Police
May 31, 2019Had buried body near a lake on village outskirts Mandya: A woman, along with her paramour allegedly murdered her husband and had buried the body near the lake on the outskirts of Arakere village in Srirangapatna taluk, Police said. While the deceased has been identified as Satish (40), the accused are Kavya, wife of Satish…
Accused on bail assaults rape victim, mother
May 31, 2019Hunsur: A youth, who was out on bail in a rape case has allegedly assaulted the rape victim and her mother with the help of his relative. The Police have arrested him again. Hunsur Rural Police, who acted on the complaint from the rape victim’s mother arrested the accused youth on Thursday and have interrogated…
Electricity pole catches fire after loud sound
May 31, 2019Mysore: An electricity pole suddenly caught fire after a loud sound near the Jain Temple behind Devaraj Urs Road, here yesterday afternoon causing anxiety for sometime. There was a loud sound heard near the electricity pole located at the corner of Jain temple around 3.30 pm which was followed by the electricity pole catching fire….
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