By Ragoo Rao Karanji Lake, one of the oldest and natural lakes of Mysuru city, fondly called as “Karanji Kere” by the locals, is a water body formed by the topographical advantage it has. Having vast expanses of catchment area, like the foot of Chamundi Hill, the vast meadow space of the Karanji Mansion —…
By M.T. Yogesh Kumar In its efforts to support debt-ridden farmers who are tormented by vagaries of weather year-on-year, the Karnataka Forest Department has come up with a plan encouraging farmers to grow sandalwood trees. At the same time, the Department wants to enable the State to regain its distinction as “Srigandada Nadu” (Land of…
P.L. Rajashekar (63), a resident of Saraswathipuram 10th Main Road, passed away on Monday. He leaves behind his wife Mani Shekar, son, daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at Veerashaiva Burial Grounds in Vidyaranyapuram here this afternoon.
Boramma (99), wife of late Adde Mari Basavaiah alias Kariyappa and a resident of K.G. Koppal, passed away yesterday morning. She leaves behind four sons including film actors Basavaraju and Somanna, four daughters and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed at K.G. Koppal Burial Grounds here yesterday evening.
Saints of a distant past who walked on our land as well as sinners of our times whom even the visually challenged can notice, the former marked by unqualified piety and the latter who prescribe virtues that they don’t practice are on common ground on stressing the need for and importance of protecting ourselves from…
City’s paraplegic skydiver Raghurama Bhat has entered the Limca Book of Records for creating a record by skydiving from 12,000 ft on Mar.6 at Mandakalli Airport in Mysuru. The dive was jointly organised by Department of Tourism and District Administration. Raghurama Bhat was felicitated for his achievement during a function organised at Mayura Hotel yesterday….
An underground electric cable next to the Police booth near Canara Bank in Nazarbad is posing grave danger to the pedestrians, especially Home Guards manning the traffic, as the protective coating of the wire is damaged. Authorities concerned are urged to take steps to get the same insulated and place it under the ground at…
The Mysuru Regional Finals of TCS TechBytes-2017 was conducted on Mar. 4 at Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering (SJCE). The IT quiz was organised by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) and the Board for IT Education Standards (BITES), an autonomous agency promoted by Government of Karnataka in association with IT industries and educational institutions, for engineering…
As part of International Women’s Day, nine women achievers were conferred ‘Mahila Ratna-2017’ award at a programme organised by Prajnavanta Nagarikara Vedike at Pathrakarthara Bhavan in city yesterday. Speaking as the chief guest, Mata Basavanjali of Basava Kendra, Mysuru, explained the various roles of a woman as a mother, sister and wife in a family….
The soaring mercury levels are set to drop further as the weatherman has predicted that the city will receive light to moderate rainfall till the next three days. Officials from Organic Farming Research Station at Naganahalli (OFRSN) on the outskirts of Mysuru has predicted more rains for three more days in city and surrounding…
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