Mysuru: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai inaugurated the ‘Jamboo Savari’ held as a part of the Dasara celebrations in the district on Wednesday.

The chief minister offered the conventional prayers to the Nandi flag five minutes prior to schedule, which had been set as 2:36 pm to 2:50 pm on Wednesday. Bommai completed the ritual five minutes before time outside the Kote Anjaneya Swami Temple of the Mysuru Palace.

He then entered the palace in an open jeep, waving to the people, on his way to the stage to launch the event.

District In-charge Minister S T Somashekhar, ministers B C Patil and Sunil Kumar, legislators S A Ramadas, Harshavardhan and C S Niranjan Kumar, government department chairpersons Mirle Srinivas Gowda, S Mahadevaiah and Kote M Shivanna, BJP district president Mangala Somashekhar, BJP leaders Devanur G Pratap and Cable Mahesh were among those present for the launch.

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Bengaluru: Mystery shrouded the death of a young woman who was found with her throat and wrist slit on Wednesday.

Prabhudhya (21), who was studying in second PUC, lived with her mother and brother. She was found dead in the bathroom of her house in Subrahmanyapura on Wednesday evening with her throat and wrist slit, police said.

The incident came to light around 7 pm on Wednesday.

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The PUC student is said to have died of excess bleeding.

Bengaluru South Division DCP Lokesh B Jagalasar said an investigation is on and would cover all aspects of the incident.

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