Kerala, India News

Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today said a total of 399 pilgrims from Tamilnadu were stranded in Uttarkhand which was hit by heavy rains and landslides and promised all steps would be taken by her government on warfooting to ensure their safe return to the State.

Mandya, June 19- Sleuths of City Crime Branch attached to Mandya Sub-Division have arrested four members of a dacoit gang from Mysore and recovered jewelry worth Rs.

Mysore, June 18- The Social Democratic Party of India in a philanthropic gesture got two inmates of Central Prison in city released who were said to be still languishing in the jail despite their completion of sentence for non-payment of fines imposed on them.

It sounds like the perfect application of video conferencing: allow for direct connections between courts and prisons so that inmates facing trial can use to with the prosecution.

Madikeri, June 18- Incessant downpour in Kodagu district in the past three days has brought smiles on the faces of Mysoreans, Bangaloreans and others depending on KRS for drinking water as the reservoir level rose to 71 feet this morning, from the record lowest level of 62 feet about a month ago, the reservoir's maximum level being 124.80 feet.

'The Ring Road has turned into a Wrong Road as the owners of lands that come in the way of the Ring Road project use their political influence and get the road work deviated away from their properties,' said MLA Vasu this morning.

Mysore, June 17- A four-year-old girl reportedly died of brain fever at the Cheluvamba Hospital in city yesterday morning.

Madikeri, June 16- Triggering a glimmer of hope among residents and farmers of the Cauvery basin, heavy rains lashing the Cauvery catchment areas of Bhagamandala and Talakaveri in Western Ghats has resulted in a significant increase in the flow of water in river Cauvery and its tributaries.

Akhilesh Yadav pitched for the linking of Indian rivers, mainly the Ganga and the Cauvery, to solve the acute water scarcity which could be a major national problem in the next few years.

Shwas Homes team is pleased to Inform that First Tower in Aquacity, Moonwaters -Sky Villas has been Handed over on June 1-2013.

Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 12 : In a bid to ease the traffic congestion in Kerala, 22 new roads will be developed at selected places.

Mysore, June 13- Just a week after two people were rescued from house arrest in Bangalore, a similar incident has come into light in the city with the Mandi Police yesterday rescuing a man, who was kept shackled in his house for many years.

India's domestic air travel market declined by 4.3% in the last 12 months, but international traffic grew by 5.5% during the same period, helped by several new routes such as Jet Airways' January launch of international flights from Mangalore to Dubai.

Mysore, June 12- The ESI super-specialty hospital which is being constructed on KRS Road here will be open for service in the next six months.

Health News: Kochi: The programme aimed at counselling school students on their teenage apprehensions, providing premarital education and spotting sexual harassments against them will now go state-wide in cooperation with the Kerala Federation of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Black 'Murrah' buffalo with short and tightly curled horns for Rs 80,000 and herd of 10 'Holstein Friesians' cows at Rs 6 lakh on the click of the mouse the Indian online classifieds are moving beyond usual items such as mobiles, cars and real estate with increasing internet penetration in smaller towns.

Nanjangud, June 11- In a freak mishap caused by bursting of explosives used in crackers, an old woman died on the spot while her husband was severely injured and four houses gutted in Badanavalu village of the taluk here yesterday.

Mysore, June 11- The Bandipalya APMC Merchants' Welfare Committee has appealed the Revenue Minister V. Sreenivas Prasad, who is also the Mysore District in-charge Minister, to get the busy Mysore-Nanjangud stretch of national highway 212 widened into a 4-lane road.

The volume of containers handled by major ports in India declined 4.56 percent year-over-year in the first two months of fiscal year 2013-14, the Indian Ports Association said in a statement.

Holiday watch in yesterday's Sun column. First up is hard man David Davis who ditched the chance to don his t-shirt and shorts on an Ibiza beach A la Dave, instead racing around in high-powered cars and shooting machine guns.